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Social Connection: PacSun uses social media to inform, entice and reward customers

Stores Magazine:  PacSun uses social media to inform, entice and reward customers
May 31st, 2013

When the retailer wanted to expand its “Golden State of Mind” message to its customers, the company knew where to connect with them: via Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and their smartphones.

PacSun was able to create those links to customers with a social commerce solution from Revionics, which specializes in optimization to ensure retailers have the right products, pricing, promotions, placements and space allocations. This solution comes as a result of Revionics’ recent acquisition of SkuLoop, a provider of social commerce-driven promotions.

Retailers “are starting to migrate more and more to make commerce social vs. social commerce,” says Crames, the founder and former CEO of SkuLoop. “They can start by putting programs in place to become more educated about their shoppers, and then spread those concentric circles with more programs and projects. The more they use the platform, the more value they will gain.

With many social commerce companies focusing on engagement metrics, “Revionics focuses on how retailers can serve their customers so well that they will want to spread that word to their friends. And then we use those metrics to drive sales,” she notes.

PacSun’s website is full of invitations. “Want to keep up with all things Kendall & Kylie?” it asks. E-mail sign ups are rewarded with “exclusive offers, early access to sales & more!” PacSun has its own blog with content filtered by topic, ranging from products, brands and fashion to music and art. It’s loaded with pictures of attractive young people having fun in the California sun in their PacSun apparel. Visitors are advised to “tag your Instagrams and Tweets with PacSun’s hashtag” to be posted live on the blog.

Details about Revionics Social Commerce platform’s purchase price and the duration of installation are fairly straightforward, especially in the return on investment.

“Our solution is offered on a SaaS model that allows a retailer to pay as they grow their use,” Crames says. “Our customers typically see a 10-times ROI. The time to implementation is typically measured in a few weeks and doesn’t require development on the retailer’s side to get it up and running.”

Top 25 Global Food Retailers 2013

Supermarket News: Top 25 Global Food Retailers 2013
May 28th, 2013

SN's Top 25 worldwide food retailers for 2013 include annual sales for food, nonfood and wholesale operations; sales were based on current exchange rates. Store counts include franchised or licensed locations and may include nonfood outlets.  #20: Safeway (USA)

Price Optimisation Strategies Increase Profits at City Farmers

Power Retail: Price Optimisation Strategies Increase Profits at City Farmers
May 15, 2013 

How can a retail business provide better value for its customers while increasing profits? With the right price optimisation strategy, says City Farmers’ Clayton Hollingsworth.

Rather than increasing profit by simply pushing up the price unilaterally, City Farmers was able to clear more volume by reducing prices in many cases, resulting in higher profits regardless.

Since implementing its new data analysis platform, City Farmers has grown gross profit by several percentage points – but it doesn’t end there.

“This is just the start of our program when it comes to optimisation science,” Hollingsworth explains. “Next we need to consider how the technology can help us improve our promotions, including EDMs, print catalogues and segmented offers. Then we’ll also look at optimising how we replenish stock in a very similar manner.”

Roundy's Expands Initiatives at Pick 'n Save

Supermarket News: Roundy's Expands Initiatives at Pick 'n Save
May 9, 2013

Roundy's Supermarkets here plans to expand its new pricing and service initiatives beyond its 14 test stores here to additional Pick 'n Save locations during the balance of the year based on "early improvements in key operating and financial metrics across those stores, which give us increased confidence," Robert A. Mariano, chairman, president and chief executive officer, told analysts here Thursday. 

Roundy's launched the program in mid-2012 at the 14 conventional stores based on merchandising, promotional and service programs at its upscale Mariano's Fresh Markets in Chicago. 

Asked about competitive responses to the initiatives, Mariano said, "We have not called out the 14 locations, so it's hard for competitors to discern the efforts we have made. The customers at those stores see the differences, but an outside observer won't, and the programs are designed to impact shoppers, not necessary competitors." 

Vallarta Renews Price Optimization System

Supermarket News: Vallarta Renews Price Optimization System
April 30, 2013

“We are very satisfied with the results experienced from leveraging Revionics’ price optimization solution — including the ability to price products more accurately for improved sales and customer loyalty,” said Ray Jones, vice president of procurement and marketing for Vallarta, in a statement.

Vallarta to Enhance Price Optimization Services

Progressive Grocer: Vallarta to Enhance Price Optimization Services
April 30, 2013

Vallarta Supermarkets has renewed its agreement for Revionics price optimization solution and plans to implement the vendor’s promotion optimization solution in the near future.

