Allocation

Fewer Stockouts, Better Margins With AI-Powered Allocation Software

Get the right products to the right places at the right time with intelligent inventory optimization—so you can maximize full-price sell-through and reduce stock imbalances
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Better Allocation Starts with Toolio

Omni-Channel Inventory Visibility

Track inventory, purchase orders, and transfers across every channel and location—so you always know what’s in stock and where it’s needed

Keep Shelves Stocked

No more lost sales due to stockouts. AI-powered demand forecasting helps keep the right products in the right places at the right time

Automate Transfers, Save Time

Let AI handle transfer order generation, reducing manual errors and freeing up your team to focus on strategy instead of spreadsheets

Demand-Driven Allocations

Intelligent, accurate demand forecasts

AI and statistical forecasting predict demand at the SKU x location level—factoring in promotions, new launches, and real-time trends

AI-driven transfer suggestions

Get smart transfer order recommendations based on safety stock targets, replenishment cycles, and presentation needs

Real-Time Allocation Adjustments

Adapt allocations swiftly in response to evolving sales trends and market conditions.

Integrated end-to-end planning

Connect pre-season to in-season

Jump-start your initial allocations with integration to assortmentent planning module.

Rollup allocations to store-level plans

Connect allocations to top-down store plans, to update your plans with in-season execution.

Seamless integrations

Skip the manual work—automatically create transfer orders and sync them with your ERP to save time and reduce errors.

Fine-grained controls for optimal outcome

Localized assortments through clustering

Optimize initial assortments at a local level to align with regional demand and customer preferences by leveraging AI driven clustering.

Precision through store-level sizing

Use AI to generate size curves by location, ensuring assortments align with local demand patterns for reduced stock imbalances.

Keep displays fully stocked

Provide precise control over allocations with rules to manage store capacities and display standards effectively.

What Retailers Are Saying

Brittany Watts

Allocation Analyst

“Overall, I have been very satisfied with Toolio. It has allowed me to make data-driven decisions by creating sell-through reports for specific collections, sell-through history, and store-specific sell-throughs.”

John Ring

Director of Operations

"The Toolio forecasting module has allowed our team to have in-depth conversations around inventory that we simply could not have before. The ability to forecast with confidence has been a great help to the organization."

Mike Carrozza

VP of Product Strategy

“One of the biggest changes [using Toolio] has been the ability to see cost impacts immediately. Before, we’d spend hours manually calculating margin shifts in meetings. Now, we can make those decisions instantly.”

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Toolio replace our current allocation and replenishment process?

Yes, including manual allocation spreadsheets and the constant rebalancing that comes with them. Toolio automates both initial allocation and ongoing replenishment using demand-driven calculations at the location/SKU level. Inventory is distributed based on sales forecasts, current stock, safety stock targets, and presentation minimums, not manual judgment calls. The time your team spends on allocation calculations moves to exception management instead.

How does AI decide how much inventory to send where?

At the location/SKU level, Toolio factors in sales forecasts, current inventory positions, minimum presentation requirements, safety stock, and seasonal patterns. It accounts for promotions and demand anomalies that would distort a standard calculation. The output is an optimized distribution across locations that minimizes both stockouts and  excess. And it's explainable, so your team can see the reasoning behind each recommendation before approving it.

Does Toolio handle both initial allocation and ongoing replenishment?

Yes, both. Initial allocation runs pre-launch, distributing inventory based on forecasted demand by location. Replenishment runs post-launch, adapting automatically as actual sales come in, adjusting for sell-through velocity, seasonality, and safety stock requirements. Both operate within the same platform, so the logic stays consistent across the product lifecycle and your team isn't managing two separate processes.

Can Toolio support multiple warehouses and direct vendor allocation?

Yes. Each store or location can be configured with prioritized source warehouses, including defined lead times between each source and destination. Direct vendor-to-store replenishment is also supported when needed. The allocation logic incorporates lead times automatically, so inventory is timed to arrive when demand requires it, across complex supply chain networks with multiple sourcing points.

How does allocation connect to the merchandise and assortment plan?

Allocation runs downstream from both. Inventory targets and receipt plans from your MFP set the parameters for what's available to allocate. Assortment decisions feed directly into allocation logic, so there's no manual translation between planning and execution. When plans update in-season, allocation recommendations update with them. The whole process runs in one platform instead of being handed off between disconnected systems.

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