The global pandemic has brought with it redundancies across the market. Some roles are more at risk than others. Businesses are streamlining operations, homing in on key projects and activities which add the most value and doubling-down on customer experience. Lockdown has changed how customers shop, and retailers need to Read more…
In this post, I write in reflection of the Machine Learning course I finished this week, and demonstrate how I was able to use some of this content to build a more accurate regression model for predicting house prices. Machine Learning Course Andrew Ng’s Coursera Machine Learning course is widely Read more…
In this post, I write about methods to answer 3 important questions in the field of store space optimisation. I aim to identify the constraints of each model, and comment on other considerations which should come into play when devising a store layout. Brief Retail stores can serve multiple purposes. Read more…
In this post, I write about the development of dashboarding skills in the Microsoft Power BI interface. Introduction With the continuation of lockdown, I decided to complete an introductory course on Power BI. It’s a tool my colleagues use to produce and share reports, and one which I thought would Read more…
This month, I’ve been enrolled on Jose Portilla’s Udemy SQL course. It’s an 8 hour self paced course, taught through the use of video lectures, and exercises. I’ve been working from home for the past couple of weeks due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and have enjoyed the routine of spending Read more…
In this post, I write about 3 methods of allocating store colleagues. My motivation is in the application of a recent piece of work: building time series models to forecast store footfall. I’m interested in how to use my forecast to better schedule colleagues within a store; this post is Read more…
Recently, I have been thinking about the Online Halo: the idea that having a physical retail store can increase local online sales through higher levels of brand awareness and purchasing intent. In this post, I explore ideas to measure the impact of this effect, and on how to attribute online Read more…
In this post, I write about the importance of asking the right question when conducting data analysis. What products are bought with rugs in-store or online? Answer: All of them. This seemingly innocent question got the team talking a couple of weeks ago. An email from one of the commercial Read more…