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Last week, I had the opportunity to work with two different customers analyzing their sales at The Home Depot.  One sells products in the paint department and the other sells into the building materials department.  The analysis goal for both customer projects was to deconstruct their YTD sales and identify the factors contributing to higher... Read more »

At Accelerated Analytics, I work with over 20 beauty brands to supply key reports and analysis of how their products are performing at their retail stores. Our expertise, based on years of working with beauty retailers like Dillard’s, Ulta, Sephora and Nordstrom, help account executives, planners and sales reps to track sales to goals, store... Read more »

That’s the question that the Harvard Business Review set out to answer in a recent study conducted between June 2015 and August 2016. They collaborated with a major U.S. Company which operates hundreds of retail stores across the country and studied the behavior of 46,000 shoppers. The customers were asked about “every aspect of their... Read more »

The string of beauty deals continues in the new year with significant beauty acquisitions for Accelerated Analytics customers L’Oréal and Coty, all within a 48-hour period earlier this week. L’Oréal will almost double the size of its Active Cosmetics Division with the acquisition of CeraVe, AcneFree and Ambi for a reported $1.3 billion. Founded in... Read more »

The latest in a recent flurry of moves to raise cash, Sears Holding announced Thursday that it will sell its well-known Craftsman tools brand to Stanley Black and Decker. The value of the deal could top $1 billion. Stanley will pay $525 million up front – the deal is expected to close later this year... Read more »

Yesterday, President-elect Trump named veteran Washington trade lawyer Robert Lighthizer as his chief trade negotiator in a move that confirms Mr. Trump’s intention to get tough with China, Mexico and other trade partners. Lighthizer, who is with the firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom and was deputy trade representative during the Reagan administration, would replace... Read more »

Holiday shoppers have just a few more days to get their shopping done. Do they order online and get it shipped? Do they order online and then pick up in store? Or do they go into a store hoping to walk out with the items they want to purchase? Retailers have the challenge of meeting... Read more »

The holiday season is upon us, and how DIY retail will fare remains to be seen, but 2016 by most accounts has been a great year for DIY retail. The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) is estimating industry growth for 2016 to end at 5.8%. The Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) is estimating a... Read more »

I think my family set a new record yesterday. As we were pulling into the driveway last night after our daughter’s high school chorus concert, I looked at the house, admiring our holiday lights, and spied a package on our front porch. I laughed and told my husband that I think that brought the day’s... Read more »