AI-Powered Custom Workflows, Built In
Our workflows are not just automation—they encode the best practices of leading global strategy firms and the Top 100 global retailers. Upgrade your day-to-day processes to world-class standards with AI-powered guidance.
Price Optimization
Analyze demand elasticity and optimize prices across your assortment
Competitor Analysis
Monitor competitor prices and identify value destroyers
Markdown Planning
Generate optimal clearance pick lists for slow-moving inventory
Replenishment
Forecast demand and generate replenishment recommendations
KVI Analysis
Identify and classify Key Value Items for strategic pricing
Price Optimization
Analyze demand elasticity and optimize prices across your assortment
Competitor Analysis
Monitor competitor prices and identify value destroyers
Markdown Planning
Generate optimal clearance pick lists for slow-moving inventory
AI Agent Planning Process
Calculate stock cover for all products
Analyze sales velocity and trends
Find products with >12 weeks inventory
Assess which products benefit from markdowns
Generate prioritized clearance pick list
Structured AI-Powered Processes for Complex Tasks
Workflows are step-by-step processes that guide you through complex merchandising tasks—from pricing optimization to markdown planning. Each workflow template is built on methodologies proven at the world's most successful retailers, powered by AI to deliver personalized recommendations.
- Pre-built templates for pricing, markdowns, assortment planning, and more
- AI agents analyze your data at each step and provide recommendations
- Configure once, then schedule to run automatically on your cadence
- Complete audit trail of every decision and execution
Retail-Native AI, Not Generic Chatbots
Unlike vanilla AI models that offer surface-level advice, our agents are built with deep retail domain expertise. They understand demand forecasting, price elasticity, category roles, markdown optimization, and competitive positioning—the strategic frameworks that separate good merchandisers from great ones.
- Demand forecasting: trend analysis, seasonality, price-related factors
- Knows the difference between KVIs, traffic drivers, and margin builders
- Understands how to balance sell-through velocity against margin protection
- Applies Good-Better-Best frameworks and price family constraints automatically
What Our AI Understands
Pricing Science
Demand Forecasting
Category Strategy
Markdown Mastery
"I can help you set prices for your products."
"Based on elasticity analysis, I recommend a 5% price decrease on your high-velocity KVIs to drive traffic, while protecting margin on destination category items."
Industry-Specific Workflows
Select your industry to see tailored recommendations
6 workflows optimized for grocery retailers
Recommendations Adapted to Your Business
Not all retailers are the same. Grocery has different processes than Fashion. Department stores face different challenges than specialty retailers. Our AI understands these nuances and recommends the right workflows to activate based on your specific business model and industry vertical.
- Grocery workflows emphasize high-velocity replenishment and everyday value
- Fashion workflows focus on seasonal planning and markdown cadences
- Health & Beauty workflows balance assortment depth with inventory turns
- E-commerce workflows optimize for dynamic pricing and personalization
Most Popular Workflows
These are the workflows our customers use most frequently to drive measurable business impact.
Pricing Optimization
Set optimal prices that maximize profit while maintaining competitive positioning. Leverages price elasticity models, competitor data, and strategic constraints to recommend prices across your full assortment. Includes support for Key Value Items, Zone Pricing, Good-Better-Best hierarchies, and more.
Learn more about Pricing Optimization →Markdown Clearance
Optimize markdown timing and depth to clear slow-moving inventory while protecting margin. AI analyzes historical sell-through rates, seasonality patterns, and inventory positions to recommend the right markdown at the right time. Prevents both excessive markdowns and stock aging.
Learn more about Markdown Clearance →Replenishment Planning
Prevent stockouts while minimizing excess inventory. Combines demand forecasting, lead time analysis, and supply constraints to recommend optimal order quantities and timing. Especially critical for high-velocity categories in Grocery and Health & Beauty.
Learn more about Replenishment →Competitive Intelligence
Monitor competitor pricing and identify strategic response opportunities. Automatically tracks competitor price changes across your assortment and recommends where to match, lead, or ignore based on your competitive strategy and elasticity insights. Prevents reactive pricing while staying competitive on items that matter.
Learn more about Market Research →Value Perception Analysis
Identify which products drive customer perception of value and optimize pricing accordingly. Uses Price Visibility, Purchase Frequency, and Price Knowledge to calculate a Customer Value Perception score—helping you invest in the right products to strengthen your value image in the market.
Learn more about Value Perception →Category Role Planning
Define strategic roles for each category based on customer importance and business impact. Maps categories on a 2x2 matrix of Customer Importance vs Business Importance to identify Destination, Routine, Occasional, and Convenience categories—guiding differentiated strategies for pricing, assortment, and promotion.
How It Works
Select a Workflow
Choose from proven templates built on world-class merchandising methodologies
Configure to Your Business
Set your categories, constraints, competitive targets, and business rules
Schedule Automation
Run immediately or schedule for recurring execution—daily, weekly, monthly
Act on Insights
Review recommendations, export to your systems, and track measurable margin impact
Upgrade Your Processes to World-Class
Stop reinventing the wheel. Your competitors are still building spreadsheets. With Hallon, your team operates with the same processes used by the world's most profitable retailers.