Why Out-of-stocks, Data Mismatch, and Hidden Demand Still Catch Out Beauty Brands When beauty brands review retail performance, the picture often looks reassuring. Availability appears high. Sales reports feel complete. Forecasts are built on what was sold. But our conversations with brands working directly with Ulta and Sephora reveal a more complicated reality. One where... Read more »
Walmart vendors have access to a wealth of sales and inventory data through Walmart’s Retail Link portal. The challenge for many vendors, is that Retail Link can provide access to extremely detailed data, which increases the quantity and difficulty of analyzing the data and making fast business decisions. Without the right tools, the process can… Read more »
I’m making a prediction – Scan Based Trading (SBT) will gain popularity in 2011 and will emerge in categories not typically engaged in SBT. In an article today in the WSJ titled “Retailers Are Sold on Frugality”, Walmart, Home Depot and Lowe’s are predicting the upcoming holiday season may be poor. They believe consumers remain very… Read more »
A vendor to a large home improvement retailer called Friday, and asked a very simple question: “What can the EDI 852 data our retail customer is sending us tell us about our business?” This is a great question and one we hear often. It’s worth exploring for a few minutes. Here are six things your… Read more »
If you are a vendor supplying to CVS, you are eligible to receive product sales activity and inventory data via EDI 852. Preparing to setup and receive the EDI 852 files can be confusing, and creating usable reports for your team can be very time consuming. Fortunately, Accelerated Analytics® provides a simple, outsourced service for… Read more »
If you are a vendor supplying to Dillards, you are eligible to receive product sales activity and inventory data via EDI 852. Preparing to setup and receive the EDI 852 files can be confusing, and creating usable reports for your team can be very time consuming. Fortunately, Accelerated Analytics® provides a simple, outsourced service for… Read more »
If you are a vendor supplying to Nordstrom, you are eligible to receive product sales activity and inventory data via EDI 852. Preparing to setup and receive the EDI 852 files can be confusing, and creating usable reports for your team can be very time consuming. Fortunately, Accelerated Analytics® provides a simple, outsourced service for… Read more »
Electronic data interchange (EDI), specifically EDI 852 sales data, is a valuable resource for vendors. Unfortunately, without the proper tools, the data can be difficult to work with and analyze. That is why we created the Accelerated Analytics® POS and EDI 852 data analysis service. We remove all the manual data work and provide you… Read more »
Very few retail organizations are structured to handle the business disruption or cost of being the early adopters of new technology. This is especially true when the technology has a direct impact on the communications with all of their largest suppliers. However, over the past twenty-four months, we have begun to see the adoption of… Read more »
If you are a vendor supplying to BJ’s Wholesale Clubs, you are eligible to receive product sales activity and inventory data via EDI 852. Preparing to setup and receive the EDI 852 files can be confusing, and creating usable reports for your team can be very time consuming. Fortunately, Accelerated Analytics® provides a simple, outsourced… Read more »
If you are a vendor supplying to Sephora, you are eligible to receive product sales activity and inventory data via EDI 852. Preparing to setup and receive the EDI 852 files can be confusing, and creating usable reports for your team can be very time consuming. Fortunately, Accelerated Analytics® provides a simple, outsourced service for… Read more »
