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Elevate your team’s category management capabilities with our paid, expert‑led workshops 

Available both in person and virtually to suit your business needs. Trusted by more than 2,300 participants each year, these workshops combine practical frameworks, real‑world case studies and proven methods to drive measurable category results

Fees and Discounts

Early bird discount if registration is formalized at least one month before the workshop takes place. Group discounts apply for 2 and more participants from the same company or a participant attending more than one workshop. Comprehensive course materials, case studies, and individual certificates are included.

Overview & Our Experience 

From developing a joint trade category management process between retailers and manufacturers, to evaluating and managing your categories on the ground, our category management training programs are designed to help transform your strategic business units into producing positive results while delivering value to your shopper.



The content of our program brings together the best of many practices. Category management fundamentals, shopper behavior understanding, efficient assortment analysis, space planning, and price and promotion assessment are just some of the core elements for category success at the point of sale, covering brick and mortar and more recently online channels. Check out our workshop programs for more details.

Key Benefits

The Workshops

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Practical Category Management

We cover every step of the category management process and see how each next step depends on the previous one. We work on the case during the workshop looking for opportunities, strategies and tactical solutions that will lead to category growth.​

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Shopper-Centric Category Management

How will decision making change, given different shopper segments? We go through the 8 steps of category management focusing less on numbers and more on shopper insights, discuss how we can influence and help the shoppers make choices in the store.​

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Merchandising with SpaceMan Application

Have you ever thought about how Category Management is applied on Shelf? How and why do you bring some products on eye-level or you put them first in the category? Are you trying to minimize Out of stocks with your planogram without over-increasing the number of each SKU facings?

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Omnichannel CatMan​

The shoppers today use different channels, different services and devices to do their shopping During this workshop, we will discuss how different touchpoints blend within shopper  journey and how to use this information to build a consistent experience and category growth across channels

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Introduction to Category Management​

Unlock Your Business Potential: Understand the benefits of Category Management, learn how to grow your categories with retailers, reveal new opportunities, master essential tools, and craft a powerful sales story that drives success.

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Price & Promotion as part of Category & Revenue Management​

Master ROI-focused strategies by revisiting category management fundamentals and learning the full price and promotion process.

This course helps you make data-driven decisions that boost shopper engagement and business performance—turning strategy into measurable impact.

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Efficient Assortment Management​

During this workshop we cover assortment as one of the tactics within the CatMan process. We focus on creating an effective assortment that leads to higher shopper satisfaction, higher cost efficiency, and higher revenues of the company.​

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Impactful Space Management​

The workshop focuses on how we create macro and micro layouts according to the principles of category management. It emphasizes the space efficiency and the minimization of Out-of-Stock situations​.
There is a separate session where we are creating a perfect shelf layout with the use of Spaceman application. It is meant for Spaceman users.​

Looking for a custom‑made workshop for your teams?

Boost your organization with tailored, on‑site workshops designed around your specific needs and goals. We create immersive, hands‑on sessions delivered directly at your workplace to drive real impact, stronger capabilities, and measurable progress.

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Workshop Calendar 2026


Our Trainers

Peter Wong

Peter Wong

Chryssa Asmatzi

Chryssa Asmatzi

Annie Muñoz

Annie Muñoz

Vivian Wong

Vivian Wong

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Jana Volovika

Client Testimonials

Great methodology: Practical examples. Then the concepts and theory were explained, making the topics easy to understand. Captivating presenter, kept my interest throughout both days.”

Category Manager, CCH
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“Great workshop, learned a lot and understood the importance of planogramming and utilizing different layouts.”

Visual Merchandiser, L’oreal
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“Very good deep dive into strategy and tactics.”

Category Manager, Lactalis
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“The training was beneficial for me; I liked the format where theory alternated with practical tasks. The diversity of the group (manufacturers, sellers) and the origin of the participants added value to the training.”

Senior Researcher,  Henkel
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“I enjoyed the workshop because of the trainer’s involvement and the team’s excitement.”

Versuni
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“Very structured and clear objectives. Best practices from other countries.”

Brand Manager , Unilever
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