{"id":120507,"date":"2020-07-13T09:55:49","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T14:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spscommerce.com\/analytics\/pos-forecasting\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T11:10:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T16:10:49","slug":"pos-forecasting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spscommerce.com\/eur\/products\/analytics\/pos-forecasting\/","title":{"rendered":"Analytics: Retail Forecasting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Monarch Hero&#8221; module_class=&#8221;monarch-hero monarch-hero-darken&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.spscommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Retail-Product-Performance-Consolidate-Spreadsheets-SPS-Commerce_001.jpg&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;80px|0px|50px|0px&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;arrow2&#8243; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;50px&#8221; bottom_divider_arrangement=&#8221;above_content&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Want to Improve Retail Forecasting Accuracy?<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Description&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The more you know, the more you can plan. 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