Ace Hardwarehad been looking for technology initiatives that could help realize the company’s vision of improving execution and boosting sales
Ace Hardwarehad been looking for technology initiatives that could help realize the company’s vision of improving execution and boosting sales
2 Pages*Note: The recommendations were issued for target products that were already selling within the chain but not offered at specific individual stores. THE RESULTS Throughout the pilot and within a year of deploying recommendations on a twice monthly basis Ace Hardware achieved an increase in same store growth of 2.1%. Enabled individual stores to compete more effectively by localizing assortments to better fulfill local demand. Introduced products into the assortment at an average of 5 products per store per month which led to a 1% sales increase.* Improved in-store customer experience by detecting and correcting flaws such as misplaced products, inventory discrepancies, broken or unattractive displays, and incorrect promotional pricing. Products that received recommendations often
