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The Practical Guide to AI in Retail Planning

Visit Toolio at NRF

Booth #2317

January 11-13, 2026 | Level 1, Javits Center, NYC

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Why Visit Toolio?

Discover how 100+ leading retailers have transformed their merchandising operations with Toolio’s end-to-end planning platform.

Retailers like Shinola, MeUndies, AKA Brands, and Mackage rely on Toolio to drive:

  • 2-3% increase in gross margin
  • 10-20% improvements in inventory turn
  • 30-40% boost in team productivity

Meet the Experts

Stop by to connect with our team of seasoned planners, boasting 20+ years of experience at top retailers such as Ralph Lauren, Urban Outfitters, Athleta, Kate Spade, and TJ Maxx.

Our product technologists are also on hand to share industry insights and best practices from other retailers on how to create a winning technology roadmap to empower your merchandising team!

What You’ll Gain

  • Insights into crafting a winning data strategy for effective merchandising, including
  • How agentic AI is shaping the future of retail planning
  • A personalized walkthrough of how Toolio can transform your operations

Whether you're looking to optimize your planning process, explore industry trends, or just discover what sets Toolio apart, we’d love to chat with you!

MEET WITH THE EXPERTS

Eytan Daniyalzade

CEO

Peter Leith

VP of Product

Dustin Oliver

VP of Sales

May Leung

Pre-Sales Solution Consultant

Linda George

Solutions Consultant

Mike Berka

Account Executive

Sebron Adele

Director of Delivery

What We're Showcasing at Booth #2317

Join live sessions and demos exploring how AI, data, and modern planning tools are transforming retail decision-making.

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Sunday, January 11th

ALL DAY

Chat 1:1 with Toolio’s Retail Experts

Get your questions answered, explore Toolio’s features, and discuss what’s next for your planning team.

10:00AM – 10:30AM

Collaborate Without Compromise: Unifying Planning Layers

Connect merchandise, assortment, and allocation planning into one continuous process, so teams can stay aligned, share context, and plan together in real time.

10:45AM – 11:15AM

Use Elasticity Insights to Inform Smarter Pricing Moves

See how Toolio’s elasticity dashboard pinpoints the right price moves to grow sales or protect margin, and how to read the data behind smarter pricing decisions.

2:00PM – 2:30PM

Meet Tooli - Your AI Planning Assistant for Faster, Data-Driven Decisions

Learn how to leverage the Tooli chatbot, to instantly pull insights, surface underperformers, and answer key business questions.

2:45PM – 3:15PM

Wholesale Assortment Planning: From Strategy to Execution

Build wholesale assortments from the ground up, using dynamic grouping, key vs. grouped assortments, and bookings, to align demand, production, and inventory.

Monday, January 12th

ALL DAY

Chat 1:1 with Toolio’s Retail Experts

Get your questions answered, explore Toolio’s features, and discuss what’s next for your planning team.

10:00AM – 10:30AM

Meet Tooli - Your AI Planning Assistant for Faster, Data-Driven Decisions

Learn how to leverage the Tooli chatbot, to instantly pull insights, surface underperformers, and answer key business questions.

2:00PM – 2:30PM

Optimize Stock Placement Across Complex Size and Pack Mixes

We’ll demo Toolio’s optimization engine that helps balance store demand with pack and size limits, so you meet presentation goals and maximize sell-through.

2:45PM – 3:15PM

Plan Efficiently Across Multiple Suppliers or Customers

Learn how dynamic grouping lets planners organize and adjust plans by supplier, customer, or category, making complex planning faster and easier to manage.

Don’t miss this chance to revolutionize your retail planning

see you at Booth #2317!

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The Practical Guide to AI in Retail Planning

December 10, 2025

1PM ET

AI is everywhere in retail right now, but what does that actually mean for planners? This session breaks it down in plain language, with a focus on what’s practical, useful, and ready today.

We’ll explore:

  • How planning has evolved from instinct and spreadsheets to connected, learning systems.
  • What today’s AI actually does in planning, and why it’s different from the algorithms you already use.
  • The machine learning tools worth adopting now, like forecasting, clustering, and price elasticity.
  • How new agentic capabilities can surface insights, simulate scenarios, and recommend next steps, with a human always in control.

Learn how AI can take the grind out of planning and give you more time for strategy, creativity, and growth.

Live Q&A to follow!

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