Centric Software® is pleased to announce that it is exhibiting at NRF 2026: Retail’s Big Show at the Javits Center in New York City, from January 11—13, 2026. Centric Software delivers innovative, integrated, end-to-end AI-powered enterprise solutions to take products from concept to commercialization. At the show, Fashion, luxury, footwear, outdoor, home, consumer electronics, food & beverage, cosmetics & personal care as well as multi-category retail teams can plan, design, develop, source, comply, buy, make, price, allocate, assort, sell and replenish products to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals.
The National Retail Federation (NRF) is the world’s largest retail trade association. In 2026, it is featuring the ‘AI Stage’ to expose attendees to actionable insights for integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies into business strategies.
Centric Software will be showcasing its flagship Centric PLM™ solution as well as AI-powered Centric Planning™, Centric Pricing & Inventory™, Centric Market Intelligence™, Centric Visual Boards™ and Centric PXM™. These solutions underscore the company’s overarching theme ‘AI with Intent,’ reflecting a focused, human-centered approach to AI. Centric Software moves beyond AI as a buzzword, emphasizing purposeful, measurable applications that unite people, data and technology to deliver real business outcomes.
To have a transformative effect on a company, AI needs three things: First, to work in conjunction with human Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) that bring expertise and best-practices knowledge. Second, AI must then convert that knowledge into AI algorithms and third, it requires high-quality training data.
Many brands and retailers struggle with the data piece. Faced with huge volumes of information scattered across disconnected systems, businesses often don’t know where to begin or how to transform that data into insight. Centric Software’s integrated architecture bridges this gap, bringing structure, governance and context to every data point so AI can surface relevant, timely results and guide confident decision making.
Underneath it all, a strong foundation is required. Centric PLM provides the foundation for AI, structuring product, supplier and operational data within a trusted domain model that eliminates silos and ensures data integrity across regions and teams. This unified environment allows Centric’s AI to operate with true intent, analyzing, learning and optimizing in context, so insights translate directly into measurable business value.
Embedded across Centric Software solutions, AI:
- Aggregates the data
- Streamlines processes to go faster
- Provides the best tools to make data-based decisions
- Automate those decisions
Centric Software’s best-of-breed solutions positively impact each stage of the retail value chain, from design, product development, sourcing and manufacturing, to merchandising, assortment planning, pricing, allocation, replenishment, through to commercialization and the digital selling experience. This end-to-end continuity, from pre-season to in-season and beyond, empowers brands, retailers and manufacturers to accelerate innovation and growth across the entire product lifecycle.
AI amplifies efficiency across departments, automating routine tasks and freeing teams to focus on higher value activities. Users can leverage AI planning, forecasting and pricing & inventory strategies to boost sell-through, influence demand and improve margins. Real-time analytics give snapshots of the state of a product in the field, enabling teams to make better, data-driven decisions.
“With Centric Software’s AI-powered end-to-end PLM platform including visual boards, market intelligence, planning, pricing and PXM solutions, we accelerate the journey from concept to post-launch, making faster decisions while reducing waste and optimizing resources to support our sustainability goals.” says Ravi Rangan, Chief Technology Officer at Centric Software. “Combined with our proven Agile Deployment Methodology, we rapidly align on customer prioritized pragmatic AI use cases to enable customers to achieve their objectives with clarity, speed and tangible value. We cover multiple AI technologies (machine learning, predictive analytics, Gen AI, knowledge management) grounded in Centric’s domain model that spans the entire product and operational lifecycle, from pre-season to in-season.”
“AI is redefining what’s possible in retail and consumer goods”, says Fabrice Canonge, CEO of Centric Software. “At Centric, we see AI not as a trend, but as a bridge, connecting creativity, data and human ingenuity. With over 100 AI use cases already transforming the entire product lifecycle, we’re empowering brands, retailers and manufacturers to reimagine how products are conceived, made and sold, shaping a future where co-innovation feels intuitive and impact is measurable.”
