Retailers in the west were caught out by the sudden drop in demand during the last recession, as historical-based demand forecasts showed their vulnerabilities and inventory sizes mushroomed. How about trying demand-sensing, as exemplified by Coca Cola’s Freestyle machine, compared with traditional vending machines? It reminds The Loadstar of Walmart’s predictive technology, which allegedly employs a computer more powerful than the Pentagon’s.
XOM: GO GREEN NOWKNIN: BOUNCING OFF NEW LOWS HON: BREAK-UP PRESSURECHRW: UPGRADESZIM: LAGGARDFWRD: LEADINGMAERSK: OPPORTUNISTIC UPGRADETSLA: GETTING OUTDSV: DOWN BELOW KEY LEVELLINE: DOWN TO ALL-TIME LOWS AMZN: DEI HURDLESAAPL: DEI RECOMMENDATIONAAPL: INNOVATIONF: MAKING MONEY IN CHINAMAERSK: THE DAY AFTER
XOM: GO GREEN NOWKNIN: BOUNCING OFF NEW LOWS HON: BREAK-UP PRESSURECHRW: UPGRADESZIM: LAGGARDFWRD: LEADINGMAERSK: OPPORTUNISTIC UPGRADETSLA: GETTING OUTDSV: DOWN BELOW KEY LEVELLINE: DOWN TO ALL-TIME LOWS AMZN: DEI HURDLESAAPL: DEI RECOMMENDATIONAAPL: INNOVATIONF: MAKING MONEY IN CHINAMAERSK: THE DAY AFTER
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