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# Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite release notes

# Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite release notes {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Brazil  
Updated October 5, 2026  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
The ServiceNow®
Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite application helps retail organizations plan, manage, and track store life cycle projects such as new store openings, closures, refurbishments, relocations, and technology refreshes.

## About Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite {#spm-retail-rn__spm-retail-rn-about}

* Plan, execute, and track store life cycle projects including new store openings, closures, refurbishments, relocations, and technology refreshes using a single workspace.
* Apply predefined project templates and retail-specific project fields to standardize how every store project is structured and tracked across the portfolio.
* Guide project teams through each store scenario using stage-gate playbooks with embedded approvals, exit criteria, and activity sequences.
* Gain portfolio-level visibility across all store projects with consistent milestone tracking and automatic status rollups.
* Make project tasks visible to store teams so that headquarters and store personnel collaborate on the same platform.
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See [Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=spm-retail-suite-landing-page&version=brazil&pubname=brazil-it-business-management&ft:locale=en-US) for more information.{#spm-retail-rn__spm-retail-rn-about-2}

## Activation and other requirements {#spm-retail-rn__spm-retail-rn-requirements-activation}

Activation information{#spm-retail-rn__spm-retail-rn-activation-info}
:   The Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite application (sn_spm_retail) is available on the ServiceNow® Store. Install the application to activate it on your instance.{#spm-retail-rn__spm-retail-rn-requirements-info-1}
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Additional requirements{#spm-retail-rn__spm-retail-rn-add-reqs}
:   Before installing Retail Strategic Portfolio Management Suite, install the following applications from the ServiceNow® Store:

    * Enterprise-Wide Deployment (sn_spm_ewd)
    * Project Workspace (sn_pw)
    * Business Location (app-business-location)
    * Customer Service (app-csm-ppm)
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## Version 2.0.4 {#ariaid-title2}

Added My Retail Project Tasks widget to Employee Slate, giving you a direct visibility into their assigned customer project tasks without leaving their dashboard.

### What's new {#spm-retail-rn-2026-10__spm-retail-rn-2026-10-new}

[My Retail Project Tasks widget](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=spmr-widgets-eslate&version=brazil&pubname=brazil-it-business-management&ft:locale=en-US){#spm-retail-rn-2026-10__spm-retail-rn-2026-10-new-feature-1}
:   View and manage customer project tasks directly from Employee Slate. The My Retail Project Tasks widget displays the count of tasks assigned to the logged-in user, along with each task's short description, current
    status, and associated project. For more details on how to edit task details, see [Manage a customer project task in Employee Slate](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=manage-spmr-tasks-from-widget-eslate&version=brazil&pubname=brazil-it-business-management&ft:locale=en-US).
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