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Smarter spending for a stronger retail tomorrow.

Connect store-level suppliers, marketing spend, technology agreements and service commitments. Find the contracts worth acting on first, build the negotiating case, and keep local context and human approval in every decision.

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AI moves the work forward. Your team approves the decisions.

AI-generated retail environment; atmospheric artwork, not a customer site or product screenshot.

Store networks. Shared commercial leverage.

CantabrixIndustry focus

Make the store network work together

Comparable services
Match location and frequency
Campaign spend
Quantities, rights and fees
Upcoming decision
Protect the next option

One connected record. A clear next action.

AI-generated industry artwork
  • Cleaning, security & maintenance
  • Marketing, print & creative
  • Technology & telecom
  • Location-level commitments

Distributor and Retailer / customer case

$13 million in negotiated savings.

Cantabrix surfaced complex contractual deadlines and prepared specific savings and flexibility recommendations. The customer renegotiated all IT contracts.

Read the case study

~$105M

IT spend

Negotiated savings across the customer engagement. Measurement period not specified.

The commercial opportunity

Use the scale of the business without losing the local detail.

One vendor view across contracts, commitments and spend. Keep the evidence close to every recommended action.

  1. 01

    Compare services on the same basis.

    Align service frequency, site scope, hours and coverage before comparing location costs or proposing consolidation.

  2. 02

    Make the next negotiation specific.

    Bring rate cards, commitments, contract history and invoices into a focused negotiation plan—with calculations the finance team can inspect.

  3. 03

    Coordinate time-sensitive decisions.

    Use documented notice windows and commercial deadlines to prioritize the right contracts, rather than reviewing every supplier at once.

Specialist agents / Retail

Industry-specific agents. One commercial platform.

From a focused review to a source-backed recommendation and a human-approved next move. Open a profile to see the inputs, output and operating boundaries.

  • 01 / Retail

    Store Services Spend Analyst

    Find store-service cost differences that deserve a closer look.

    The deliverable

    A store-by-store commercial comparison and prioritized supplier negotiation opportunities.

    Explore this agent

    Configured for your business

    What it reviews

    • Store service agreements and scope schedules
    • Location lists and service frequency
    • POs, invoices and approved store operating requirements

    What it looks for

    • Normalize service coverage, location and frequency.
    • Flag overlapping vendors and unexplained rate differences.
    • Compare termination or change rights before proposing consolidation.

    How it can create value

    Use cross-location leverage and investigate avoidable overlap without cutting needed service.

    Walk through the workflow

    Finding
    Several stores use different cleaning vendors at different rates, but service frequencies also differ.
    Proposed next step
    Create a comparable scope and identify where a coordinated bid or renegotiation is justified.
    Human review
    Store operations confirms standards and transition requirements before an approved request.

    Your team retains authority

    Operations validates coverage and local constraints; finance validates comparable cost; a person approves supplier changes.

    See the shared Negotiation Engine Book a demo
  • 02 / Retail

    Marketing Print Negotiation Agent

    Turn print and agency detail into an approved, evidence-backed negotiating position.

    The deliverable

    An actionable negotiation report and tracked correspondence against approved objectives.

    Explore this agent

    Configured for your business

    What it reviews

    • Marketing statements of work and rate cards
    • Print specifications, quantities and delivery schedules
    • Invoices, change requests and approved campaign requirements

    What it looks for

    • Separate creative, production, print, setup and delivery charges.
    • Normalize quantities, revision rights and specification differences.
    • Flag minimums, cancellation costs and scope assumptions in a returned proposal.

    How it can create value

    Challenge avoidable fees and improve total commercial terms—not just a unit quote.

    Walk through the workflow

    Finding
    A print quote offers a lower unit rate but adds a larger minimum run and new setup fees.
    Proposed next step
    Compare total campaign economics and prepare a counterproposal.
    Human review
    The human evaluates the trade-off; the agent manages the approved email exchange.

    Your team retains authority

    Marketing approves scope and quality; a person approves the position, revised concessions and final agreement.

    See the shared Negotiation Engine Book a demo
  • 03 / Retail

    Renewal & Compliance Tracker

    Keep location-level requirements and contract options from disappearing into separate trackers.

    The deliverable

    A sourced requirement or renewal issue with owner, consequence and next action.

    Explore this agent

    Configured for your business

    What it reviews

    • Service and technology agreements
    • Location-specific scopes and required evidence
    • Renewal, notice and contractual obligation records

    What it looks for

    • Identify the actual contractual cutoff and applicable store scope.
    • Flag missing commercial-compliance evidence for review.
    • Connect scope changes or planned closures to the relevant vendor decision.

    How it can create value

    Protect flexibility and avoid unnecessary commitments while keeping obligations visible.