The grocer renewed its contract based on prior results, which include a more shopper-centric pricing strategy that has helped it improve margins, customer loyalty and price image in a highly competitive market.

Overhauling IT At BevMo!

Integrated Solutions For Retailers: Overhauling IT At BevMo!
April 19, 2013

BevMo! is in the early stages of a cloud-based price management and optimization initiative with Revionics, also an ARTS advocate. “We’re turning to Revionics to help us optimize our pricing scheme to optimize sales and margin,” says Graham. “The solution utilizes solid science coupled with our business rules to drive base and promotions pricing, which will help us make smarter merchandising and product placement decisions.”

Karen Dutch, SVP at Revionics, says the science behind pricing and promotions is based on predicting demand, setting business rules to meet demand, and applying brand-specific strategy to the equation. The first element requires retailers to tap into Big Data — which in the case of BevMo! lives in its cloudbased data warehouse — to understand and predict consumer demand by analyzing shoppers’ engagements with the brand at every social, mobile, and physical touch point.

To provide some context for the volume of data required of price and promotion optimization solutions, consider that Revionics pulls loyalty/CRM, POS transaction log, historical pricing, and even weather data — among other sources — into its algorithm. “With this data we can analyze shopper response to changing prices and promotions, weather conditions, and more at the store SKU and personal levels,” says Dutch. “This helps retailers understand which products drive consumer baskets, which get dragged in, and why.”

While BevMo! is in the early stages of its price and promotions optimization effort with Revionics, Graham sees promise in the implementation. “Revionics has a well-organized process behind its price optimization software, and they collaborate well with us,” says Graham, VP of IT at BevMo!

ALCO Stores CEO touts partnership with Revionics' pricing optimization solutions on Earnings Call

ALCO Stores CEO touts partnership with Revionics’ pricing optimization solutions on Earnings Call
April 19, 2013

"I'd like to discuss one of the company's most critical initiatives, gross margin expansion. Clearly, delivering improved profitability is anchored in our ability to increase gross margins. There are 2 initiatives that are designed to improve overall gross margin results. First is our implementation of price optimization. Our new partnership with Revionics, a price optimization software provider, will enable us to manage pricing based on competition and geography."

ALCO Stores, Inc. Announces March Sales Results

NASDAQ: ALCO Stores, Inc. Announces March Sales Results 
April 11, 2013

ALCO Stores, Inc. today announced sales from continuing operations, excluding fuel, increased 1.4% to $44.8 million for the five-week period ended April 7, 2013, compared to $44.2 million during the same period of the prior year.

"We are also encouraged by the progress being made as we integrate our new Revionics price optimization software. The project is currently on schedule and we expect to realize benefits during third and fourth quarters."


Family Dollar Extends Price Optimization Solutions

RIS News: Family Dollar Extends Price Optimization Solutions
February 8, 2013

Family Dollar Stores, a discount retail chain, has renewed its End-to-End Merchandise Optimization solutions software contract with Revionics. The renewal agreement will extend the retailer's services with Revionics Price Optimization across more than 7,600 stores in 45 states.

"As one of the fastest growing discount retailers in the United States, we rely on our partners to deliver innovation to support our growth and success so that we can focus on providing more value to our customers," said Mike Bloom, Family Dollar president and COO. "Over the past three years, Revionics has proven that they are a great partner for Family Dollar through their cutting-edge technology and pricing analytics that protects our strong value perception while assisting us to improve our profitability."

For this major initiative, Revioncs' solution provided Family Dollar with sophisticated price optimization software to support their market growth plans, expanded product mix and shopper-centric Everyday Day Value Pricing (EDVP). In addition, Revionics is helping family Dollar balance competitive and value-based pricing with profitability.

Family Dollar Renews Software Agreement with Revionics

CSP Daily News: Family Dollar Renews Software Agreement with Revionics
February 5, 2013

The retailer selected Revionics Price Optimization in 2009 after an extensive search for base-price management and optimization as part of their merchandising initiative, Project Accelerate, which focused on a merchandising transformation in pricing, space productivity, assortment planning, and workflow capabilities. 


Family Dollar Stores renews software agreement with Revionics for price optimization

Chain Store Age: Family Dollar Stores renews software agreement with Revionics for price optimization
February 5, 2013

More than 31,000 retail locations and $95 billion in annual revenue across grocery, drug, building materials, convenience, general merchandise, discount, sporting goods stores and e-commerce sites use Roseville, Calif.-based Revionics' solutions.


