Andrews: Retail inventory planning is mostly gut instinct and Excel
John Andrews · 1020 Urban Outfitters Inventory Management Tool Breaks $6m in ARR · May 10, 2018 · at 4:35
John Andrews of Celect discusses the prevailing methods retailers use to decide item assortment and inventory allocation.
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“The way that these decisions are made today is generally based on gut instinct and Excel spreadsheets, right?”
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