Case Study: Big 5 Sporting Goods achieves smarter, faster merchandise planning with Island Pacific

Big 5 Sporting Goods Empowers Buyers with The Merchandise Planning Application From Island Pacific

Big 5 Sporting Goods, a full-line retailer with more than 400 stores across 12 western states and nearly $1 billion in annual revenue, needed better merchandise planning to support its heavy print and growing digital promotions and to improve stock positioning, sales/margin forecasting and inventory control.

After implementing Island Pacific’s Merchandise Planning application, Big 5 gained a stable top-down/bottom-up planning tool with fast what-if scenario modeling and class-level forecasting. The smooth rollout and training led buyers to adopt the system quickly, delivering tighter back-office inventory control, real-time budget visibility for finance, improved promotional planning, and more time for buyers to focus on special buys, vendor collaboration and overall profitability.

Big 5 Sporting Goods

Daniel Meister

Divisional Merchandise Manager