Family Dollar Renews Multi-year Software Agreement with Revionics

Progressive Grocer: Family Dollar Renews Multi-year Software Agreement with Revionics
February 5, 2013

Revionics delivers an end-to-end merchandise optimization solution, developed to enable retailers of all sizes to execute a fact-based Omni-channel merchandising strategy utilizing a comprehensive set of shopper demand signals to enhance financial performance with improved customer satisfaction.

ALCO Stores Implements Revionics Pricing Solutions

Retail TouchPoints: ALCO Stores Implements Revionics Pricing Solutions
January 30, 2013

Localization is a hot topic among retailers striving to create more relevant offers, inventory assortments and price points across channels. In doing so, merchants across verticals better connect with shoppers in specific geographic areas, but also make more efficient decisions regarding their merchandising, offers and product costs.

ALCO Stores, a broad-line retailer primarily located in small, underserved communities, recently announced the implementation of Life Cycle Price Optimization solutions and Analytic Services from Revionics, Inc. A key goal is to gain more granular and localized pricing and promotions strategies, according to Rich Wilson, President and CEO of ALCO. Through the new partnership, ALCO will leverage the full suite of base pricing, promotion optimization and markdown solutions to improve gross margins, brand image and customer loyalty in all 217 locations across 23 states in the U.S.

“ALCO faces increased competition, rising costs, significant changes in consumer awareness surrounding price sensitivity, and the rising shift in consumer spending via e-Commerce,” Wilson said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. The solutions from Revionics, he added, provide “the robust, science-backed methodologies we need to provide a more transparent, fact-based decision-making environment. We needed a tool that could take today’s impacts and translate them into customer-centric, demand-based cost strategies.”

Detailed analytics regarding in-store shopping behaviors, as well as overall sentiments on product rates, markdowns and deals, will empower ALCO executives to design and roll out regional and localized initiatives based on the unique preferences of specific geographic areas. Additionally, these insights will help the retailer better predict and respond to shopper demand and behavior, which can lead to a boost in purchases and overall market basket size.

Within the last year, ALCO has focused on implementing regional strategies in select stores to “organically grow our profit base,” Wilson explained. The company also is striving to expand pricing technology and knowledge to team members across the organization. Day-to-day mentorship from Revionics will provide the ALCO Pricing and Leadership team with pricing and solution implementation best practices.

“ALCO and Revionics together are committed to ensuring we serve our customers in their local communities better than ever,” Wilson said. “The relationship between ALCO and Revionics continues to progress into a partnership not just on pricing, markdown, and promotions; but as partners driven on simplifying the customer shopping experience and improving our day-to-day operations.”

RetailWeek's Store of the week: Food retailer Longo’s flagship, Toronto, Canada

RetailWeek: Store of the week: Food retailer Longo’s flagship, Toronto, Canada
January 21, 2013

Longo’s is a family owned grocer that operates 24 stores in the Greater Toronto area, and this one, in Maple Leaf Square in the city’s downtown area, is its flagship.

Accessed by an escalator from street level, this 48,000 sq ft store is as much a feast for the eyes as the mouth and really is about giving food its fair shout in the visual merchandising stakes.

This is achieved through the effective use of food islands - cheese counters, coffee and tea areas and suchlike, as well as large, arresting graphics in the mid-shop and around the perimeter. It is also, in keeping with much of the new wave of supermarket design, about not making everything white. The ceiling void is black with lighting used to highlight merchandise areas instead of flooding every corner with high-level ambient light.

It is also about reminding the onlooker about the provenance of the food that is being offered. The tea and coffee island is a good example - it has wooden barrels filled with coffee beans and bags of the unground product sitting on top of them. The barrels serve little function other than mood creation and the sensation is that you have left the environs of a supermarket and moved into a coffee-roasting emporium.

This form of presentation is used across large parts of the store and is what used to be called ‘zoning’ when laying out non-food in department or electrical stores.

Longo’s takes the lessons that are available from sectors outside food retailing and applies them to this space to create drama in a way that will be unfamiliar but appealing. It also works as a series of market-style counters. The only thing similar to this in the UK is Whole Foods Market and this is better.

