Industries · Retail & Consumer Goods
Margins set at the buy, lost in the lane
Retail buying runs on landed cost and calendar. A duty surprise erases the margin a buyer negotiated, and a late container misses the season it was bought for. GTOS is built to put the all-in number and the delivery risk inside the purchasing decision.
What this trade actually looks like
Thin, pre-committed margins
Retail prices are set before the goods ship. Whatever duty, fees, and delay add later comes straight out of margin.
Seasonal deadlines
A Halloween shipment that clears on November 2nd is not late. It is worthless.
Long supplier tails
Dozens of suppliers, each with their own document quality, each capable of being this season's expensive lesson.
Where GTOS fits
Trade Intelligence
Landed cost history and supplier reliability per lane, visible to the buying team before the next PO, not after it.
Document AI
Supplier documents checked on arrival, so a vendor's sloppy packing list is caught in week one, not at the port in week six.
Logistics Control Tower
Every PO's shipment tracked against its in-store date, with exceptions raised while rebooking is still possible.
Example lane: home goods, Ho Chi Minh City to Savannah
- PO becomes a Trade Case with landed cost computed at the buy
- Supplier documents scored as they arrive; mismatches go back to the vendor same-day
- Vessel slip flagged six weeks before the in-store date, with options while they exist
- Season closes with per-supplier cost and reliability on the record
Illustrative scenario describing the intended workflow. GTOS is in prototype stage.