    Walk through the workflow

    Finding
    A store closure plan and its service-contract renewal follow different calendars.
    Proposed next step
    Flag the location’s notice requirement and prepare a scope-change discussion.
    Human review
    The owner verifies the contractual rights and continuity plan before acting.

    Your team retains authority

    This supports contractual review; it does not guarantee regulatory compliance or establish a service failure without evidence.

    See the shared Negotiation Engine Book a demo

Specialist agents use the shared vendor record and human-approved workflows. Agent workflows are configured around your vendor information and commercial priorities.

A system of commercial execution in Retail

Find the contracts that deserve attention first.

The Distributor and Retailer case demonstrates deadline prioritization and customer-led negotiation.

  1. 01 / Find

    See the deadline and the commercial opportunity together.

    Bring upcoming vendor decisions into view and prepare hard-savings opportunities alongside requested flexibility improvements.

    Retail

    The evidence

    Agreements, applicable deadlines and vendor-spend context.

    The next decision

    Prioritize the relationships worth reviewing now.

    Human approval required

    Read the Distributor and Retailer case

  2. 02 / Time

    Give the first decisions a clear owner.

    Separate the actual contractual deadline from an earlier preparation date. Keep the consequence of doing nothing visible.

    Retail

    The evidence

    Source clauses and owner assignments.

    The next decision

    Approve which contracts to renegotiate first.

    Human approval required

    Explore the Decision Calendar

  3. 03 / Negotiate

    Use the report or authorize the email workflow.

    A person approves the position. The team can negotiate itself or use the agent to manage the approved exchange and review responses.

    Retail

    The evidence

    Specific asks, calculations, evidence and correspondence.

    The next decision

    Humans approve material changes and the agreement.

    Human approval required

    Explore the negotiation report

  4. 04 / Review

    Record the terms and verify the benefit.

    Compare the signed outcome with the negotiating objectives. Keep negotiated savings separate from later billing-confirmed realization.

    Retail

    The evidence

    Signed change, approved baseline and subsequent financial records.

    The next decision

    Finance confirms what benefit is supported and over what period.

    Human approval required

    See the financial evidence

Ask AI / your commercial context

Better questions. A more useful next move.

Explore questions about the terms, purchases and deadlines that matter in your industry.

  • A commercial approach

    Which vendors should we renegotiate first across the store network?

    Prioritize the supported commercial opportunity, the actual decision deadline and the business impact. Spend alone is not the full prioritization logic.

    Information needed
    Requires agreements, spend, relevant deadlines and the customer’s priorities.
    Next move
    Assign the first set of vendor decisions.
    Explore the supporting workflow

  • A commercial approach

    Are we paying inconsistent rates for comparable store services?

    Normalize scope, coverage, service frequency and local requirements before proposing a consolidated negotiating position.

    Information needed
    Requires location schedules, contracts and comparable invoices.
    Next move
    Build the source-backed negotiation case.
    Explore the supporting workflow

  • A commercial approach

    Did the supplier preserve the flexibility we requested?

    Compare the returned agreement with the approved termination, scope-change and commitment objectives—not only its price concession.

    Information needed
    Requires the baseline, approved requests and returned agreement.
    Next move
    Review open objectives before a human accepts.
    Explore the supporting workflow

Keep your systems

One commercial picture across your store network.

The source systems can remain in place. Agree the information and connections that make the initial vendor decisions useful.

  • Agreements

    Local and group agreements, SOWs, amendments and rate cards.

  • Spend & purchasing

    POs, invoices, credits and relevant ERP/AP records.

  • Business context

    Store locations, scopes, service frequency and approved campaign needs.

Available records, access, mapping and refresh are scoped for your environment.

Explore the integration lifecycle

A few practical answers

Clear scope. Human control.

Is this only for merchandise suppliers?

No. The page focuses on store services, marketing, technology and other vendor relationships. Direct merchandise comparisons can be scoped where the necessary agreements, item data and purchasing context are available.

Did the Negotiation Agent conduct the historical retailer negotiations?

The customer renegotiated all IT contracts after Cantabrix surfaced priorities and prepared the commercial case. The case does not assert that an agent conducted those negotiations.

What does the $13M Distributor and Retailer result represent?

The case reports $13M in negotiated savings across approximately $105M of IT spend. The customer conducted the negotiations; no measurement period is specified.

Can every store’s needs be rolled into one agreement?

Not automatically. Local coverage, geography, service standards and transition requirements must be evaluated by the customer before a coordinated agreement is approved.

Retail / your next step

Bring us the vendor decision. We’ll show you the next move.

See the commercial evidence, the specialist workflow, the negotiation report and the human decision—in the context of your business.

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