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Top 10 Mistakes Retailers Make Using Predictive Analytics

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Top 10 Mistakes Retailers Make Using Predictive Analytics

Trying to boil the ocean – The potential data sets a retailer can use are virtually endless.

Instead, focus solely on the key metrics that matter most to your business.

Ignoring leading indicators – Speaking of the metrics that matter to your business, those that tell you what happened in the past can certainly help you add context to previous performance.

Creating single use, point-in-time data models – Many current statistical modeling methods are out of date as soon as they are developed.

Predictive analytics for CPG and RetailNot aligning with the company’s data analytics strategy – At this point, retailers know that they should be using data.

Ignoring what the data says – Because nearly half of executives are not aligned with their own data strategy, too often, executives rely on gut feel.

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