It’s near impossible to buy a new car with a manual transmission. It’s true- there are very few three-pedal cars anymore. Why? Automatic transmissions became ubiquitous because they require less work of the driver, provide a more comfortable ride and perform better. And with the aid of computers, they keep getting better. A computer controls […]

We often hear from prospects that they have a good handle on planning. Yet if we get the opportunity to work with them, almost immediately we uncover a significant amount of stagnant inventory, missed opportunities due to slow reaction and a lot of reporting that takes enormous effort to create but gets little use. It’s […]

Today marks 17 years since I founded Enhanced Retail Solutions (ERS). I would like to thank all our employees, partners and clients around the globe that have enabled our success. Our number one asset is our people- we are blessed with an incredible and talented team. While I’m usually a forward-looking person, it’s times like […]

  In the world of planning, most of us analyze our business and forecast using weekly sales and inventory data. In most cases that makes sense. But recently we’ve had a growing number of clients asking us for the ability to analyze their business by day. They tend to be web-driven retailers where the assortment changes at […]

As the holiday season comes to an end it’s a good time to reflect on what worked- and didn’t in your 2018 assortment. Studying the business by item- the productivity versus the investment made in each- cost, space, resources to manage, etc. can help determine what earns another year in the assortment. This process is […]