THE VM SUITE, AUGMENTED
AI is making its way into the VM Suite, designed to help visual merchandising teams work faster, make smarter decisions and connect every guideline more closely to business performance.
The first intelligent features arrive Summer 2026, with more to follow.

Faster guideline
Smarter Assortments
stronger store execution
AI, BUILT INTO THE IWD WORKFLOW
AI built into every step of the workflow learning from real performance and demand signals as products are selected, placements refined, and guidelines created. The more it's used, the sharper it gets.
Content integration
AUTO CONTENT INTEGRATION
Content Integration is fully automated and fully in your hand. Import catalog easier, faster, flexibly.
- 2D → 3D automatically: turn flat 2D images into 3D with AI.
- 3D Objects directly imported: shoes, bags, beauty & cosmetics
Smart catalog
STOP SEARCHING. START BUILDING.
lWD AI looks at what's on your Guideline and suggest items that fill the gaps.
- Space to fill: Find what fits — even a 4 cm gap.
- Decision Maker: combine launch, packaging, price and fixture constraints.
Guideline Advisor
OPTIMISE PRODUCT PLACEMENT WITH AI
Guideline Advisor brings real-time intelligence inside the editor, while the layout is actually being built.
- Analyse performance at SKU & shelf level.
- Detect underperforming layouts.
- Surface placement opportunities from real sales data.
- Advice on improving the Guideline Performance.
Guideline Creator
GENERATE GUIDELINES IN SECONDS
Guideline Creator generates a complete, store-specific guideline from a simple brief, ready to review and refine.
- Input: purpose, market, categories, fixtures.
- Output: complete layout with optimal product selection and placement.
- Adapt your Cluster Guideline to each store or market
AI-ENHANCED IMAGERY
UPGRADE PLANOGRAM
Floor-ready renders, straight from the planogram.
- No additional production step or external tool required.
- Same visual standard across every market and store.
Ready to Make Your Stores Perform?
Visual merchandising isn't just about displays—it's how you drive consistency, efficiency, and results across your network.
New from IWD
RETAIL TRENDS
What Every Boutique Concept Reveals About the Brand Behind It
French Version RETAIL IS NOT DEAD! Retail never stops reinventing itself, surprising and captivating customers. Perhaps the most striking proof of this lies in the fact that, in the aftermath of the p...
RETAIL TRENDS
Now, Gen-Z Is Inspired by Maximalism and Fun Fashion
Gen-Z shopping patterns In a report from the Business of Fashion, Gen-Z’s personal style is different from that of any other generation. While previous ones were defined by magazines, politics, and ce...
RETAIL TRENDS
Shoptalk Spring 2026: What We Saw, Heard, and Learned
The Speed of Product Discovery Today For the first time ever, IWD had a booth at Shoptalk Spring 2026 in Las Vegas and it was a whirlwind! With over 10,000 attendees from across the retail industry pa...
