Toolio, a leading merchandise planning platform, has joined the Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program to advance its AI-driven retail solutions. This collaboration integrates Toolio with Microsoft Azure, enhancing retail planning with intelligent forecasting and analytics.
Toolio joins Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program to scale AI-driven retail planning.
Integration with Microsoft Azure enhances Toolio’s platform reliability and speed.
Toolio is now transactable on Azure Marketplace, expanding global reach.
AI and ML power demand forecasting, assortment planning, and analytics.
Trusted by brands like Boll & Branch, MeUndies, and Rothy’s for efficiency.
Real-time data sync with ERP systems like Dynamics streamlines operations.
Toolio’s cloud-native platform revolutionizes retail merchandise planning by enabling faster, data-driven decisions. It supports critical functions like merchandise financial planning, open-to-buy management, assortment planning, and demand forecasting. By providing a single source of truth, Toolio ensures retailers maintain visibility and control over their inventory processes. Leading brands such as Boll & Branch, MeUndies, Magnolia, and Rothy’s rely on Toolio to save time, increase revenue, and improve profitability.
Built on Microsoft Azure, Toolio’s platform leverages integrations with Dynamics and Power BI for enterprise-grade reliability. This setup ensures seamless real-time data synchronization, including sales, inventory, and product details. Retailers experience enhanced data accuracy and streamlined operations, as finalized plans are exported back to ERP systems for execution. The integration with Power BI provides real-time insights, empowering retailers to make informed decisions swiftly.
“Retailers are navigating increasing complexity across channels and inventory. Toolio’s AI-powered platform delivers intelligent forecasting, merchandise and assortment planning, allocation, and end-to-end analytics, giving retailers the visibility and insights needed to optimize inventory and drive smarter decisions,” said Tom Davis, Partner at Microsoft for Startups.
Toolio employs cutting-edge AI and ML workflows to enhance retail planning. Its demand forecasting uses XGBoost and LightGBM for precision, while clustering algorithms optimize store and product planning by region. The platform also offers promo and markdown optimization based on price elasticity, AI-generated business reviews using OpenAI, and exception alerts to guide planners toward critical insights. These features ensure retailers can respond proactively to market dynamics.
Through the Pegasus Program, Toolio is scaling its machine learning workflows, including automated model training and hyperparameter tuning. The company is also migrating large-scale datasets and enhancing platform resilience using Microsoft’s observability stack. This alignment with Microsoft’s ecosystem positions Toolio to lead AI-driven retail transformation globally.
Toolio’s participation in the Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program marks a significant step in advancing retail planning innovation. By leveraging Azure’s scalable infrastructure and Microsoft’s global reach, Toolio is poised to empower retailers with smarter, more efficient planning solutions.
Founded in New York, Toolio is a cloud-based merchandise planning platform helping retailers streamline their end-to-end planning workflows. Built for speed, collaboration, and intelligence, Toolio enables better decisions through data.
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