John Plows

Background

About John Plows

Together Plan IT Retail and PentaQuark provide more than retail software development and implementation services. We also design, educate and innovate, often delivering better, faster and simpler ways of achieving the goals. As a result, we have an impressive track record of successful global and international solutions that have gained impressive user adoption and longevity. I started Plan IT Retail & PentaQuark after a corporate retail career in retail buying and merchandising. I’m passionate about combining my wealth of business experience with the development of software and the adoption of new technologies. I created both companies with a philosophy to constantly seek out and adopt new ways of working, new technologies and new skills. Over the years I have worked with multiple global and international clients, including five of the top ten sports brands and the second largest online retailer in the world. I have designed and created innovative solutions for retail, wholesale, ecommerce and implemented them in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and Australia.Specialties include: Retail, Strategy, WSSI’s, Financial Merchandise Planning, Assortment Planning, Option Planning, Visual Planning and Item Ranking, Allocation and Replenishment, Store Clustering, BI & analytics, Algorithms, AI & Machine Learning, Staff Scheduling.