Small businesses all know how sunny days boost foot traffic and how stormy days dry up sales. Join NRF and predictive demand analytics firm Planalytics, for a webinar to tackle how to manage the risks and opportunities associated with weather trends.
Weather variability is the most impactful climate-related risk retailers face, directly influencing $1 trillion of global retail sales annually. Referencing its recent white paper, the NRF will highlight how retailers can harness analytics to improve the customer experience, capture sales, and enhance profitability. It will also introduce new WeatherIQ outlooks available on the NRF’s Center for Research & Consumer Insights. PwC will discuss how retailers can operationalize weather analytics into existing processes and systems to address climate risk, drive business value, and progress sustainability initiatives.
Panelists
Katherine Cullen Vice President, Industry and Consumer Insights
National Retail Federation
Sammy Lakshmanan Principal, Sustainability
PwC US
Fred Fox CEO
Planalytics
Evan Gold Executive Vice President, Global Partnerships & Alliances Planalytics
The weather is often associated with “pain” rather than “gain” for retailers. The bigger picture is that a huge, untapped opportunity (weather = $) exists for companies that use predictive weather-driven demand analytics to position the business to take advantage of shifting consumer needs and purchasing behavior. Hear how your business can incorporate weather impacts to improve service levels and grow sales by optimizing inventories, improve margins by adjusting pricing, promotions, and operational resources, and more effectively engage customers with better-targeted digital marketing.
Panelists
Randy Bermea Senior Product Manager
H-E-B
Joe Wright Senior Director, Integrated Business Planning
Primo Brands
Chris Callahan Vice President & Divisional Merchandise Manager
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LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois DATE: October 17-19, 2025
Planalytics will be participating in Shoptalk Fall 2025. If you would like more information about Planalytics, or to schedule a time to meet at the conference, please contact David Frieberg at dfrieberg@planalytics.com.
LOCATION: Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas Date: September 28 – October 1, 2025
Planalytics will be participating in Groceryshop 2025. If you would like more information about Planalytics, or to schedule a time to meet at the conference, please contact David Frieberg at dfrieberg@planalytics.com.
LOCATION: Mira Gran Via, Barcelona DATE: 9-11 May 2023
Planalytics will be sponsoring Shoptalk Europe 2023 in Barcelona. If you would like more information about Planalytics, or to schedule a time to meet at the conference, contact David Frieberg, VP of Marketing at dfrieberg@planalytics.com or Contact Us.
Learn how H-E-B, Albertsons, and Chipotle are capturing additional sales and margin by staying ahead of an always present and highly impactful driver of demand volatility – the weather. The weather’s influence on consumer purchasing is a key reason for sales swings but it is not an unknown. Hear how these leading retailers are using weather-driven demand analytics to precisely quantify and integrate these metrics into machine learning environments, performance reporting, demand forecasting solutions, store-level replenishment, digital marketing, and more. Attending NRF? Register here.
Visit us at booth 3933! If you would like more information about Planalytics, or to schedule a time to meet at the event, contact dfrieberg@planalytics.com.
Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 9:15 to 9:45 am | Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 5
Speakers include: • Ross Giambalvo, Vice President of Inventory Management, H-E-B • Jeremy Elster, Data Science Manager, Chipotle Mexican Grill • Tyler Scott, Senior Director, Demand Planning/Retail Support, Albertson’s
Learn how H-E-B, Albertsons, and Chipotle are capturing additional sales and margin by staying ahead of an always present and highly impactful driver of demand volatility – the weather. The weather’s influence on consumer purchasing is a key reason for sales swings but it is not an unknown. Hear how these leading retailers are using weather-driven demand analytics to precisely quantify and integrate these metrics into machine learning environments, performance reporting, demand forecasting solutions, store-level replenishment, digital marketing, and more. Attending NRF? Register here.
Visit us at booth 3933! If you would like more information about Planalytics, or to schedule a time to meet at the event, contact dfrieberg@planalytics.com.
Hear how FreshDirect and Dick’s Sporting Goods leverage weather-driven demand (WDD) analytics to “deliver” better customer experiences, and “score” more sales. The weather is always a big motivating force behind consumer buying decisions – directly, frequently, and meaningfully elevating or deflating demand for a product. WDD analytics enable retailers to optimize planning, inventories, operations, and digital marketing by proactively addressing a critical external influence on daily purchasing decisions. Learn how businesses increase sales and margins by operationalizing weather impact analytics in ML forecasts, installed solutions, and existing processes.
Individual All-Access Passes for retailers are now available at a discounted rate, providing access to all Keynotes, Featured Sessions, Exhibitor Big Ideas, Partner Perspective sessions, the Expo floor, and the Opening Party.
FREE (until 1/10/24) Retail Expo Passes are available to all qualifying retailers and allow access to the Expo and select sessions (Exhibitor Big Ideas sessions & Partner Perspective sessions) and the Opening Party and other networking opportunities.
Check Out Last Year’s Presentation
Client Panel Discussion: H-E-B, Chipotle and Albertsons
Nailing demand forecasts: From machine learning to replenishment and everything in between.
LOCATION: Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas DATE: March 27-30, 2022
Planalytics will be sponsoring and attending Shoptalk 2022: Retail’s Big Reunion in Las Vegas. If you would like more information about Planalytics, or to schedule a time to meet at the conference, please contact dfrieberg@planalytics.com.