Frameworks for running a merch programme

Frameworks | 20 pages

The frameworks in this section

Every framework states the decision it governs, the inputs it needs and the review cycle it runs on.

A framework is a decision procedure with a name. The brand system framework defines how a logo, a palette and a set of finishes travel from a brand guide to a factory, and how somebody in another country can apply them without a designer in the room. The compliance framework does the same for the evidence a programme has to collect.

Several of these frameworks run on a cycle. The multi event framework reviews an annual calendar in the fourth quarter of the prior year, and the governance framework defines who signs off, how often, and what happens when a decision falls between two people. Those are the frameworks that decide whether a programme keeps its shape when nobody is watching it.

The tier numbers behind the pricing and minimum order frameworks are the ones used across this site: unit cost breakpoints at 50, 100, 250, 500 and 1,000 units, with larger breaks above that. Quotations are in EUR excluding IVA 23%, and the lead time trade off in each framework is stated rather than left implied.

• AI merch ops framework
• Brand system framework: visual consistency on all merch outputs
• Compliance framework
• Crisis framework
• ESG merch framework v2
• ESG merch framework: sustainability roll-up for corporate reporting
• Ethical sourcing framework
• Event rollout framework: multi-event merch program in one annual cycle
• Governance framework
• Innovation framework
• Merch portfolio framework
• Merch strategy framework: 12-month corporate merchandising plan
• MOQ calculator framework: cost vs minimum order decision matrix
• Multi-event framework
• Onboarding framework
• Post-acquisition framework
• Pricing framework
• Regional launch framework
• Supply-chain framework
• Talent engagement framework