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05/20/08 |
Kathy Van Zeeland selects Accelerated Analytics for point of sale data analysis of ten retail partners including Macy’s, Dillard’s, Nordstom, and JC Penny’s. Kathy Van Zeeland (New York City) was founded in 2004 to create the highest quality and trend-right handbags for women. Kathy is committed to designing fresh product each season with the best materials at an affordable cost for her customers. She wants you to be complimented and feel sophisticated wearing her handbags. Thank you for choosing Kathy Van Zeeland! |
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05/15/08 |
Rainmaker Group is pleased to announce Dentovations has selected Accelerated Analytics for point of sale data analysis of CVS and Walgreens. Dentovations (Boston, MA) was founded by dental professionals to seek out, develop, patent, and market quality dental care products that would propel dentistry to a new level. Dentovations, a major supplier of tooth whitening products throughout the world, is the first company to develop a light-activated whitening system. |
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05/14/08 |
Sterling International selects Accelerated Analytics for point of sale data analysis. Sterling International, Inc., (Spokane, WA ) manufacturers of the RESCUE!® brand of Fly, Yellowjacket and Japanese Beetle Traps. Our mission is to build and sell highly effective and environmentally responsible pest control products which are safe for the consumer, easy to use, and reasonably priced. In the past 25 years, Sterling International has steadily grown its business and is the leader in its market niche. |
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04/02/08 |
International publishing company Trident selects Accelerated Analytics for point of sale data analysis. Trident which sells directly into a number of different retail channels will use Accelerated Analytics for store and item level planning to support direct scan based trading at Kroger, Food Lion, and CVS. To learn more visit http://www.tridentreference.com |
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03/01/08 |
Rainmaker
Group continues rapid growth in Q1 2008
with the addition of five new subscribers
to Accelerated Analytics. “Rainmaker
Group is thrilled to have been selected
by ESPRIT, Eliane Tile, Kanan Group,
Lights of America, and Jeffrey Court
for point of sale data analysis. Our
deep experience in helping vendors analyze
store and item level retail activity
has proven extremely effective in reducing
out of stocks and increasing sales.
We look forward to helping these fine
companies grow their business in 2008,“
said Chad Symens President & CEO,
Rainmaker Group. Mr. Symens continued,
“The growth of our service in
a challenging and uncertain economic
environment demonstrates that forward
thinking vendors understand to differentiate
your company in the eyes of a buyer
you must have merchandising expertise
which is beyond that of your competitors.
Our Accelerated Analytics service provides
that capability to vendors, through
a service offering which eliminates
administrative work.” |
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11/06/07 |
Rainmaker
Group President and CEO Chad Symens
has been scheduled to speak at the Indiana
and Michigan Retail Link User Group
November meetings.
Mr. Symens presentation will focus on
best practices Wal-Mart vendors can
use to drive higher sell-thru at a store
level by identifying and eliminating
stock outs and by better understanding
item sales velocity. Rainmaker
Group has gained significant experience
in analyzing Wal-Mart sales data through
our work with numerous Wal-Mart vendors
using our Accelerated Analytics service.
To learn more about how
Accelerated Analytics can improve your
Wal-Mart sales and in-stock visit our
Retail Link reporting page at http://www.acceleratedanalytics.com/retail_link.html |
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11/02/07 |
Rainmaker Group is pleased to announce Benefit Cosmetics has selected Accelerated Analytics for analysis and reporting of their U.S. and UK department store sales. As one of the fastest growing cosmetics companies in the U.S. Rainmaker Group is very honored to be selected for this mission critical project. Benefit has made a name for itself by creating high-quality products that offer solutions with a sense of humor. (No wonder our beauty mantra is "Laughter is the best cosmetic...so grin and wear it!") In addition to laugh-out-loud product names like "Touch Me Then Try to Leave"…Cream and an eye shadow shade called "My Date's My Brother," Benefit is the beauty queen of creating easy-to-use “fake its & fix its” for a flawless face. With a double dose of creativity and know-how, co-founding twin sisters Jean and Jane Ford have taken Benefit from their first San Francisco boutique to a worldwide phenomenon—laughing all the way. To learn more about Benefit Cosmetics visit their web site at http://www.benefitcosmetics.com |
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10/19/07 |
