Assortment balance
Category mix assessment
A judgment on whether a category is crowded with near-duplicates, starved of entry prices, or missing a credible mid-tier.
Who this is for
Buyers who inherited a catalog that grew by vendor pitch rather than by a planned ladder of price and use.
What you receive
A mix board: keep, edit, hold, and a short list of gaps described in buyer language (entry, workhorse, occasion, replenishment).
Scope
One category, live listing plus your cost and sell-through notes if you choose to share them.
Included
- Listing walk with duplicate clustering
- Price-ladder sketch from live tickets
- Mix board and 60-minute readout
Not included
- Vendor negotiations
- Photography production
Who does the work
Buildstreamgrid merchandiser.
How the work runs
- Name the category and any SKUs that must stay for contract reasons.
- We cluster near-duplicates and sketch the live price ladder.
- Readout of keep / edit / hold and named gaps.
Timing
Six business days.
Where it happens
Remote reading of the live listing.
What to prepare
Flag contractual must-keep SKUs in writing.
Limits
We will not recommend dropping a SKU you have marked as contracted.
Fee basis
Fixed fee per category. From USD 1,350 per category. Informational only; nothing is billed through this website.
Next step
Name the category and must-keep SKUs in an email to the studio.