K3 Retail launches alliance with JustEnough Software

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K3 Retail, the UK provider of solutions based on Microsoft Dynamics, has formed an alliance with JustEnough Software, the provider of demand management solutions, to help retailers more effectively plan financials, assortments, markdowns, promotions and allocations with flexibility, accuracy and ease.

Together, JustEnough and K3 Retail can help Microsoft Dynamics AX users add important retail planning functionality to their ERP platform. JustEnough's Merchandise & Assortment Planning, Price & Markdown Planning, Promotions Planning & Analysis, Space Planning and Allocation & Replenishment solutions are fully integrated with Microsoft Dynamics AX. As a result, users can more effectively plan assortments and markdowns, maximize selling space effectiveness, allocate products to the optimal stores and replenish inventory with accuracy.

John Wehrheim, vice president of business development at JustEnough, said, "Retailers are challenged with meeting customer expectations while also managing costs and protecting margins in a dynamic marketplace. Our partnership with K3 Retail provides an integrated, cost-effective solution for our mutual customers to extend the value of their retail technology investments in order to achieve their business goals."

The JustEnough retail planning solutions are designed to help retailers avoid stock-outs, over-stocks, lost sales and dissatisfied customers. Retailers that leverage JustEnough's technology can expect to improve profitability and grow market share.

John Little, Sales Director at K3 Retail, commented, "The ever growing UK market for planning and forecasting tools allows K3 to deliver the ultimate merchandising and planning solution to the retail sector on the Dynamics AX 2012 platform. Our skilled presales and sales team, including merchandising and buying consultants will be able to demonstrate to retailers the benefits of the JustEnough product and implement it with Dynamics AX."