What We Do
 
Metiri Mensus' business is 100% Merchandising.
 
We are a team of industry experts offering a wide range of Retail Merchandising Solutions that provide the tools for companies to merchandise effectively.
 
We are the most experienced supplier of Category and Space Management solutions and known as the experts in merchandising and retail space planning via the distribution of Aldata's Apollo Space Optimisation Suite throughout Australia and New Zealand.
 
In 2008, Metiri Mensus became the local solution provider for vrSoftware UK and introduced their visual merchandising software, Mockshop into the Australian & New Zealand market place.
 
With our wealth of experience and working knowledge of the retail and manufacturing industries, combined with our technical capabilities, products and services, we are able to offer our clients assistance in the practical integration of Category Management and Space Management and Visual Merchandising solutions to their businesses.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Metiri Mensus Team provides:
  • Space Optimisation Software Solutions
  • Visual Merchandising Software Solutions
  • Space Planning & Visual Merchandising Consulting
  • Specialised Training for Software and Industry Concepts
  • Upgrade Support & Technical Services across Asia Pacific
  • Expertise in Category & Space Management Solutions

We operate in multiple channels from grocery, to hardware, to pharmacy, to home electronics, books, stationery and apparel.   

 

 
 
 
 What is Category Management?

Category Management is about balancing:
  • Product range against shelf space
  • Volume against line profitability
  • Days of supply against turnover/delivery speed

Category Management is an interactive business process, which works through the co-operation of manufacturers and their trading partners in the creation and management of customer-focused category plans. Rather than merely compete for shelf space, Category Management requires that manufacturers and retailers work together to make the entire category as profitable as possible.

The introduction of automated space management has been one of the retail industry's most important milestones and now this discipline is being embraced by other industries as the cost of space increases.  Aldata's Apollo Space Management Suite forms the critical implementation point for countless retailers' and suppliers' merchandising strategies.

Metiri Mensus is the Australasian distributor for Aldata's Apollo Space Optimisation Suite - the worldwide standard for automated tools that provide a reliable and fast means of: 
  • objectively analysing product performance
  • optimising shelf space
  • developing shelf layouts (or planograms) to get results
  • verifying planogram compliance
The market trend is no longer to manage brands in isolation, but to support policies and practices that will add value to the total category output. Best practice in the field involves constant market research and objective performance analysis of all the lines making up a retail category. This transforms into shelf management, pricing policy, promotions, product range and in-depth understanding of consumer behaviour. The rewards from this process can lead to increased category and market share, consumer retention, satisfaction and loyalty.
 
 What is Space Management?

Merchandising is an integral part of the retail and manufacturer business process. The shelf is the only place in the whole supply chain where the needs of the manufacturer, retailer and consumer come together. It is the selection and positioning of the optimum product range for a store to meet consumer demand, achieve retailer and manufacturer objectives and enabling the consumer to easily find the required products.

Effective merchandising means selecting the optimum range for the store's demographic profile, displaying it in a visually appealing manner and ensuring the correct space is allocated to minimise out of stocks whilst fulfilling demand. In short, merchandising is all about balance. Balancing supply with demand, visual display with space management and assortment range with depth.

As the Australian and New Zealand Distributor for Aldata Solutions, we have addressed this complex process by integrating many different elements focused around the Apollo Space Management software.

Computer generated planograms allow the store, shelves & items to be represented electronically  allowing retailers and manufacturers to achieve this balance prior to making changes at store.
 

 Why is Space Management important?
 
There are many reasons why an organisation needs to use space management tools. Below are some of the main advantages you will realise by implementing a Space Management tool: 
  1. Align the presentation at shelf to that of corporate marketing guidelines, which ensures that the marketing message matches the final shelf presentation to the consumer.
  2. Assist in the determination of range and assortment by giving you tools to interrogate store data.  The result of this is better outcomes based on geography and demographics.
  3. Space Management tools will provide a tool to allow you to communicate better and work more collaboratively with your retail partners making communication regarding category & space plans more efficient.
  4. Highlight those products that are in over (or under) stock situations.  The results of better management of this area is reduced investment in slow moving products, thus reducing risk of write downs giving better return on inventory investment (ROII) for all stock.
 
 
Visual Merchandising is the art of creating a strong and effective visual presentation of merchandise, to inspire passers-by to venture inside the store, create interest and to ultimately guide them to purchase.
 
Visual Merchandising aims to create a retail environment that is easy to navigate with clear sight lines and a logical flow of merchandise.
 
The importance of maintaining the visual standards of a retail outlet are well documented highlighting an increase in sales, if visual merchandising standards are maintained.
 
Visual Merchandising standards create a unified corporate vision that can be communicated to stores from Head Office via merchandising directives/planograms and create brand consistency across all stores.
 
Planograms can illustrate the placement of all relevant shop materials, signage and merchandise in the most attractive way, providing an easy to shop scenario.
 
Creating the planograms electronically in specialised Visual Merchandising software, Mockshop, allows for planograms to be distributed regularly, to highlight key seasonal trends, advertising and fixture placement.
 
To see more about automating your Visual Merchandising process and what Mockshop can you for you click here