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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Ajay A. Deshpande, White Plains, NY (US);
Hongliang Fei, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Arun Hampapur, Norwalk, CT (US);
Hongfei Li, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Xuan Liu, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Causal performance analysis for store merchandising may be provided. A clustering technique may be performed based on target store location data and existing store data. Based on the clustering technique, a peer selection group is determined comprising a group of stores determined to have similar attributes to the target store location. Sales distortions for a plurality of divisions associated with the group of stores in the peer selection group may be determined. A distortion matrix may be generated comprising a ranked list of the plurality of divisions. A merchandise mix recommendation for the target store location may be presented via a user interface device.