Rainmaker Group is pleased to announce Motsenbocker Advanced Developments has selected Accelerated Analytics for analysis and reporting of Lift Off product sales at Home Depot. Motsenbocker Advanced Developments, Inc. is an organization that Gregg A. Motsenbocker established to market and distribute a patented formula that he had created. This product, referred to as the Original Formula, was created as a safe and effective remover for all types of greasy and sticky problems such as: motor oil, stickers, chewing gum, salad dressings and a host of other Oily Stains From the onset, the Motsenbocker's Lift Off Stain Remover Kit has provided customers with a simple and effective method for removing stains. With the addition of two patented formulations, commonly referred to as #1 and #3, Gregg had created a Stain Remover Kit, in combination with the Original #2 formula. To learn more about Lift Off visit their web site at http://www.liftoffinc.com |
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10/15/07 |
Rainmaker Group has entered into a strategic partnership with AccuWeather to provide our Accelerated Analytics clients with daily forecasting of retail sales based on real-time weather conditions and AccuWeather’s 15 day forecast. Using a proprietary forecasting module developed by Rainmaker Group and AccuWeather data Accelerated Analytics is able to accurately predict unit sales and on-hand levels up to 15 days into the future. This critical forecast data is being used by our clients to dramatically reduce out of stocks, and increase sales. To learn more about our weather forecasting service please contact sales@rainmakerworks.com. |
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10/01/2007 |
Parigi
Group, a premier children's apparel
manufacturer in New York City selects
Accelerated Analytics for POS analysis. Parigi Group brands include:
Puma Kids, Akademiks for Boys, Apple
Bottoms for Girls, Enyce Kids, and Buffalo
by David Bitton. |
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08/12/2007 |
LightWedge, LLC. selects Accelerated
Analytics for POS analysis. LLC LightWedge, LLC designs, manufactures,
and markets innovative lighting and
magnification products under the LightWedge®
and Great Point Light™ brands.
The company’s products use the
latest LED technology to provide bright,
safe, energy efficient light. LightWedge
brand products include the LightWedge
Original, LightWedge Paperback, LightWedge
Mini and accessories. The Great Point
Light line features stylish and innovative
book lights and magnifiers in a bold
palette of colors. LightWedge, LLC
was named to Inc. Magazine’s
prestigious ‘Inc. 500’
list of the fastest-growing private
companies in 2006. |
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06/27/2007 |
The
Rainmaker Group is pleased to announce
Jamak Fabrication, Inc. has selected
the Accelerated Analytics service to
analyze point of sale and inventory
performance for sales of their products
at Wal-Mart. Through a partnership
with AccuWeather Rainmaker group will
create a one-of- a- kind sales forecasting
system using historical and forecasted
weather patterns to predict sales and
inventory. More information on
Rainmaker Group's partnership with AccuWeather
will be released shortly.Learn
more about Jamak wipers |
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06/26/2007 |
Accelerated
Analytics customer TEC
Labs, Inc. featured in WSJ article "Climate Changes Are Making
Poison Ivy More Potent." From
the article.; "A 2000 study found
that Tecnu, an over-the-counter [TEC
Labs product] poison ivy wash, is about
70% effective in eliminating urushoil
[the cause of poison ivy] two to eight
hours after exposure." |
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The
Rainmaker Group is pleased to announce
the release of our new research report
and a new case study. The
report, "Using POS Data to Increase
Sales," includes a seven step process
for analyzing POS data and a detailed
chart on how to interpret sell-thru.
The case study outlines how Howard Products
reduced out of stocks by analyzing store
level data for their largest customer.
Request
free research and case study |
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The
Rainmaker Group is pleased to announce
Chad Symens, President & CEO will be
a featured speaker at the upcoming Trade
Promotion Management Conference. Mr.
Symens will be presenting “Analytics –
Data Requirements, Application, and Results.” Retail
POS data can be an extremely valuable decision
support tool. But turning raw data from
thousands of stores into actionable decisions
can be a daunting task.
In this session Chad Symens President
& CEO of Rainmaker Group will demonstrate
data analysis best practices and how to turn
POS data into higher profits.
Then Steven Pugh Vice President of Howard Products
will discuss how his organization uses POS
data from a large retailer to drive higher
sales and direct collaboration with their buyers. |
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The
Rainmaker Group is pleased to announce
Mamiye Brothers, Deer Stags, Blissworld
Llc, Apache Hose and Belting Co.,
and The NeoStrata Company have selected
the Accelerated Analytics service
for POS and EDI 852 data analysis
and reporting. “POS
analysis is a vital aspect of these
organization's commitment to growing
their business and we are honored
they have chosen to engage the Accelerated
Analytics service.” Chad Symens
President & CEO. |
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Chad
Symens to Speak at the March 20 National
Association of Purchasing Managers Event.
