What 2020/2021 Looked Like The holiday season is the prime time for the business world. People love spending time with their loved ones and purchasing items they love. The businesses understand this sudden market change, which is why there will be a lot of sales during the holiday season. Although the market always sees a …
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Why analytics matters FMCG companies are good at analyzing sales at the store level: how the product is sold, the percentage of defective goods, which brand is more popular, and which is less. This is a common practice. But not everyone is able to analyze what happens to a specific product on a specific shelf. …
Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) — everyday essentials from food and beverages to personal care and household products — form one of the largest and most competitive sectors in the global economy. In 2026, the industry stands at a genuine inflection point. Companies face pressure from multiple directions: persistent margin compression, a consumer base demanding both …
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The objective of every manager is to create working environment enabling employees to be highly engaged in their work. This is a challenging task. As evidenced in practice, merchandising is a business area with high staff turnover and low bonuses. Here we’ll try to figure out how to establish a clear and consistent employee loyalty …
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The retail industry has seen rapid growth in the last couple of decades. According to Statista, sales in the retail industry reached $ 6.6 trillion in 2021, making it a hyper-competitive market. In order to stand out in this hyper-competitive market, many retailers rely on merchandising. Small retail businesses take the services of professional visual …
Startups know the rule: you have 30 seconds to pitch an investor in an elevator. A brand on a retail shelf gets even less time. Shoppers spend 5 to 10 seconds in front of a display and either pick up a product or move on. A chaotic shelf wastes those seconds because nothing catches the …
Effective Planogram: What It Is, Key Principles, and Product Display Examples Read More »
Manufacturers collect a large amount of information from suppliers, stores, merchandisers. But this data helps to evaluate the production (manufacturer) efficiency and benefit the business only when it is correctly analyzed by the company: the necessary metrics are monitored and there is an understanding of what the data shows, together with an answer to the …
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Plano Creator Module of Goods Checker: Its Functionality and Evolution Mike Savitsky, tech lead at IBA Group, and his little assistant Johnny continue to talk about Goods Checker, an IT solution for FMCG companies and distributors. Today Mike tells you about the Plano Creator module: its functionality and evolution. Watch the video now!
A planogram plays a crucial role in merchandising by determining whether shoppers will notice a specific product among all the items on the shelf. However, even the most well-thought-out planogram is useless without accurate execution in the actual store layout. Poor display execution leads to lower sales and reduced brand visibility. Products often end up …
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Planogram takes on enormous importance in merchandising. It determines whether the buyer will notice a particular product among all the goods on the shelf. Therefore, companies take the creation and updating of planograms seriously. How it Used to Be: Microsoft Excel or Microsoft PowerPoint Typically, planograms are created in Microsoft Excel or Microsoft PowerPoint. These …
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