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RETAIL INTELLIGENCE · AGENT-FIRST
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PULSE · FRIDAY, APR 24
Five things worth your attention.
What the agents surfaced overnight, ranked by impact. Tap any item to dig in.
01
MARGIN
PRIORITY
Northeast outerwear margin is not a pricing problem
Signals shows dwell at the outerwear fixture dropped 38% two weeks before the markdown cascade. Display refresh on Sep 30 removed it from the main sightline. Move it back before deepening further markdowns.
IMPACT
+$420K
02
PRICING
12 SKUs priced 8-15% above competitors for 14+ days
Competitive drift on high-velocity items. Likely margin cost: $180K per month at current rates.
IMPACT
+$180K/mo
03
INVENTORY
Stockout risk on spring collection in 3 Southeast stores
Forecast vs on-hand suggests stockout within 6 days. Lead time from DC is 4 days. Initiate transfer now.
IMPACT
Protect $85K
04
● SIGNALS
Dwell collapsed on Wednesday endcap refresh — Nashville
New endcap dropped engagement 54% in 72 hours. Revert or redesign before the weekend.
SEVERITY
HIGH
05
PLANNING
Planning +14% vs actual for kids apparel, Q2
Receipts on pace to exceed plan. Suggest pulling back next POs 12-18%.
IMPACT
-$340K overbuy
ACTION LOG · LAST 30 DAYS
Every recommendation, every execution.
Full audit trail. Who approved what, when, and what the outcome was. Every action reversible.
TOTAL ACTIONS
284
+18 this week
EXECUTED
261
92% approval rate
PENDING APPROVAL
9
Avg 2.3h wait
MARGIN IMPACT
$2.4M
Tracked to date
RECENT ACTIONS
FILTER: ALL
| TIME | ACTION | AGENT | APPROVED BY | STATUS | IMPACT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:42 | Markdown -15% · SKU 4200-118 · Northeast | PRICING | M. Roth | EXECUTED | +$48K est |
| 10:28 | Transfer 340u · Store 0812 → Store 0344 | INVENTORY | Auto-approved | EXECUTED | Stockout avoided |
| 09:55 | Reprice 18 SKUs to competitor parity | COMPETITIVE | — pending — | PENDING | +$86K/mo |
| 09:12 | PO adjustment -18% · spring kidswear | PLANNING | — pending — | PENDING | -$340K overbuy |
| 08:47 | Display revert · Nashville endcap | SIGNALS | K. Ochoa | EXECUTED | Restore engage |
| YESTERDAY | Markdown -20% · 34 SKUs · chain-wide | PRICING | J. Park | EXECUTED | +$124K |
| YESTERDAY | Replenish · 12 SKUs · DC-East | INVENTORY | Auto-approved | EXECUTED | — |
| YESTERDAY | A/B test display · Stores 0112, 0342 | SIGNALS | M. Roth | EXECUTED | Active |
INVENTORY INTELLIGENCE
47,281 SKUs, live.
Real-time position across 48 stores, 3 DCs, and ecommerce. Stockouts flagged, overstock identified, transfers recommended.
STOCKOUT RISK
184
+12 vs yesterday
OVERSTOCK
612
18+ WOS
TRANSFERS SUGGESTED
48
+14 overnight
SELL-THROUGH
67%
+2pt vs LY
STOCKOUT RISK · NEXT 7 DAYS
| SKU | DESCRIPTION | STORES | ON HAND | DAYS LEFT | LEAD TIME | ACTION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-4200-118 | Girls floral dress, size 6 | 3 | 48u | 2 | 4d | |
| G-4201-224 | Girls graphic tee, size 7-8 | 5 | 112u | 3 | 4d | |
| B-3100-042 | Boys cargo shorts, medium | 2 | 34u | 4 | 3d | |
| G-4200-119 | Girls stripe dress, size 8 | 7 | 186u | 5 | 4d | |
| B-3200-155 | Boys polo, size 10-12 | 1 | 22u | 6 | 5d | |
| G-4100-088 | Girls leggings, size 5 | 4 | 94u | 7 | 4d |
Weeks of supply by category
TARGET 8W
Size curve health · dresses
3 BROKEN
PRICING & MARKDOWN
Elasticity-aware price decisions.
Our models run against competitor movement, inventory position, behavioral engagement, and margin targets — and gate every change through your approval workflow.
MARGIN MTD
38.2%
+1.1pt vs plan
MARKDOWN $
$1.84M
+22% vs LY
REPRICE PENDING
147
Awaiting approval
SELL-THROUGH
67%
+4pt
MARKDOWN CANDIDATES · NEXT 7 DAYSTOP 8
| SKU | CATEGORY | CURRENT | SUGGESTED | UPLIFT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-4200-118 | Outerwear | $34.99 | $24.99 | +$48K |
| G-4200-119 | Outerwear | $39.99 | $29.99 | +$38K |
| B-3300-042 | Sweaters | $28.99 | $21.99 | +$32K |
| G-4100-088 | Dresses | $24.99 | $18.99 | +$21K |
| B-3200-155 | Polos | $19.99 | $14.99 | +$18K |
| G-4201-224 | Tops | $16.99 | $12.99 | +$14K |
| B-3100-042 | Shorts | $22.99 | $17.99 | +$12K |
| G-4400-066 | Accessories | $12.99 | $9.99 | +$8K |
ELASTICITY MODELOUTERWEAR CAT 4200
THE DIFFERENCE
Pure elasticity predicted 22% unit lift at -15% price. Actual lift was 9%. Signals-corrected model (with dwell decay input) predicted 11% — within 2pt of actual.
