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Category & Assortment

Category management, planograms, adjacency, and pack size in a store with one shelf to spare.

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Category adjacencies: what sells together

Product adjacency analysis explained: how transaction data shows what sells together, and how to turn co-purchase patterns into placement decisions.

Jul 18, 20264 min read
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Planogram compliance: what the data can flag

What planogram compliance means in independent retail, and the scan data signals that tell a field team which stores to visit first.

Jul 15, 20264 min read
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Counter placement: why the register zone behaves differently

Why counter placement near the register behaves unlike any shelf in the store, and how CPG teams can read front-of-store performance in scan data.

Jul 13, 20264 min read
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Pack size strategy: the economics of small-format stores

Why pack size strategy works differently in small-format retail: price points, cooler space, and what scan data shows about which sizes move.

Jul 11, 20264 min read
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Share of shelf vs. share of sales: reading the gap

Share of shelf meaning, how it differs from share of sales, and what the gap between space and sales tells a brand manager in small-format retail.

Jul 8, 20264 min read
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Neighborhood assortment data: why averages mislead

Why the "average store" is a fiction: how neighborhood assortment data works and how to analyze store-level variation responsibly.

Jun 26, 20264 min read
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Snack category management in small-format stores

Snack category management for small-format stores: placement zones, assortment width, price points, and a simple review cadence an owner can run.

Jun 3, 20264 min read
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Beverage category decisions in small-format stores

How beverage category decisions get made in small-format stores: door allocation, single-serve packs, and velocity per facing, explained step by step.

Jun 1, 20264 min read
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Category management basics for small-format retail

Category management basics for small-format retail: a five-step cycle for assortment, pricing, and placement that fits stores without a planogram team.

May 30, 20264 min read

Category & Assortment

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Category & Assortment

Category adjacencies: what sells together

Planogram compliance: what the data can flag

Counter placement: why the register zone behaves differently

Pack size strategy: the economics of small-format stores

Share of shelf vs. share of sales: reading the gap

Neighborhood assortment data: why averages mislead

Snack category management in small-format stores

Beverage category decisions in small-format stores

Category management basics for small-format retail