In today’s highly competitive retail landscape, precision, speed, and data-driven decisions have become non-negotiable. The days of manually assigning products to shelves based on instinct or past patterns are long gone. With the introduction of Autofill Assortments in Nexgen POG, retailers now have a transformative tool that merges Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and real-time sales data to automate and enhance the planogramming process.

Introduction to Autofill Assortments and Its Role in Modern Planogramming

Autofill Assortments is an AI-powered feature built into Nexgen POG that fundamentally reimagines how product assortments are defined, optimized, and implemented in retail environments. Traditionally, category managers relied on a mix of experience, spreadsheets, and sales reports to build product layouts. This manual process was not only time-consuming but also prone to errors and inconsistencies across different store formats.

With Autofill Assortments, retailers can now automatically generate optimized product layouts based on category, brand, or segment, ensuring every inch of shelf space is utilized efficiently and strategically. The result? Better space productivity, faster execution, and consistent store experiences.

How AI and Machine Learning Analyze Sales Data and Merchandising Strategies

At the core of Autofill Assortments lies a dynamic AI and ML engine trained on historical and real-time sales data, customer buying patterns, store attributes, and merchandising rules. Here's how it works:

• Data Ingestion:The system collects structured and unstructured data from POS systems, inventory databases, loyalty programs, and seasonal trends.
• Pattern Recognition: Machine learning algorithms identify patterns in purchasing behavior, regional demand, product affinities, and sales velocity.
• Predictive Modelling: AI models forecast future performance, helping recommend the most profitable and relevant assortment for a specific store layout.
• Strategy Alignment: The system considers retailer-defined rules, like priority brands or promotional products, to align AI recommendations with business objectives.

This approach ensures each recommendation is tailored, data-driven, and reflective of real market dynamics rather than assumptions.

Benefits of Autofill Assortments for Retail Teams

With the integration of AI and machine learning into assortment planning, Autofill Assortments deliver tangible, user-centric benefits that elevate retail operations:

• Reduces Manual Workload for Category Managers: Tedious tasks like calculating shelf space, creating layouts, and updating assortments are now automated. This allows category managers to focus on strategy rather than spending hours on repetitive execution work.
• Speed and Efficiency: With one click, users can generate intelligent assortments based on the latest performance metrics, drastically cutting down planning time.
• Accuracy and Precision: AI ensures shelf space is allocated based on real sales data, product relevance, and customer preferences, eliminating guesswork and human bias.
• Scalability: Roll out consistent planograms across multiple store formats or regions. Saved assortments can be reused and easily shared across teams, improving coordination and execution.
• Built-in Flexibility: While the system suggests optimized layouts, users can override AI recommendations to adjust for local trends, marketing campaigns, or brand priorities.
• Increased Collaboration: Teams across merchandising, marketing, and store ops can work together using shared assortments, improving cross-functional alignment and communication.
• Strategic Decision-Making: With automation handling the heavy lifting, category managers can focus on analyzing performance, engaging with vendors, and refining merchandising strategies.

Overview of Nexgen POG

Nexgen POG is a robust and user-friendly cloud-based planogram software . It is designed for quick and efficient planogramming with minimal effort. Planograms can be designed by easily dragging and dropping the products. The multi-device compatibility feature of POG allows you to obtain, share and edit planogram on any device, including your phone.

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