Lightning talk by Sameer Iyengar, Co-founder of Beautylish, at Data Point Live, San Francisco, 10/1/2015

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Predicting Holiday Trends for Ops
and Inventory Management
Sameer Iyengar,
Co-founder of Beautylish
@iyengar

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finds exceptional products,
tells the inspiring stories
behind them, and delivers
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The problem: holiday retail
Rapid growth makes it hard to plan:
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Inventory
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Supplies
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Staffing
Adding in seasonality makes it even harder.
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1. Understand growth rate
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2. Identify key dates
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3. Track progress toward plan
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Takeaways
1.
The same data set can answer different questions
depending on the perspective
2.
Simple relative benchmarks may be more actionable
than complex models
3.
Well-executed initiatives can have more impact than
general seasonality
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Thank You!