Merchandise categories represent a thematic goods-related structure, which is portrayed in SAP Retail by the merchandise category hierarchy. Articles can therefore be grouped, for example, from procurement points of view according to merchandise categories and displayed as a merchandise category hierarchy.

In the article hierarchy, you group your articles in a consumer-oriented structure with as many hierarchies as you want. You can use this hierarchy to display very clearly how and according to what requirements the consumer makes his purchasing decisions.