1.0OmniThink.AIhttps://blogs.omnithink.ai/blogsGenerative AI for Retailhttps://blogs.omnithink.ai/blogs/author/admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7a0yPvQt3n"><a href="https://blogs.omnithink.ai/blogs/retail-merchandise-planning-after-covid/">Mastering Retail Merchandise Planning in a Post-Pandemic World</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blogs.omnithink.ai/blogs/retail-merchandise-planning-after-covid/embed/#?secret=7a0yPvQt3n" width="600" height="338" title="“Mastering Retail Merchandise Planning in a Post-Pandemic World” — OmniThink.AI" data-secret="7a0yPvQt3n" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://blogs.omnithink.ai/blogs/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.omnithink.ai/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/post-pandemic.jpeg612408The wind-down of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022 brought unprecedented shifts in retail industry dynamics worldwide. Traditional forecasting models reliant on historical data were thrown into disarray, making merchandise planning an immensely challenging task. The aftermath of the pandemic world calls for a recalibration of our approach to this critical aspect of retail.