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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Walmart Apollo, Llc, Bentonville, AR (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0637 (2023.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0201 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0201 (2013.01); G05D 1/0221 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0637 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01);
Abstract
Approaches are provided that determine and fine-tune product assortments carried by retail stores. In aspects, the number of stores that carry the item, the sales performance of the item, the loyalty of customers to the item, whether substitutes for the item can be found, and other factors are used to determine an actions such as increasing or decreasing the shelf space for an item.