Method and system for determining product assortment for retail placement
First Claim
1. A system for determining an assortment of a plurality of related products for retail placement comprising:
- an assortment selection tool for selecting one or more of the plurality of products as a function of product data in order to define a selected product assortment;
a database of product data including at least one of the following;
shelf space data, product dimension data, inventory tracking data, promotion planning data, forecasting data and sales data; and
an allocation tool for adjusting the selected product assortment as a function of the product data in the database to define an allocated product assortment for retail placement.
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Abstract
A system determines an assortment of a plurality of related products for retail placement and includes an assortment selection tool for selecting one or more of the plurality of products as a function of product data in order to define a selected product assortment, a database of additional product data and an allocation tool for adjusting the selected product assortment as a function of the additional product data in the database to define an allocated product assortment for retail placement. A virtual environment interface permits marketers, retailers and/or consumers evaluate the product assortment in a virtual environment as a function of the additional product data in the database to define an allocated product assortment for retail placement. A business method determines an assortment of a plurality of related products for retail placement. Another business method evaluates the retail placement of related products.
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30 Claims
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1. A system for determining an assortment of a plurality of related products for retail placement comprising:
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an assortment selection tool for selecting one or more of the plurality of products as a function of product data in order to define a selected product assortment;
a database of product data including at least one of the following;
shelf space data, product dimension data, inventory tracking data, promotion planning data, forecasting data and sales data; and
an allocation tool for adjusting the selected product assortment as a function of the product data in the database to define an allocated product assortment for retail placement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for evaluating the retail placement of related products comprising:
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a tool for defining a product assortment;
a database of product data including at least one of the following;
shelf space data, product dimension data, inventory tracking data, promotion planning data, forecasting data and sales data; and
a virtual environment interface for permitting marketers, retailers and/or consumers evaluate the product assortment in a virtual environment as a function of the product data in the database to define an allocated product assortment for retail placement. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for determining an assortment of a plurality of related products for retail placement comprising:
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selecting one or more of the plurality of products as a function of product data in order to define a selected product assortment;
collecting product data including at least one of the following;
shelf space data, product dimension data, inventory tracking data, promotion planning data, forecasting data and sales data; and
adjusting the selected product assortment as a function of the collected product data to define an allocated product assortment for retail placement. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for evaluating the retail placement of related products comprising:
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defining a product assortment;
collecting product data including at least one of the following;
shelf space data, product dimension data, inventory tracking data, promotion planning data, forecasting data and sales data; and
evaluating the product assortment in a virtual environment as a function of the collected product data in the database to define an allocated product assortment for retail placement. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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