Roundy's Sees ROI in Price Optimization

Supermarket News: Roundy's Sees ROI in Price Optimization
January 15, 2013

Roundy’s Supermarkets has found a “significant ROI” in the price optimization system it has employed over the past two years, said Jason Benish, vice president of pricing and strategic initiatives for Roundy’s.

In a study of price optimization’s effect on 10 categories at test and control stores, the chain found “the [trend] lines diverged” for year-over-year gross profit dollars, said Benish at a session here Monday at the National Retail Federation’s Annual Convention. “If I could make that kind of return on my [personal] money, I would probably not be here right now.” The system is provided on a software-as-a-service basis by Revionics, Roseville, Calif.

Roundy’s applies the system to all categories at its 165 stores, not including perishables, although the chain is looking at including produce, said Benish. “We wanted to make more fact-based decisions about prices that we did in the past,” using history to make forecasts of customer demand.

The system has also allowed Roundy’s to price by individual store clusters that have similar customers, he added.

Revionics lands contract with outdoor outfitter Cabela's

Sacramento Business Journal: Revionics lands contract with outdoor outfitter Cabela's
January 8, 2013

“We are thrilled that Cabela’s, one of the largest multi-channel specialty retailers, has chosen Revionics as their ‘partner of choice’ for price and markdown optimization technology,” Revionics CEO Marc Hafner said.

Unlocking Data Secrets: BevMo! gets precise with optimization solutions

STORES: Unlocking Data Secrets: BevMo! gets precise with optimization solutions
November 1, 2012

BevMo!’s Bob Graham, vice president of information technology, says the 123-store chain chose Revionics to optimize its pricing, promotions and store clustering because Revionics seems “very nimble and has the ability to deliver.”

“They get that we are a small, scrappy, lean company,” he says. “We want the technology to drive things, instead of lots of bodies. The IT staff here is 10 people, with three of them on the help desk, so we can’t have systems that are complex. And those systems have to be easily integrated with other ARTS solutions.”

That need to avoid complexity in its IT systems may be borne of the retailer’s complex product assortment, which includes wine, spirits and beer, and related products like specialty foods, cigars and glassware. BevMo! stores average 10,000 sq. ft. in major metropolitan markets in California, Washington and Arizona; its headquarters are in the San Francisco Bay area.

“I saw an opportunity to dig into optimization and build a better BevMo!,” says Graham. “Revionics took a lot of time to review our business. They had good recommendations and it appears they have a solid science. When you get smart about pricing, that is a big deal,” he adds, while also stressing the importance of being ARTS-compliant.

“We move a lot of product out the front end,” Graham says, “and Revionics is very focused on fast-moving consumer goods. If you can hit pricing, promotion and have an efficient front end, you can begin to take your loyalty programs to the next level.”

“What makes BevMo! special is the art of serving the customer,” he says. “These tools unleash the creativity of our people. And once they have created a promotion, some kind of event, the systems take over and execute it. At that point, you have the opportunity to strive for excellence. I don’t think this optimization system will replace people — it allows them to be more creative.”


City Farmers Takes a Scientific Approach to Pricing and Promotions

Retail TouchPoints: City Farmers Takes a Scientific Approach to Pricing and Promotions
October 8, 2012

By implementing the Price and Promotion Optimization solutions from Revionics, City Farmers can be more competitive and deliver upon customer wants and needs more effectively, Clayton Hollingsworth, CEO and Managing Director of City Farmers, told Retail TouchPoints.

 
This multifaceted approach will help ensure that logic is at the center of all pricing decisions. “The entire pricing process will be transparent,” he added, “so we always know why a price is going up or down and what the effect on the business will be.”
 
“Letting our data talk and determine our decisions will allow a lot of the ‘smoke’ surrounding our pricing and promotion strategies to disappear,” Hollingsworth explained. “We will be able to make decisions quickly and more logically. We will also have better team congruence regarding price, which will free up time at both a management and store level to better drive the business.”

Revionics' solutions help pet supplier grow profits

RetailBiz.com: Revionics' solutions help pet supplier grow profits
September 18, 2012

Clayton Hollingsworth, City Farmers CEO, said partnering with Revionics was an easy decision.


“As a data-driven company we needed a more fact and science-based approach to our pricing and promotion strategies that would create a stronger value proposition for our customers, “he said.

“Furthermore, we were impressed with how the Revionics’ platform is a ‘dynamic learner’ and are essentially the brains of the operation – the more data you throw at it, the smarter it becomes.”

