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Product	Sales	YoY	Sales	Summary	Value
Men's › Coats › NYC	$18,420,000	−18.0 percent	Fall and Holiday 2026	Markdown queue ready — heavyweight insulated tier (NYC)	$1,420,000
Women's › Dresses	$6,120,000	−9.5 percent	Fall and Holiday 2026	Sell-through gap at Week 47 — recovery plan available	$1,080,000

Details

Scope — Men's Winter Jackets · NYC · Season-to-Date · Fall and Holiday 2026

Sales

$6,400,000

Plan $6,040,000

+6 percent ahead of Plan

Sell-Through

58 percent

Plan 52 percent

+6 percent ahead of Plan

Gross Margin

48 percent

Plan 45 percent

+3 percent ahead of Plan

Weeks of Supply

7 weeks

Plan 9 weeks

−22 percent below target

Men's Winter Jackets — NYC

Men's Winter Jackets · NYC · Season-to-Date

Anomaly: Men's Winter Jackets, NYC stores, Week 48. Sales 18 percent below Last Year.

Sales By Silhouette

Year-over-Year, NYC stores:

Men's Woolen Topcoats: down 26 percent
Premium Down Parkas: down 19 percent
Mid-Tier Puffer Silhouettes: up 8 to 14 percent

Stocking: Fill rate 96 percent of plan; no shortfall on top twenty SKUs.

External Data Signals

Weather: NYC 2.8 degrees colder than Last Year; 16 days below freezing versus 11; heating-degree-days 12 percent above.

Social Signal: NYC fashion creators (500 thousand-plus followers): 'puffer' mentions up 300%+ Year-over-Year over the last 8 weeks. Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago: 60 to 90 percent.

Recommendations

Recommended: Action 1 in-season; Actions 3 and 4 for the next stocking cycle. Action 2 is a separate Spring 2027 procurement track.

Action 1 — Markdown traditional silhouette, NYC stores (Recommended)

47 SKUs at 25 percent off, starting next week. Cost $1,400,000. Sell-through projected to 49 percent by Week 52.

Action 2 — Accelerate Spring 2027 puffer buy

Targeted at cropped and reversible silhouettes. Estimated next-season revenue lift $4,100,000. Does not address current season.

Action 3 — Allocation: Increase NYC Puffer inventory 12 percent (Recommended)

Next stocking cycle. Targeted at cropped and reversible silhouettes.

Action 4 — Allocation: Decrease NYC Jacket inventory 10 percent (Recommended)

Next stocking cycle. Concentrated on affected wool topcoats and premium down parkas. Frees Open-to-Buy and floor space for Action 3.

Queue Action 1. Hold on Actions 3 and 4 until I confirm with Boston.

Action 1 queued for buyer review. Actions 3 and 4 held. I will notify you when buyer review opens on Action 1.

Report

Composed by RoboScientist based on this conversation

Men's Winter Jackets — NYC

Sales Year-over-Year

−18.0 percent

$4,100,000 gap

Sell-Through

47.2 percent

8.8 points behind Plan

Weeks of Supply

14.5 weeks

5.0 weeks above target

Estimated Recovery

$2,300,000

Actions 1, 3, and 4 combined

Silhouette Performance — NYC Stores, Year-over-Year

Silhouette	Sample SKUs	Units Year-over-Year
Wool topcoats	Lauren Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger	−26 percent
Premium down parkas	Patagonia Tres 3-in-1, Eddie Bauer Superior	−19 percent
Mid-tier puffers	Columbia Powder Lite, Nautica Reversible Puffer	+8 to +14 percent
Cropped puffers	Open vendor positioning — limited current depth	Trending up

Trend Signal Source

Internal social-listening connector. NYC fashion creators (500 thousand-plus followers), last 8 weeks: 'puffer' mentions up 300%+ Year-over-Year. Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago: up 60 to 90 percent.

Editorial Coverage

This year's 'It' coat? NYC influencers say it's a $1,300 puffer.
Gothamist · gothamist.com
Mackage's Kay down coat ($1,290) is the most coveted puffer among NYC influencers this season. The piece traces the city's black-puffer lineage back to Norma Kamali's 1973 'Sleeping Bag Coat' and frames the silhouette as a status signal for New Yorkers seeking warmth and form-fitting style.
We Tried the Viral Winter Coat Every New Yorker Owns — Here's Why It Lives Up to the Hype
Who What Wear · whowhatwear.com
Six Who What Wear editors test the Aritzia Super Puff across silhouettes and colorways in Manhattan. The piece positions the jacket as a status symbol among New Yorkers, college students, and influencers, with the publication characterizing it as 'winter chic, merging practicality with effortless cool.'

Recommendations

Action 1 — Recommended for action

Markdown traditional silhouette, NYC stores

Forty-seven SKUs across wool topcoats and premium down parkas at twenty-five percent off starting next week. Estimated cost $1,400,000; projected sell-through recovery to 49 percent by Week 52.

Action 2 — Forward planning

Accelerate Spring 2027 puffer buy

Targeted at cropped and reversible silhouettes; estimated next-season revenue lift $4,100,000. Does not address current season but positions Spring assortment for the observed preference shift.

Action 3 — Recommended for action

Allocation: Increase NYC Puffer inventory 12 percent

Effective next stocking cycle. Targeted at cropped and reversible silhouettes.

Action 4 — Recommended for action

Allocation: Decrease NYC Jacket inventory 10 percent

Effective next stocking cycle. Concentrated on affected wool topcoats and premium down parkas. Frees Open-to-Buy and floor space for the Puffer increase.