Markdowns That Drive Clearance
Clear inventory after a category reset, end of season, or end-of-life while improving sell-through performance. DemandTec Markdowns uses AI and automation to balance sell-through and profitability across every markdown plan.
Bring Control to Markdown Complexity
Markdowns are one of the most time-sensitive and margin-critical processes in retail. Teams must balance inventory levels, demand signals, seasonality, and promotional overlap across thousands of SKUs and locations.
Fragmented tools, static rules, and manual processes introduce risk, slow execution, and leave margin unrealized.
DemandTec Markdowns was built to bring intelligence, automation, and control to markdown teams across the enterprise.
Key Capabilities
Comprehensive Markdown Optimization
- Evaluate inventory across stores, distribution centers, warehouses, and on-order quantities
- Consider for overlapping promotions during markdown optimization
- Optimize markdowns based on your business requirements by channel, location or item hierarchy.
Precision Timing and Depth
- Use advanced AI to optimize markdown depth and timing across any channel, location or item hierarchy
- Leverage automated store clustering capabilities
- Balance sell-through performance with inventory and margin targets
Automated Markdown Execution
- Automate markdown creation, approvals, and execution
- Automate re-models and re-optimization based on updated demand and inventory signals
- Replace manual processes with continuous, rules-based automation
Built For Every Retail Stakeholder
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Take control of markdown performance
Improve sell-through, protect margin, and eliminate manual effort with AI-powered markdown optimization built for modern retail.