Practical guidance for the next buying season.

Work through the decisions behind a golf shop assortment, from reading sales history to preparing for market. Your history, shop data, and saved planning decisions build on one another—the more relevant context you add, the more MERCHED understands your club.

How to build a golf merchandise plan

A step-by-step checklist for a golf shop's seasonal assortment: selling season, category roles, delivery timing, and a whole-shop buyer review, with worked examples.

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Golf shop buying: from assortment plan to vendor decisions

Prepare for golf vendor appointments with a buying brief: category budgets, brand roles, style and size depth, logo requirements, and delivery checks.

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Golf shop open-to-buy: plan what you can still commit

Calculate golf shop open-to-buy with separate retail and cost examples, budget guardrails, and checks for stock and outstanding vendor commitments.

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Merchandise planning for private golf clubs

How private golf clubs balance member demand, logo programs, member-guest events, gifting, and brand expectations in the shop assortment within budget.

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Using historical sales to plan your next golf shop buy

Use detailed golf POS exports to plan your next buy. Separate actual sales from projections, check reporting periods and duplicates, and review missing data.

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How to build a golf apparel size curve

Build a golf apparel size curve from comparable sales. Check missing sizes and stockouts, round to whole units, and keep the final buy within budget.

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