As volatility becomes retail’s baseline, seasonal planning is no longer enough. Winning retailers align faster, plan with granular visibility, and intervene in season before results drift from intent.

In this interview, Kimberly McKinley discusses how retailers and brands can modernize their Merchandise Financial Planning and Assortment Planning processes through partnerships with next-generation platform and cloud providers like o9 and Microsoft.

The session highlights best practices for implementation, including executive sponsorship, choosing tech-forward change agents for rollout, and measuring adoption rates and KPIs.