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Linda Whitaker VP of Science Delivery Data Science has the power to positively impact retail companies due to its fact-based data-driven insights. Though successful Data Science teams are often associated with technology companies, many successful retail companies are utilizing Data Science daily to further drive their success and stay ahead
Forecasting is critical to any retail company. Without having a forecasting process in place, it is near impossible to have the right stock on hand. Too much merchandise in the warehouse means your inventory is collecting dust, and not enough on the shelves can hurt your brand image. Such a
Are you running the right promotions? Are you giving away too much margin? Did you know that 89% of Grocers don’t have the data needed to analyze promotions? This means that many Grocers don’t know how their promotions performed, nor have an accurate reason for why they chose their promotions. Though promotions have been around
Linda Whitaker VP of Science Delivery Many retail challenges, like promotions and inventory management, impact and require coordination across many areas of the business. It is key as a retail business to work across functional areas and bring different perspectives to the table. Below are some thoughts about promotions from the POV
We love data. But we also know excess data can be a bad thing. Here are three ways we’ve seen retailers use data to their detriment and some ideas on how to avoid these pitfalls. Analyzing anecdotes One data challenge we’ve seen is people manually reviewing too much data anecdotally.
Overview Artificial intelligence and machine learning were a huge buzz at NRF, and it seemed like every other booth had some mention of it. The NRF program listed 132 exhibitors as “AI” providers in their guide. Are AI and machine learning truly that pervasive and are the much-hyped benefits real?
Introduction Omni-channel retailing has changed the meaning of inventory demand and inventory forecasting. Demand fulfilled from a location changes dynamically based on what stock is available in the network. New delivery options and supply methods are constantly being added which makes the previous inventory positioning strategy outdated. Customers select from
Overview Efficient and reliable routing of customer orders is critical in today’s retailing environment. Even in one of the largest and most efficient supply networks, Amazon, shipment costs are 14% of retail sales. That’s a big number, and for most retailers who are not at the scale of Amazon, those
A look at how Kroger, Target, and Home Depot are adjusting their supply chains to meet customers’ omni-channel fulfillment needs Overview Free two day delivery and grocery pickup are quickly becoming customers’ ‘standard’ delivery expectations. However, customers’ expectations won’t stop there as more and more retailers figure out better ways
