Merchandise Shops

This is a generic term for shops in museums, theme parks, fan shops etc., i.e. places where the owner not only sells admission tickets but also merchandise articles to promote his own product. FuturERS feels at home in this world: in museums, zoos, soccer fan shops or in the glamorous world of shops of automotive manufacturers. The challenge presented by procurement planning in this area is that the shop owner can never be sure about the number of visitors to expect on any one day. But here, too, will FuturERS find a way to help. There are seasonal fluctuations that can be broken down into weeks. FuturERS is an adaptive system which can give recommendations for action to be taken e.g. for the last week of the summer holidays. And the system generates forecasts indicating which items can be expected to be good sellers during a specific period. The information provided helps the shop owner to devise a purchasing strategy. The success of effective management will then be reflected by augmented sales and revenue figures.