Australia’s City Farmers chooses Revionics life cycle price optimisation solutions

The Integrated Retailer: Australia's City Farmers chooses Revionics life cycle price optimisation solutions
September 13, 2012

Partnering with Revionics was an easy decision,” commented Clayton Hollingsworth, City Farmers Chief Executive Officer. “As a data-driven company we needed a more fact and science-based approach to our pricing and promotion strategies that would create a stronger value proposition for our customers. Furthermore, we were impressed with how the Revionics’ platform is a ‘dynamic learner’ and is essentially the brains of the operation – the more data you throw at it, the smarter it becomes,” continued Hollingsworth.

Revionics lands deal with Australian chain City Farmers

The Sacramento Business Journal: Revionics lands deal with Australian chain City Farmers
September 11, 2012

“As a data-driven company we needed a more fact and science-based approach to our pricing and promotion strategies that would create a stronger value proposition for our customers,” Clayton Hollingsworth, City Farmers CEO, said in a news release.

eBags.com Chooses Revionics For Shopper-Centric Pricing Strategies

Retail TouchPoints: eBags.com Chooses Revionics For Shopper-Centric Pricing Strategies
August 21, 2012

eBags.com chose Revionics’ analytics-based Price Optimization tool to help improve its pricing strategies.  The move “will ensure we are competitively priced for today’s increasingly-informed shopper,” stated Vince Jones, CEO of eBags.com

eBags.com Selects Revionics Price Optimization Solution

RIS News: eBags.com Selects Revionics Price Optimization Solution
August 27, 2012

The choice of Revionics "will ensure we are competitively priced for today's increasingly informed shopper," said eBags.com CEO Vince Jones in a statement. "Revionics will ensure that these customers also continue to find competitive prices on everything on our site, whether they're shopping for a well-known brand with category-leading products, or more of a specialty brand with niche products."

BevMo! Enhances Customer Satisfaction With Price And Promotion Optimization Tools

Retail TouchPoints: BevMo! Enhances Customer Satisfaction With Price And Promotion Optimization Tools
August 13, 2012

Pricing and promotions are two of the key areas that we wanted to attack,” Graham said. “We recognize that we must be more nimble, now more than ever, and tackle new opportunities.”

As part of its head-on attack, BevMo! has entered a three-year partnership with Revionics, a provider of merchandising solutions, in which BevMo! will implement multiple Revionics tools. These include Price Optimization, which provides base price management; Promotion Optimization, to improve overall promotion planning and success; and Store Clustering Analysis, to ensure more efficient price alignment across its 118 brick-and-mortar stores.

This approach will allow BevMo! “to become more intelligent in pricing strategies in order to delight customers, while remaining a cost-effective and solid competitor in our marketplace,” Graham explained.

“At the end of the day, it’s all about having the right product, at the correct price, at the right location, which opens the door to the best way to interact with our customers.” Moreover, BevMo! will be able to determine the impact of specific pricing decisions, said Graham, and pinpoint demand based on specific market locations and conditions.

Prudent Pricing

Progressive Grocer: Prudent Pricing
May, 2012

"The results are there, and we're happy with them. And every year, our comfort level with optimization has grown."  –Frank Cannon, Van's Markets

And this is where Revionics really delivers, according to Cannon, who recalls that prior to using the system, "We used to have 700 or 800 price changes a week. But once you start a pricing strategy off a targeted gross margin, depending on the sensitivity of the item, you might not have to change a lot of those items to maintain that target. So your price changes go down pretty dramatically using price optimization, which boosts gross margin, and that saves on labor."

Tractor Supply Company Optimizes Inventory Pricing and Planning with Weather-Driven Demand Intelligence

Retail TouchPoints:  Tractor Supply Company Optimizes Inventory Pricing and Planning with Weather-Driven Demand Intelligence
April 19, 2012

The solution will help us identify sales trends and take a more proactive approach to pricing by location, which will improve our margins and profitability. By utilizing this solution, we will have a deeper understanding of weather-driven trends and outcomes." stated a Tractor Supply Company spokesperson.
 
“Weather is a significant and often dominant driver of demand for some product categories,” said Jeff Moore, VP of Science Development and Innovation at Revionics. “We wanted to offer the ‘de-weatherization’ of history, meaning that the effects of historical weather are accounted for in the demand models in such a way that they bring the models back to ‘normal.’
 
