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Start-season jobs

Five jobs that turn the order into clean, POS-ready product data with a lifecycle attached.

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The workflow at a glance

From your own product systems through to POS-ready data, each job prepares the ground for the next.

  1. 01

    Structure

    Manages your Seasons, Genders, Colors, Categories and Size systems.

  2. 02

    Map

    Maps your defaults to each supplier's own season and size systems.

  3. 03

    Customize

    Customizes each product field before anything is exported.

  4. 04

    Export

    Exports to your POS following the rules you have pre-set.

  5. 05

    Lifecycle

    Assigns lifecycles to seasons, categories and products.

01Job 1 of 5

Structure

Manages your Seasons, Genders, Colors, Categories and Size systems.

  • Holds one master definition for each system you trade on
  • Keeps season, gender, color, category and size values consistent
  • Gives every downstream job a single, reliable set of defaults
Structure
Seasons
Genders
Colors
Categories
Sizes
Your structure
One retailer structure
02Job 2 of 5

Map

Maps all your defaults to suppliers' Seasons, Genders, Colors, Categories and sizes.

  • Matches supplier terminology to your own, supplier by supplier
  • Covers seasons, genders, colors, categories and size scales
  • Removes the manual re-keying that incoming data usually demands
Map
Supplier ASupplier BSupplier C
Supplier valueYour value
  • SeasonSeason
  • GenderGender
  • ColorColor
  • CategoryCategory
  • SizeSize
03Job 3 of 5

Customize

Customizes each product field before exporting.

  • Lets you set how every product field should be presented
  • Applies your conventions rather than the supplier's
  • Catches issues while they are still cheap to correct
Customize
SourcePresentationReady
  • Item nameItem name
  • CategoryCategory
  • GenderGender
  • ColorColor
  • SizeSize
  • SeasonSeason
04Job 4 of 5

Export

Exports to POS based on your pre-set rules.

  • Sends product data straight into the POS in the expected shape
  • Follows rules you define once and reuse every season
  • Makes the handover repeatable instead of a manual exercise
Export
Ready product data
Pre-set export rules

Rules defined once

Rules reused every season

POS-ready outputPOS
05Job 5 of 5

Lifecycle

Assigns lifecycles to seasons, categories and products to optimize sales and reorders.

  • Sets the expected life of each season, category and product
  • Drives timing decisions on full price, promotion and markdown
  • Sharpens both sell-through and the reorder call
Lifecycle
  2. Full price
  3. Promotion
  4. Markdown
  • Season
  • Category
  • Product
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