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Predicting unpredictable consumer demand: Forecasting in times of crisis

How can you predict what products consumers will want tomorrow? In standard times, retailers can rely on sophisticated algorithms that use historical sales to model a projection of demand. But when extreme events happen, sales patterns become erratic and unusual. Today, in the middle of the Covid-19 crisis, retailers are left with a few months’...

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How to be productive working from home: tips from the LS Retail remote employees

The COVID-19 epidemic has brought many changes to businesses, one being a sudden shift to remote work for many employees. During the past few days, like many others, I have been trying to find a way to get my job done from my living room. How do people do it, I asked myself while looking for a pen. By the way, why do I have so many dried up...