Retailers have gravitated to price intelligence solutions in order to make more efficient business decisions. Integrating weather intelligence allows organizations to optimize these areas further, and preserve additional margin when and where demand will be stronger due to specific climate, according to David Frieberg, VP of Marketing for Planalytics.

Planning for Pricing: Winn-Dixie Among Retailers Embracing Price Optimization

Supermarketnews.com: Planning for Pricing: Winn-Dixie Among Retailers Embracing Price Optimization
February 13, 2012

Another retailer using price optimization in decision-making is Longo’s, a 24-store EDLP operator based in Vaughan, Ontario.  “It’s provided us with an opportunity to look at the entire enterprise in a customer-focused manner vs. working in silos,” said Tom Sfetkopoulos, manager, merchandising and pricing for Longo’s, which has been using a price optimization system from Revionics, Roseville, Calif., for everyday pricing over the past 1.5 years. “You can look at a category and how it impacts a department and the entire enterprise.”

For example, Sfetkopoulos said, the system allows Longo’s to stay competitive on certain items and “look at other options to make up the profit you may be giving up.” And the system enables the chain to pass through a major commodity cost increase and “look to offset it in other parts of the enterprise.” 

Longo’s employs price optimization on a software-as-a-service basis, providing Revionics with historical and current sales data and costs. The system covers all Center Store products and is starting to be applied to fresh departments. The chain has experienced some “very significant successes” in both sales and margins with the system, and achieved an ROI “in a shorter time than anticipated,” said Sfetkopoulos, declining to provide specifics. Longo’s plans to start promotional forecasts in the next few months.

Zaucha Award Winner McGregor Has Community Focus

Supermarket News: Transcript: Zaucha Award Winner McGregor Has Community Focus
February 13, 2012

The stores have also installed Revionics to do price monitoring and also to keep track of product movement vs. movement among competitors, “and it helps us keep our gross margins in line by category,” he added.

….The decision to invest in Revionics, for example, was made by his sons on their own, McGregor pointed out. “I challenged them and questioned whether that system would really change the way we price, but now I believe they made the right decision.”


Tractor Supply Earning Calls Highlights

Seekingalpha.com: Transcript: Tractor Supply's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results
February 2, 2012

"First of all, we chose Revionics for Price Optimization and we are convinced they were the right choice for us. Remember, price op is one of the four drivers of the gross margin equation that we talked about."

Seekingalpha.com: Transcript: Tractor Supply's CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results
July 20, 2011

"Gross margin which increased 30 basis points to 34.1%....we have been making progress on our strategic gross margin initiatives which include improved strategic sourcing, private branding, price optimization and inventory management."

Tractor Supply shares hit all-time high on strong outlook

Reuters.com: Tractor Supply shares hit all-time high on strong outlook
January 12, 2012

Tractor Supply Seen As Having Right Strategies

Investors.com: Tractor Supply Seen As Having Right Strategies
October 24, 2011

Gander Mountain Adopts Revionics Price Optimization To Boost Customer Satisfaction And Sales

RetailTouchPoints.com: Gander Mountain Adopts Revionics Price Optimization To Boost Customer Satisfaction And Sales
October 24, 2011

Holiday Stationstores Puts Revionics Technology Behind Its Prices

CSNews Retail Technology Blog: Holiday Stationstores Puts Technology Behind Its Prices
July 19, 2011

"We [Holiday] realized we needed the science of a system in order to understand the price sensitivity of the items we sell, which offers an elasticity of demand calculation. A system removes some of the emotion that is built into pricing decisions and allows us to develop pricing that is consistent with our view of the strategic role of each category."  Solyntjes said."

"...Overall, Holiday is impressed with the [Revionics] system and the results achieved so far. Solyntjes said the company is on track to achieve the gross profit improvement it anticipated..."

Whole Foods looks Appetizing to Stock Analysts

MarketWatch.com: Analysts ring up Whole Foods, Fresh Market - Higher-end customer base seen benefiting natural-foods retailers
June 20, 2011

Family Dollar's Price Optimization Noted as Part of Success

Benzinga.com: Deutsche Bank Provided Color on Family Dollar Stores - Buy
May 25, 2011

Fuel Related Cost Increases Tackled with Price Optimization

Charlotte Observer:  Family Dollar - Talk From The Top, Howard Levine, Call Him the Family Man 
January 29, 2011

Price Optimization Feeding Family Dollar Growth Boom

RIS News:  Download Executive Insight Article 
January 25, 2011