Blog Posts
How to Use Special Days to Improve Forecast Accuracy
Managing special days in light of forecasting.
Five Steps to Improve Forecast Accuracy
In this latest retail forecasting playbook post, Bob Clements discusses how to improve forecast accuracy in five steps.
Developing a Solid Forecasting Strategy
What is your forecasting strategy? Chances are you’ve never been asked that question and the answer is probably not on the tip of your tongue. Don’t worry. You’re not alone. In the rush to implement a workforce scheduling system, few retailers give much thought...
The Retail Forecasting Playbook
Bob Clements introduces The Retail Labor Forecasting Playbook, to be followed by a series of posts discussing different elements of labor forecasting.
3 Ways to Fractionalize Labor Costs to Drive Profit
Recently, I was speaking with an Australian client who introduced the term “fractionalization” to me. The concept is pretty simple: how do you maintain or decrease costs while increasing volume. While Australian retailers like Woolworths (grocery) and Myer...
Strategies Take Flight to Address the Rising Wages at the Axsium WFM Forum
Last week, I attended the Axsium Workforce Management Forum in the United Kingdom. This is an annual workforce management conference convening each spring and hosted by Axsium Group. This year’s Axsium WFM Forum was held at the Imperial War Museum...