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Q1 2022 Roundup: Big Box Giants’ Sales Growth Slows, Cool Weather Chills Home Improvement Results

The nation’s largest retailers have been holding strong against supply chain challenges, high fuel costs and inflation, but their combined ongoing impact…

Retail Business Response Planning for Severe Weather Events

Taking a proactive approach in planning for and responding to severe weather volatility will help safeguard any business’s reputation — and long-term…

Amazon Expects Chaotic Q4 Despite Highly Successful Q3

Amazon reported a 37% net sales increase, to $96.1 billion, in Q3 2020, which ended September 30. However, the ecommerce giant now…

Average-To-Warm Winter Weather Helping Drive 4.1% Holiday Sales Increase

The weather outside is not so frightful, which means retailers are in luck this year: holiday season weather is expected to be…

Retailers Harness Weather Predictions To Improve Operations

IBM subsidiary The Weather Company is working with retailers to provide both real-time weather information and predictive weather analytics solutions. The solution…

Rain, Sleet, Snow Or Haboob: How FedEx Meteorology Delivers

On any given day somewhere above the world, at least one, and as many as 250, FedEx Express jets are flying toward…

Does Your Business Have What It Takes To Weather Any Storm?

Preparing for extreme weather requires more than just buying insurance. It means making sure your business stays up and running the best…

BCBG Boosts Online Conversions 6% With Data-Rich Personalization

BCBG Max Azria is an old hand at personalization in the physical world, where it has been crafting strong relationships with customers…

NRF Reduces Annual Forecast, Predicts Retail Sales Will Increase 3.5% In 2015

As a result of low economic growth in the first half of 2015, the National Retail Federation (NRF) has reduced its annual…

Chico’s Averts Storm-Related Data Loss, Cuts Operational Costs By 75%, With Modular HP Datacenters

As hurricane season approaches (officially starting June 1), merchants may recall last year’s spate of tropical storms and hurricanes, four considered “major.”…

Tractor Supply Company Optimizes Inventory Pricing And Planning With Weather-Driven Demand Intelligence

Pricing and markdown decision-making relies on factors such as demographics and psychographics of specific locations, and historical purchase analytics. Weather also is…

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