What would a 6 month merchandising plan be for a bakery be? How would you demonstrate that each merchandising classification will have adequate beginning of month stocks to satisfy the sales expectations for that month? What would an exmaple be? Also what would ongoing movement of the merchandise through markdowns abe the ability to bring new receive each month be? Info on bakery: Category: Desserts 100% of our merchandise inventory will be desserts, the subcategories are the cultures There will be a large assortment of desserts from a variety of cultures offered: Cake Pops: donut is a type of food made from leavened fried dough- $3 (5% of the merchandise) Donuts:donut is a type of food made from leavened fried dough- $2 (5% of the merchandise) Cakes: Cake is a flour confection made from flour, sugar, and other ingredients, and is usually baked-$15-$60(5% of the merchandise) Pie: A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing that contains a filling of various sweet or Savoury ingredients. - $6-$20 (5% of the merchandise) (5% of merchandise) Macaroons: macarons are delicate sandwich cookies with a crisp exterior -$.75 (France) (5% of merchandise) Ice cream: Ice cream is a sweetened frozen food typically eaten as a snack or dessert- $3 (5% of merchandie) crme Brul: Crme Brul or crme Brul, also known as burnt cream or Trinity cream, and virtually identical to the original crema catalana, is a dessert consisting of a rich custard base topped with a layer of hardened caramelized sugar -(France) $6 (5% of merchandise) Matcha Crepe cake: Matcha Mille Crepe Cake is a Japanese twist on a classic French pastry of paper-thin crepes layered with fresh whipped cream. (Japan) $5 (10% of merchandise) Nanamo bar: The Nanaimo bar is a bar dessert that requires no baking- $4 (Canada) (10% of merchandise) Gulab Jamun: Gulab jamun is a sweet confectionery or dessert, originating in the Indian subcontinent and a type of mithai popular in India- (India) $4 (5% of merchandise) Pakhlav: pakhlava is multilayered and commonly prepared with walnuts or almonds and flavored with saffron ( Turkey) $4 (5% of merchandise) Kardinalschnitten: (Australia) $4 (5% of merchandise) Dadar Gulung (Indonesia) $8 (10% of merchandise) Pofferties (Netherlands) $7 (10% of merchandise) Kremes (Hungary) $2 (10% of merchandise) Unique Characteristics Just Desserts is the first store of its kind. We have a large variety of desserts from almost every culture across the globe. You can access very reasonably priced desserts by a fast-paced drive thru. Most of our products besides special-order event cakes are under $13. We will only use top grade ingredients when making each of our dessert fresh daily. Consumers now do not have to stress when they forget to order a cake, cookies or cupcakes for their kids' school or birthday party. With the convenience of a drive through and the luxury of offering multicultural desserts, everyone can grab something that fits their taste while in a hurry