Session title: Demand Driven
Supply Chain Collaboration. Leading
retailers and manufacturers are exchanging
detailed daily and weekly sales and
inventory data as the foundation for
collaborative efforts to improve in-stock
rates and operating margins and the
results are impressive. Chad Symens,
President and CEO Rainmaker Group
will present the findings of their
recently published white paper The
Business Case for Supply Chain Collaboration
including case studies and implementation
best practices. The session will highlight
several examples of how leading manufacturers
are using demand data to improve forecast
accuracy, in-stock, and sell thru.
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HOWARD
PRODUCTS SELECTS ACCELERATED ANALYTICS
FOR POS DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
AKRON, OH, NOV 29, 2006 – The
Rainmaker Group, creators of the Accelerated
Analytics inventory management service, is
pleased to announce Howard Products, Inc. has
selected Accelerated Analytics for POS data
collection and analysis.
Under the agreement
Accelerated Analytics collects weekly
sales, inventory, and purchase order
data from Howard Products retail customers
and provides detailed analysis and management
dashboards. Since
Accelerated Analytics is a hosted service
Howard Products eliminates the mundane
data manipulation tasks without the costly
expense of software or hardware.
“We are very pleased to add
Howard Products to our growing Accelerated
Analytics family of customers,” said
Rainmaker Group President & CEO Chad
Symens.
Steven Pugh of
Howard Products commented “Accelerated
Analytics allows us to quickly come up
with exceptions reports showing when
on-hand levels are below desired levels
and even red flag zero quantities. With
this information we are able to offer
support to our retail customers stores
that need it most and increase the service
level for our customers overall. Having
management type reports with charts showing
information like our (upward) trend analysis
on sales is invaluable.”
For more information on the Accelerated
Analytics service visit www.AcceleratedAnalytics.com or
contact:
Scott Garber
Marketing Coordinator, Rainmaker Group
330-375-1222
scott@rainmakerworks.com
About Rainmaker Group
The
Rainmaker Group is a data warehouse and
software engineering firm that created
the Accelerated Analytics service to provide
POS information services to vendors and
retailers. The Accelerated Analytics
service improves sales and supply chain
visibility by providing an easy solution
for sharing and analyzing sales and inventory
data without any of the technical headaches. |
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Rainmaker
Group, Blacks Retail Analysis Announce
Strategic Alliance To Provide Clients
With Expert Merchandising & Forecasting
Services
AKRON, OH & SAN FRANCISCO, CA, OCT.
24, 2006 – The Rainmaker Group, creators
of the Accelerated Analytics inventory
management service, is pleased to announce
a strategic alliance with consulting firm
Blacks Retail Analysis, offering clients
expert advice on merchandising and forecasting.
Under the partnership,
customers using the Accelerated Analytics
service to share and analyze sales and
inventory data will be offered valuable
insight from Blacks’s
retail consultants on how to increase sales
and improve margins through smart category
management.
“I'm very pleased to form this strategic
alliance with Blacks because it further
extends the value of the Accelerated Analytics
service by adding guided analytics and
expert merchandising recommendations onto
our existing data and reporting tools,” said
Rainmaker President & CEO Chad Symens.
By leveraging Blacks’s
years of retail experience, the alliance
will also help vendors better understand
the needs of their retail customers.
“Blacks is excited about this opportunity
to expand our range of services and improve
the level of understanding between vendors
and retailers using Accelerated’s
service,” said Blacks Senior Consultant
Steve Pruitt.
For more information on the partnership
between Accelerated Analytics and Blacks
Retail Analysis contact:
Scott Garber
Marketing Coordinator, Rainmaker Group
330-375-1222
scott@rainmakerworks.com
www.AcceleratedAnalytics.com
Scarlet Pruitt
Consultant, Blacks Retail Analysis
(831) 521-4203
scarlet@blksretail.com
www.BlacksRetailAnalysis.com
About Rainmaker Group
The Rainmaker Group
is a data warehouse and software engineering
firm that created the Accelerated Analytics
service to provide POS information services
to vendors and retailers. The Accelerated
Analytics service improves supply chain
visibility by providing an easy solution
for sharing and analyzing sales and inventory
data without any of the technical headaches.
About Blacks Retail Analysis
Blacks Retail Analysis provides professional
retail information and consulting services.
Our industry analysts draw on years of
experience to help clients manage change
and keep on the cutting edge of market
trends. |
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