Case Study: SWIM USA achieves real-time merchandise planning with Board

How SWIM USA Competes with Real-time Merchandise Planning

SWIM USA, a leading swimwear designer and manufacturer, was struggling with demand volatility and an inefficient, manual planning process that slowed collaboration across sales, finance, and supply chain teams. The company turned to Board to improve data management, speed up planning, and better support retail buyers with faster, more accurate merchandise decisions.

Working with Board and Thought Provoking Consulting, SWIM USA created a single environment for merchandise planning, assortment execution, sales projections, capacity planning, and pricing analysis. The solution cut planning prep time from 3 days to 1 hour and is expected to reduce inventory overage on rebuys by 15%, while enabling real-time decision-making and weekly projections.

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Dave Christy

Vice President of Technology