o9 Solutions has been named a Leader in retail merchandise financial planning by the IDC MarketScape. The recognition appears in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Retail Merchandise Financial Planning Solutions 2026 Vendor Assessment.
This assessment is titled Doc #US54125926 and has been published in September 2026. o9 Solutions is a software that offers enterprise planning and decisioning solutions in more than 30 industry verticals.
The company’s AI-driven Digital Brain platform enables these functionalities. The IDC MarketScape highlights the value of the platform’s configurable building-block architecture.
This is not like a tightly bundled product. The effect of this is that the enterprise user is able to modify the software to fit business needs. This is achievable with little manual input. The user will be able to add and delete product lines depending on the needs of the business. According to the IDC MarketScape, the o9 platform also manages complex hierarchies. In addition to that, the platform works well with multichannel and multi-entity operations.
o9 Solutions Enhances Retail Financial Planning With AI-Driven Insights
o9’s Merchandise Financial Planning capability connects financial strategy with retail execution. The solution embeds financial planning directly into the retailer’s merchandising ecosystem.
This is because the platform employs a unified data model during the entire process. Hence, the financial objectives of the company can directly affect assortment, item planning, and inventory decision making. In case the priorities shift, it is easy for the retailers to ensure synchronization of their plans. This holds true for pre and in-season planning.
o9 MFP operates on the Enterprise Knowledge Graph in the Digital Brain Platform. The solution supports merchandising and supply planning activities. Thus, it links financial metrics to products, channels, and business processes. Retailers can get rid of the need to manage financial data separately from operations.
“Leading retailers are redefining MFP as a living model that evolves continuously with actual performance versus simply locking in assumptions at the start of a season,” said Chakri Gottemukkala, CEO, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, o9 Solutions. “We believe our recognition as a Leader in this IDC MarketScape underscores our conviction that financial plans should connect directly to the operational levers that drive them, so when sales assumptions shift, the impact on inventory, receipts, and margin is visible immediately. That shared, real-time understanding between finance and merchandising is what allows retailers to protect margin, redirect investment when needed, and proactively manage inventory risk.”
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