Retail analytics delivered to your team
Your retail business needs expert analytics to optimize business processes and maximize your profitability, but building an in-house data analyst team is expensive. That’s where we come in.
Team of retail experts with over 20 years of industry experience
Fast implementation (6-weeks on average)
Flexible subscription model
Forecast accuracy
90+%
Decreased stockouts
5%
Decrease inventory by
21%
Retail planning insights at your fingertips
Unlock the full potential of your retail business through advanced planning and streamlined processes. Building an in-house solution can be costly and slow – let us provide you a comprehensive cloud solution for increased planning efficiency and accuracy.
Enhanced teamwork for effective planning
Optimize inventory levels with data-driven precision
Increase accuracy of your plans
Assortment Planning
Inventory Planning
Retailer Challenge Assessments
Take our 30-seconds survey to understand how our solutions can help your retail problems.
Analytics as a Service
Unlock the potential of data with our Analytics as a Service solutions. Drive informed decisions and elevate your business with ease.
Demand Forecasting
Balanced inventory levels
Accurately plan merchandising allocation and replenishment
Agility in case of unexpected events
No analytics experience needed
Markdown Optimization
Easily achieve seasonal targets
High level of sell-through
Time and resource efficient markdown planning
Visibility of impact of markdown decisions
How it works
Analytics as a Service is a collaborative process between Blue Sky and retailers, that allows for analytics processes being handled by our team entirely, freeing you to spend your attention to handle business processes.
- Retailers send at least 2 years of historical sales data
- Our analysts feed your data into Demand Forecasting and/or MDO models depending on your subscription
- Receive your retail analytics weekly, bi-weekly or monthly depending on your needs
- Continuous data tracking and review to make predictions/suggestions as precise as possible
Why use Analytics as a Service?
Affordable:
Analytics as a service is
more affordable compared to
in-house development or
third party solutions
Flexible:
Our subscription-based model offers flexible payments options tailored
to your needs.
Accessible:
Our team offers readily accessible industry experience spanning over 20 years, at your disposal.
Retail Cloud Planning Solution
A comprehensive planning platform to handle all your retail planning needs.
Set product categories, item levels and handle your whole retail plans with a top-down or a bottom-up approach
Plan your financial plans to the sub class level, and your inventory at location level
Leverage our planning solutions to meet your consumer demand
Plan locations in clusters and all channels
One single platform for all your analytic needs
Our solutions are designed to run on a single platform, allowing retailers to see all necessary data and insights with ease. The native and seamless integration between our solutions make retail planning fast, efficient and accurate.
Demand Forecasting
Demand forecasting in retail is the fundamental process of developing an estimate of the future customer demand
Seasonalty and promotions
Weather forecast
Industry trends
Markdown Optimization
Markdown Optimization is the best tool to avoid losses and maximize profit when products are near the end of their life cycle
Results on item/location level
React to market fluctuations
Agility towards consumer demands
Planning Solutions
Elevate your business potential with our comprehensive Retail Planning Cloud Solution.
Up to 5 user roles
Plan locations in clusters
Plan financials to sub-class level
Company Blog
Read our company blog to keep up with the latest news in the retail industry and to learn about our expertise and insights.
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Discover the power of Analytics as a Service in retail and how it unlocks data-driven success and empowers decision-making.
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