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See where the category is moving, find the brands worth evaluating, and align your team on what moves forward.
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See where demand is moving, not just past sales
Identify categories gaining momentum, read their lifecycle and retail landscape, and see what deserves a closer look.
Time your assortment decisions. Understand where each theme stands in its lifecycle.
Breakout
Breakout
Growing
Growing
Mature
Mature
Declining
Declining
Stay ahead of category shifts. Discover emerging themes and opportunities across categories.
Spot shifts in shopper demand. Track emerging search patterns and growth in consumer interest.
Assess the brand landscape. Identify key players and uncover market white space.
Product previews with illustrative data.
From category movement to assortment decisions
Wellness, what changed this month
CategoryStageSearches, past 3 months
Adaptogens
GrowingMature
3%
Collagen
MatureDeclining
18%
Electrolytes
BreakoutGrowing
38%
New brands this quarter12
Stores, vs last quarter14%
Focus on the shifts that matter
Track category momentum, lifecycle, and retail landscape to understand what is changing and why.
Wellness, what changed this monthCategoryStageSearches, past 3 monthsAdaptogensGrowingMature3%CollagenMatureDeclining18%ElectrolytesBreakoutGrowing38%New brands this quarter12Stores, vs last quarter14%Product preview · illustrative data Surface brands beyond the familiar set
Expand your set with emerging, growing and international brands aligned with category movement and buying priorities.
Wellness brands we don't sell yetGrowing fastNot in our storesBrandFollowers, past yearLumen BotanicsWoman-ownedAdaptogens, not in your stores46%Followers, past yearProduct preview · illustrative data Evaluate shelf fit with evidence
Compare category momentum, market presence, retail readiness, and buyer relevance before formal review.
Shelf fitWellness, West regionSignalLumen BotanicsCandidateFieldstoneOn shelfCategory
averageSignal Score61/100686212-month movement+24%+7%+9%Retail presence1.1K stores3.4K stores640Buyer sentiment4.6 (52)4.2 (41)4.2Lumen Botanics leads 2 of 3 signals.Product preview · illustrative data Decide what moves forward, together
Align shortlisted brands, supporting evidence, and team criteria in one shared view for clear, consistent assortment decisions.
Q3 wellness resetLumen BotanicsAdaptogensFlaggedCase for it
Priya Raman2dMargin works at 40 doors but not at 200. Can we get their fill rate first?
Sam Ortiz1d96% and 94% the last two seasons. That clears our bar.Sam flagged this1d agoProduct preview · illustrative data
Evaluate at scale, on your team’s terms
Bring your team’s way of evaluating brands into every category and channel, so complex reviews stay relevant and consistent without rebuilding the work each time.
- Built around your team's standards
- Adapted to each category and channel
- Complex reviews, handled at scale
- Consistent across reviewers and over time
Review Standard
Category team, West region
RTI 70+
Applied to
Wellness
Functional beverages
Snacks
Assortment Fit
30%
Price & Margin
25%
Promo Readiness
20%
Velocity Potential
25%
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About Cohere Commerce
Years in physical retail showed us how often critical insights get lost across fragmented data, spreadsheets, and individual expertise. Cohere Commerce brings them together, combining retail knowledge with deep data science to deliver a clearer view of the market, while keeping human judgment at the center of every decision.
Frequently asked questions
Cohere Commerce is a retail intelligence platform for physical commerce. It helps teams evaluate brands, categories, and market opportunities with structured signals and practical context.
Cohere Commerce is built for retail buyers, consultants and brokers, and investors making decisions across physical commerce.
It is a clearer way to read market movement, brand readiness, category context, and retail fit before teams decide what deserves review.
Cohere Commerce helps teams understand brand movement, category momentum, market evidence, and buyer-ready context without turning scattered inputs into a manual research project.
Teams can search, compare, monitor, and present opportunities with concise evidence instead of relying on disconnected notes, rep decks, and one-off research.
AI helps organize retail information, surface relevant signals, and summarize brand and market context while keeping teams focused on practical buying decisions.
