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Prescriptive Merchandising for a National Retailer

Forecasting + assortment optimization platform increased gross margin by 3.1% across 1,400 stores.

Retail merchandising — store floor
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Retail merchandising — store floor

Client

National US Retailer (confidential)

Location

Bentonville, AR

Timeline

1 Sept 2022 — 30 Jan 2024

Industry

Retail

01

The challenge

Forecasting + assortment optimization platform increased gross margin by 3.1% across 1,400 stores.

02

The approach

Replaced legacy forecasting with a prescriptive assortment-optimization engine integrating inventory, weather, promotion calendars, and price elasticity. Results validated by the client’s finance team: 3.1% gross margin lift across 1,400 stores in the first full fiscal year.

03

The outcome

  • 1,400 stores in production
  • +3.1% gross margin (Y1)
  • Hourly demand re-forecasting
  • Auto-replenishment integration

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On-site photography

Execution timeline

Phase-by-phase progress

Live progress tracking with photographic documentation from each construction phase.

  1. Phase 01

    Demand Sensing

    Completed
    100%Progress

    Hourly demand sensing model fusing POS, weather, and promo data.

  2. Phase 02

    Assortment Optimizer

    Completed
    100%Progress

    Mixed-integer optimization for SKU / store assortment under capacity constraints.

  3. Phase 03

    Pilot & Rollout

    Completed
    100%Progress

    50-store pilot, finance sign-off, then nationwide rollout to 1,400 stores.

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