SPARK Matrix™: Retail Assortment Management Application, Q4 2026

QKS Group’s Retail Assortment Management Application (RAMA) market research includes a comprehensive analysis of the global market in terms of emerging technology trends, market trends, competitive dynamics, and future market outlook. The research offers strategic insights for technology vendors to understand the evolving market landscape and supports their growth strategies. It also helps retailers assess vendor capabilities, competitive differentiation, implementation considerations, and market positioning.

The research includes detailed competition analysis and vendor evaluation through QKS Group’s proprietary SPARK Matrix™ analysis. The SPARK Matrix™ ranks and positions leading Retail Assortment Management Application vendors with a global market presence. The analysis includes vendors such as 7th Online, Aptean, Blue Yonder, Board, Centric Software, dunnhumby, First Insight, o9 Solutions, Oracle, Periscope by McKinsey, RELEX Solutions, SAS, SAP, SymphonyAI, and ToolsGroup.

According to Tanuj Paulose, Analyst at QKS Group, “Retail Assortment Management Applications are evolving from periodic range-planning tools into connected commercial decisioning platforms for retailers. As retailers manage more localized customer demand, channel-specific requirements, space constraints, inventory exposure, and rapidly changing product lifecycles, the market is shifting toward solutions that connect assortment planning with demand intelligence, optimization, allocation, space feasibility, digital commerce, and downstream execution.”

According to Ipsita Chakrabarty, Senior Analyst at QKS Group, “The next phase of the RAMA market will be shaped by how effectively vendors help retailers balance customer choice, commercial performance, inventory productivity, and execution feasibility. Competitive differentiation is increasingly tied to a platform’s ability to support explainable assortment recommendations, granular localization, store clustering, demand-aware decisioning, omnichannel synchronization, governed workflows, and continuous learning from in-season performance.”

2026 Retail Assortment Management Application (RAMA) SPARK Matrix™

Source: QKS Group  

Table of Contents 

• Key Findings 

• SPARK Image 

• Vendor Profiles 

• Market Definition & Capabilities 

• Evaluation Criteria 

• Research Methodologies 

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