Centric Connect 2026
Win the market. Build faster. Scale smarter.
Los Angeles
May 14, 2026
Experience AI-Powered Retail Innovation
An invitation-only event for retail leaders
Centric Connect is a discussion-driven afternoon for senior leaders in retail, fashion and consumer goods. No slide decks. No pitches. Just candid conversation with peers navigating the same challenges.
The brands leading in 2026 don't rely on instinct. They rely on connected data, intelligent technology and aligned teams. They bring product, pricing, planning and execution together to move with precision and speed.
Centric Connect is where that transformation happens.
Forward-thinking leaders will explore how brands and retailers are:
Capturing market share through aligned product, pricing and demand
Increasing speed without sacrificing control
Turning AI into practical advantage
Eliminating silos and manual complexity
Scaling operations with clarity and confidence
Three Sessions. One Afternoon. Real Impact.
Session 1: Win the Market
Create products people want. Price them to protect margin.
Winning brands align product, assortment and pricing decisions with real market demand. See how teams move from planning targets to a market-ready assortment with confidence.
Session 2: Build Faster
Reduce friction. Accelerate execution. Deliver on time.
AI and market intelligence are transforming product development. Discover how teams move from inspiration to product faster with fewer manual steps.
Session 3: Go to Market & Scale
Connect product strategy, market performance and operational execution.
Discover how brands align product development, merchandising and market insights while building the digital foundation needed to scale operations and drive growth.
Who Should Attend
Senior decision-makers shaping product, pricing, planning and execution strategy:
C-Suite & General Management
Merchandising & Planning
Product Development & Sourcing
Pricing & Revenue Optimization
Digital Transformation & IT
Space is intentionally limited to ensure a high-value experience. Register today.
📌 Los Angeles — May 14, 2026
Agenda
11:30 – 12:45PM
Registration / Networking Lunch
12:45 – 4:30PM
Three Sessions. One Afternoon. Real Impact.
Session 1: Win the Market
Create products people want. Price them to protect margin.
Discover how leading brands respond to market volatility by aligning product strategy, pricing intelligence and demand forecasting to protect margin and capture market share.
Session 2: Build Faster
Reduce friction. Accelerate execution. Deliver on time.
What is truly accelerating development today and what is just noise? See how AI, 3D technology and supplier collaboration transform development cycles and compress time to market.
Session 3: Scale Smarter
Eliminate chaos. Build a connected foundation.
Learn how to standardize data, integrate systems and drive organizational change without disruption.
4:30 – 6:00PM
Cocktail Reception
A flexible and scalable digital foundation for growth
Explore Centric’s AI market-driven solutions
Optimize each step of bringing a product to market, whether at the pre-season, in-season or end-of-season cycle. Streamline processes, reduce costs, maximize profitability and drive sustainability.
Centric PLM
Reduce costs and time to market. Improve collaboration to get products to market fast while improving sustainability with market-leading product lifecycle management.
Centric Planning
Build and execute your Merchandise Financial Plan and develop assortments to boost margins, improve forecasting and optimize results with powerful, AI-driven retail planning.
Centric Pricing & Inventory
Automate pricing decisions for all products across categories and channels and optimize allocation and replenishment to increase margins, revenue and sell-through.
Centric Market Intelligence
Gain insights into competitor assortment and pricing strategies, understand consumer trends and buying behavior and spot market opportunities.
Centric Visual Boards
Boost marketing, merchandising and design collaboration and optimize assortments with highly-visual and data-connected digital boards.
Centric PXM
Deliver the best product experience with AI-powered PXM including PIM, DAM, content syndication and digital shelf analytics (DSA). Increase sales channels, boost sell through and drive margins.
Before COVID, we had a 5.6% operating margin at the end of fiscal year 2020. We closed this past year at 12%. It is a huge improvement in profits! ...If we had had a lot of inventory, we could not have done it. Centric Planning has been an enabler to truly follow our strategy and increase our profitability in a very, very big way.
I had an ‘aha’ moment when I saw the visualization of the data. I thought, ‘Oh, yes, that’s what we’ve been missing!
Our Product Development role used to be two people. Now one person can manage it all with Centric PLM. The level of visibility and detail Centric PLM gives us has been a total game-changer.