Centric Software Showcases Next-Gen AI for Retail at NRF 2026 APAC
Centric Software is set to redefine the retail landscape by unveiling its latest AI retail innovations at NRF 2026 APAC, held from June 2-4, 2026, at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. As industry leaders, Centric Software continues to deliver end-to-end AI-powered solutions that empower retailers, brands, and manufacturers to drive better products, sharper pricing, smarter assortments, and faster go-to-market strategies.
Comprehensive AI Solutions for Modern Retailers
Centric Software’s suite of products is engineered to address core retail challenges such as product complexity, margin pressures, and rapidly shifting consumer demand. The integrated platform supports the entire product journey—from concept and design to pricing and omnichannel selling—enabling companies in sectors like fashion, luxury, footwear, outdoor, home, consumer electronics, and more to achieve digital transformation at scale.
The AI retail innovations from Centric Software include Centric PLM™, Centric Planning & Pricing™, Centric Market Intelligence™, Centric Visual Boards™, and Centric PXM™. These solutions unite internal and external teams, centralizing data and workflows so businesses can consistently move from planning and development to allocation and sales with improved profitability and operational efficiency.
Key AI Innovations Debuting at NRF 2026 APAC
At the event, Centric Software will spotlight three transformative offerings:
- Centric AI Studio™ (NEW): This new module brings AI-powered visual content creation directly into Centric PLM™, helping teams accelerate design, development, and assortment building. By linking generative visuals to product data, colors, and variants, Centric AI Studio enhances efficiency throughout the lifecycle—from inspiration to commercialization.
- Centric PXM™ (Product Experience Management): A comprehensive solution that combines Product Information Management (PIM), Digital Asset Management (DAM), content syndication, and Digital Shelf Analytics. Centric PXM™ streamlines content creation and distribution, enabling retailers to deliver accurate, localized, and conversion-ready experiences across multiple channels.
- Centric Planning & Pricing™: This tool unifies merchandise financial planning, demand planning, and pricing optimization, ensuring that strategic decisions are seamlessly executed to boost margins and align global strategies with local market needs.
Driving Real-Time Decisions with AI
Centric Software’s AI-powered approach enables over 20,000 brands, including global giants like Walmart, Tesco, Levi’s Strauss & Co., MANGO, and Hugo Boss, to launch products efficiently and improve market responsiveness. At the core of these AI retail innovations is Centric AI, an intelligence layer that fuses retail expertise, structured product data, and specialized AI agents, enabling real-time, data-driven decisions from concept through to consumer delivery.
Thought Leadership: Big Ideas Session
On June 2, 2026, Centric Software will host the “AI-Powered Execution – From Product Concept to Consumer” session at NRF 2026 APAC. Jason Lee, Vice President of APAC Sales, will join Shane Hanna, Vice President of Merchandise Planning at Levi Strauss & Co., to discuss how Centric Planning & Pricing empowers apparel companies to connect planning decisions directly to execution. By integrating merchandise planning, assortment, and store clustering, retailers can create stronger, market-responsive assortments and align global direction with local action.
AI Retail Innovations: Transforming Product Lifecycle Management
Centric Software’s platform is designed for maximum user adoption, rapid value realization, and high customer satisfaction. Centric PLM™ has been recognized for improving productivity by up to 50% and reducing time to market by 60%. The cloud-native Centric Planning & Pricing™ enables inventory optimization and margin improvement, while Centric Market Intelligence™ provides actionable insights into consumer trends and competitor pricing, helping brands make smarter pricing decisions.
Centric Visual Boards™ offer a visual-first approach to assortment planning, drastically reducing development cycles, and Centric PXM™ ensures a seamless and enriched product experience across all sales channels.
AI-Driven Retail: The Future Is Now
Centric Software’s leadership at NRF 2026 APAC demonstrates its commitment to practical, results-driven AI applications for retail. “The focus is not AI for hype’s sake. It is about embedding AI into team workflows to enhance sales performance, operational efficiency, and growth,” says Jason Lee. Attendees can visit Booth #809 to experience live demonstrations of these transformative AI retail innovations.
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