Pure elasticity predicted 22% unit lift at -15% price. Actual lift was 9%. Signals-corrected model (with dwell decay input) predicted 11% — within 2pt of actual.
COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE
Where you stand, right now.
Daily scrapes across 8 competitors. 4,280 SKUs matched. Every gap with impact estimate and a reprice recommendation.
SKUS TRACKED
4,280
8 competitors
PRICE-ABOVE
612
14% of tracked
PRICE-BELOW
284
Margin opportunity
COMP DROPS 24H
47
Action needed
COMPETITIVE POSITION · TOP SELLERSLIVE
| SKU | DESCRIPTION | US | GAP | CARTERS | OSHKOSH | OLD NAVY | TARGET | ACTION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-4200-118 | Floral dress | $34.99 | +12% | $29.99 | $31.99 | $32.99 | $34.99 | |
| B-3300-042 | Zip sweater | $28.99 | +14% | $24.99 | $26.99 | $24.99 | $26.99 | |
| G-4100-088 | Active leggings | $24.99 | -8% | $26.99 | $27.99 | $26.99 | $27.99 | |
| B-3200-155 | Classic polo | $19.99 | +4% | $18.99 | $19.99 | $17.99 | $19.99 | |
| G-4400-066 | Hair accessories | $12.99 | -6% | $13.99 | $14.99 | $12.99 | $13.99 | |
| B-3100-042 | Cargo shorts | $22.99 | +11% | $19.99 | $21.99 | $20.99 | $21.99 | |
| G-4201-224 | Graphic tee | $16.99 | +3% | $16.49 | $16.99 | $14.99 | $17.99 |
Competitor movement · 14 days
PRICE CHANGES LOGGED
Our position vs market
WEIGHTED INDEX 100=PARITY
DEMAND FORECAST
SKU · store · week.
Forecast accuracy vs prior period, with behavioral leading indicators from Signals where deployed. Drill into any cell.
ACCURACY (7D)
89.4%
+2.1pt vs baseline
ACCURACY (28D)
82.1%
+5.2pt vs LY
SKUS FORECAST
47K
Weekly refresh
SIGNALS LIFT
+4.8pt
Where deployed
NEXT 4 WEEKS · BY CATEGORYUNITS · FORECAST VS ACTUAL
FORECAST ACCURACY BY CATEGORY28D TRAILING
| CATEGORY | FORECAST | ACTUAL | ACCURACY | SIGNALS BOOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls dresses | 18,420 | 19,114 | 96.4% | +6.2pt |
| Girls tops | 24,110 | 22,840 | 94.7% | +5.1pt |
| Boys tops | 21,450 | 19,980 | 93.1% | +4.8pt |
| Outerwear | 8,400 | 6,120 | 72.9% | — |
| Accessories | 14,200 | 13,810 | 97.3% | +3.4pt |
● SIGNALS-AWARE FORECASTSHOW IT WORKS
Traditional forecasts read POS history. Signals feeds add live behavioral leading indicators — engagement decay, pickup rate shifts, queue abandonment, dwell migration — that surface demand changes 7-14 days before they show up in sales data.
Dwell decay signalLEADS BY 9-14D
Pickup rate shiftLEADS BY 5-8D
Put-back spikeLEADS BY 3-5D
Queue abandonmentLEADS BY 0-2D
● SIGNALS · PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT INTELLIGENCE
What POS cannot see.
Real behavioral data streaming from 142 edge nodes across 48 stores. Dwell, engagement, pickup, queue — integrated as a first-class signal into every other Bellwether surface.
EDGE NODES
142
48 stores
PICKUP EVENTS · 7D
3.2M
vs 847K POS tx
PUT-BACKS · 7D
11.8K
Key intent signal
QUEUE ABANDON
2,840
$186K lost est
● STORE 0142 · LIVE FLOOR
124 ACTIVE
BEHAVIORAL METRICS · 7 DAYSNETWORK
Zone dwell
84 -3
Fixture engagement ●
67 -11
Pickup-to-purchase ratio
18.4% +2
Queue abandonment
4.2% -1
Cross-zone flow
71 0
Signage response
22.7% +4
WHAT ONLY SIGNALS SEES · 7 DAYS
3.2M
Pickup events
vs 847K POS transactions — 3.8× more intent visible
11,842
Put-back events
Products engaged with, rejected. Pure intent-to-purchase gap
42%
Dwell that never converts
The gap every digital-only platform is blind to