As a retailer, you face an ongoing battle to determine who your customers are, the merchandise and services required to attract and retain their business, and where and when they want to shop. As the consumer gains more power with access to greater information and less loyalty to a brand or store, the battle lines…
Henry Canitz
The latest Gartner Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Planning Technologies report predicts that three of the advanced analytic types — predictive, prescriptive and cognitive — are five years to 10 years from mainstream adoption. Other research, such as the Analytics Strategies Study conducted by Supply Chain Insights, shows that 4 percent of respondents have implemented…