Enablers Ally to Provide Advice on Merchandising and Forecasting

Rainmaker Group, Blacks Retail Analysis partner to offer insights on better category management

Rainmaker Group, Blacks Retail Analysis partner to offer insights on better category management

Akron, OH — October 26, 2006 — The Rainmaker Group, creators of the Accelerated Analytics inventory management service, has partnered with consulting firm Blacks Retail Analysis, offering clients expert advice on merchandising and forecasting.

Under the partnership, customers using the Accelerated Analytics service to share and analyze sales and inventory data will be offered insight from Blacks' retail consultants on how to increase sales and improve margins through better category management.

"I'm very pleased to form this strategic alliance with Blacks because it further extends the value of the Accelerated Analytics service by adding guided analytics and expert merchandising recommendations onto our existing data and reporting tools," said Rainmaker President and CEO Chad Symens.

By leveraging Blacks' years of retail experience, the alliance also aims to help vendors better understand the needs of their retail customers. "Blacks is excited about this opportunity to expand our range of services and improve the level of understanding between vendors and retailers using Accelerated's service," said Blacks Senior Consultant Steve Pruitt.

The Rainmaker Group is a data warehouse and software engineering firm that created the Accelerated Analytics service to provide point-of-sale (POS) information services to vendors and retailers. The Accelerated Analytics service aims to improve supply chain visibility by providing an easy solution for sharing and analyzing sales and inventory data without any of the technical headaches.

Blacks Retail Analysis provides professional retail information and consulting services.


Additional Articles of Interest

— Facing a prolonged industry downturn and supplier instability, Goodrich Corporation's Aerostructures division proactively adopted a predictive supplier risk management strategy. Learn more in "The Predictable Supply Base," the Best Practices column in the August/ September 2006 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.

— As threats mount and unwanted hazards become a reality, companies must be prepared to invest in safety. For more information on safeguarding your supply chain, read "Current Technology for Ensuring 'Safefreight' and 'Safemail,'" an Executive Best Practices column in the August/ September 2006 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.


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