Knowledge Center
Learn more about how KSS Retail solutions are being used to gain shopper insights that optimize pricing, promotions and assortments.
Of Special Interest
“dunnhumby on Loyalty” e-Book
Discover where it all began. Clive Humby, co-founder and Chairman of dunnhumby Ltd., the KSS Retail parent company, distills two decades of insights into loyalty, customer insight, relevancy and the shopper-centric business.
“The Evolution of Retail Pricing” Presentation
Explore how retail pricing technique has evolved from productivity-based methods to a more strategic approach to customer relevance. KSS Retail is driving this innovation by integrating customer insights with retailer market strategies to model and execute effective pricing and promotions.
Featured Downloads
KSS Retail PriceStrat Brochure
Discover how KSS Retail’s price optimization software helps maximize forecast accuracy, with a science-driven approach that combines everyday pricing, promotional pricing and rules-based pricing in a unified model. Find out why PriceStrat is chosen by retailers worldwide to help them achieve financial objectives, improve consumer brand perception and sharpen their competitive edge.
KSS Retail Heartbeat® solution summary
Gain better insight on product availability. KSS Retail Heartbeat gives you certainty that the thousands of items that line your store shelves are correctly price and in the best condition for your customers.
KSS Optimal Insights Vol. 1: Harness Shopper Intelligence to Save Lost Sales
Rethink how to respond to Out-of-Stock challenges. The old way was limited to after-the-fact reports that provided an incomplete picture of what items were not sold, with little insight about why. The new way monitors POS transactions and applies pattern recognition in real time, to maintain a continuous understanding of what items are Ready For Purchase (RFP) from the shoppers’ point of view.
KSS Optimal Insights Vol. 2: Understanding Ready-for-Purchase
Learn how to correct merchandising shortcomings by understanding why each item is not selling or selling below the expected frequency. RFP assurance is a perpetual challenge that demands a continuous solution woven into the operational fabric of your business. KSS Retail Heartbeat uses automated purchase pattern recognition to effectively address the sheer number of items in a store.
Expert Commentary
Retail Price Optimization: Changing Solution Providers
Marc Millstein, founder and president of Retail Connections, explores how retail price optimization tools have evolved from an inscrutable “blackbox” technology to a technique adopted by the mainstream in just eight years. Millstein analyzes how some early adopters began switching over to updated solutions that integrate tools for both regular and promotional pricing.
“Price Optimization: Executing Strategy” white paper
Bob Phinney, VP of Strategic Pricing at KSS Retail, develops the business case for leveraging the expertise of merchandising with the science of price optimization—a necessity if the retailer’s pricing execution strategy is to achieve the ideal balance between volume and profit.
Price Optimization: Maximizing Retail Profits in a Tough Environment
Marc Millstein, founder and president of Retail Connections, discusses why price optimization makes more sense today than ever before. Retailers should expect bottom-line results from price optimization, and should carefully evaluate optimization solutions using the criteria listed.
Retail Systems Alert Group (RSAG): “Retailers Still Have Independent Price Optimization Options”
Paula Rosenblum, RASG VP of Research & Content, identifies KSS Retail as a “best of breed alternative for retailers” who are examining pricing and promotion optimization technology.
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