Workcloud Allocation


Retailers face growing complexities, including omnichannel demand, fluctuating costs, and fulfillment challenges. Zebra Workcloud Allocation helps you stay ahead by optimizing inventory allocation to ensure the right products are in the right location, at the right time, and in the right size. With AI-driven allocation strategies, you can respond to real-time demand signals, reduce markdowns, cut fulfillment costs, and boost profit margins.

Employee folding clothing in a retail store.

Smarter, Faster, Omnichannel Allocation

Workcloud Allocation empowers planners with intuitive workflows and advanced optimization methods. From demand-based allocation to profit-optimal strategies, Zebra’s solution simplifies complex decisions and accelerates execution. Built on Zebra’s world-class AI forecasting, it ensures every SKU is positioned for success across stores and digital channels.

Margin Improvement
Margin Improvement

Achieve 2-5% margin gains by minimizing markdowns and aligning inventory with demand. Reduce costly fulfillment from non-ideal locations and optimize allocation for profitability.

Increased Ship Completes
Increased Ship Completes

Double ship completes by optimizing inventory allocation to strategically position stock where it can efficiently fulfill both store and online orders. Proper allocation reduces the risk of split shipments and helps pre-empt downstream capacity issues.

Planner Productivity
Planner Productivity

Free up planners’ time with streamlined workflows and automation. Replace manual processes with intelligent allocation tools that centralize decisions and improve speed-to-market.

By staying ahead of customer demand, we ensure each store offers the right products and experience to shoppers. AI and machine learning are offering important advantages in retail business operations, and Zebra Workcloud stood out as an excellent choice for us.

Solving Real-World Retail Allocation Challenges

Fashion Retailers

The Challenge of Size Allocation

  • The Challenge
    The Challenge

    Fashion retailers often struggle with accurately allocating sizes across stores and online channels. This leads to overstocks of some sizes, markdowns, and lost sales due to stockouts of popular sizes. Omnichannel fulfillment, curbside pickup, and ship-from-store further complicate the process.

  • The Zebra Advantage
    The Zebra Advantage

    Zebra Workcloud Allocation provides intelligent size allocation, optimizing inventory for each location and channel. By leveraging AI-powered forecasting, we ensure the right sizes are available where and when customers need them, maximizing sales and minimizing markdowns. This empowers fashion retailers to meet the demands of omnichannel fulfillment.

Multi-Brand Retailers

Navigating Demand Spikes

  • The Challenge
    The Challenge

    Multi-brand retailers face margin erosion and increased fulfillment costs during high-volume online demand spikes. Inefficient allocation can lead to stockouts, delayed shipments, and dissatisfied customers.

  • The Zebra Advantage
    The Zebra Advantage

    Zebra Workcloud Allocation helps multi-brand retailers proactively manage demand spikes. Our solution dynamically adjusts inventory allocation based on real-time demand signals, ensuring optimal stock levels across all channels. This minimizes fulfillment costs, reduces margin erosion, and keeps customers happy.

Seasonal Business

Adapting to Localized Demand

A retail employee using a tablet to check stock inside of a  clothing store.

  • The Challenge
    The Challenge

    Seasonal businesses must align inventory with localized demand shifts and promotional events. Failure to do so results in lost sales, excess inventory, and reduced profitability.

  • The Zebra Advantage
    The Zebra Advantage

    Zebra Workcloud Allocation enables seasonal businesses to adapt quickly to changing demand patterns. Our solution leverages advanced analytics to predict localized demand shifts and optimize inventory allocation accordingly. This ensures the right products are available at the right time and location, maximizing sales during peak seasons.

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