Retailers do not lack data. What they often lack is a simple way to turn that data into the right decision.
This becomes particularly visible when inventory reaches the end of its normal sales cycle. Should a product be sent to outlet? Sold through an off-price partner? Included in an employee sale? Donated? Recycled? Or kept for another commercial opportunity?
Each option comes with different implications for margin, operational complexity, brand positioning and sustainability. And as the number of products, locations and possible channels increases, these decisions become increasingly difficult to manage manually.
This is the challenge FINDS is addressing.
On 30 November and 1 December, FINDS will be exhibiting at Tech for Retail 2026 in Paris to demonstrate how retailers can move from fragmented excess-stock management towards structured, data-driven decision-making.
From inventory visibility to decision intelligence
For many fashion and beauty retailers, managing end-of-life inventory still involves multiple teams, spreadsheets, systems and business rules.
The challenge is not simply knowing how much stock is left.
The real question is:What is the best decision we can make for this inventory now?
FINDS brings together stock data, sales history and the operational constraints specific to each retailer to simulate and compare different scenarios.
Instead of evaluating each opportunity independently, teams can understand the potential outcome of different strategies and identify the most relevant route for each product, stock position or pallet.
Outlet, off-price, employee sales, internal redistribution, donation, recycling or other channels can therefore become part of one structured decision process.
