Assortment and Space Optimization (ASO) Market Report 2025

This assortment and space optimization (ASO) market report delivers an in-depth analysis of the market’s key characteristics, including size, growth potential, and segmentation. It provides a detailed breakdown of the market across major regions and leading countries, highlighting historical data and future growth projections. The report also examines the competitive landscape, market share insights, emerging trends, and strategic developments shaping the market.

The assortment and space optimization (ASO) market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $1.8 billion in 2024 to $2.01 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.6%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to the rise of e-commerce, changing consumer preferences, increased competition, increasing technological innovations in inventory management, and increasing demand for personalized shopping experiences.

The assortment and space optimization (ASO) market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $3.1 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.4%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing integration of artificial intelligence, increasing focus on sustainability, the rise of real-time data processing, growth in personalized marketing, and increasing development of smart inventory systems. Major trends in the forecast period include AI-driven analytics, omnichannel integration, sustainable practices, real-time data utilization, predictive machine learning, personalized retail experiences, and smart inventory systems.

The growing adoption of e-commerce is expected to drive the expansion of the assortment and space optimization (ASO) market. E-commerce involves conducting transactions for goods or services online and encompasses a wide range of business activities, including retail sales and digital exchanges. The appeal of e-commerce lies in its convenience, enabling consumers to shop anytime and anywhere, which is often more efficient than traditional shopping methods. Effective assortment and space optimization in e-commerce will help businesses manage inventory and product presentation, ensuring that essential items are always available and displayed attractively to enhance sales. For example, in August 2024, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that retail e-commerce sales for the second quarter of 2024 reached $282.3 billion, a 5.3% increase from the first quarter of 2023 and a 6.6% rise compared to the second quarter of 2023. This trend underscores how the growing adoption of e-commerce is fueling the ASO market.

Leading companies in the ASO market are developing advanced solutions such as AI-powered assortment tools to transform product curation for retailers. An AI-powered assortment solution optimizes product selection and distribution in both retail and e-commerce environments. For instance, in July 2024, Dunnhumby Limited, a UK-based customer data science firm, introduced a next-generation assortment solution that uses advanced AI to help retailers refine their product ranges. Key features include hyper-localized assortments tailored to specific customer preferences, an integrated planogram tool that optimizes shelf layouts based on customer behavior, and a streamlined end-to-end process for efficient collaboration. This AI-driven system enhances decision-making and customer experience by accurately predicting product performance and the impact of assortment changes across different locations.

In May 2022, RELEX Solutions, a Finland-based software company, acquired Athena Retail for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition bolsters RELEX's capabilities in providing top-tier space planning and optimization solutions, particularly for omnichannel business models. Athena Retail, based in Italy, offers consulting services to retailers focusing on assortment and space optimization.

Major companies operating in the assortment and space optimization (ASO) market are Microsoft Corporation, Accenture plc, Oracle Corporation, SAP SE, McKinsey & Company Inc., Prologis Inc., Infor Inc., Kantar Group Limited, Nielsen Holdings plc, Blue Yonder Group Inc., RELEX Solutions srl, Symphony Retail AI, Trax Inc., ToolsGroup Inc., Solteq plc, Antuit.ai, Invent Analytics LLC, Jesta I.S. Inc., Houston Analytics Ltd, Cantactix Solutions Inc., DotActiv Ltd.

North America was the largest region in the assortment and space optimization (ASO) market in 2024. The regions covered in the assortment and space optimization (ASO) market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the assortment and space optimization (ASO) market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Assortment and space optimization (ASO) is a strategic approach in retail management aimed at selecting the ideal product mix (assortment) and efficiently using store space to boost sales, profitability, and customer satisfaction. This strategy is applicable across various retail formats, including supermarkets, convenience stores, and specialty retailers, as well as e-commerce platforms where virtual shelf space is managed.

The primary components of ASO include solutions and services. Solutions encompass comprehensive sets of products, services, or a combination thereof designed to tackle specific client problems or needs. Deployments of these solutions can be on-premises or cloud-based, targeting objectives such as revenue maximization, profit margin enhancement, and inventory optimization. These solutions are offered to different sizes of enterprises, including large corporations and small to medium-sized businesses, across various sectors such as retail, consumer packaged goods, manufacturing, and healthcare.

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The assortment and space optimization (ASO) market includes revenues earned by entities by visual merchandising, market research and analysis, and custom solution development. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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