Machine learning has shown great potential in various domains, but its appearance in inventory control optimization settings remains rather limited. We propose a novel inventory cost minimization framework that exploits advanced decision-tree based models to approximate inventory performance at...

The supermarket industry is one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing industries in Sri Lanka. Given the current intense competition in the industry driven by homogenous merchandise, retailers often focus on in-store atmosphere and personal factors in order to differentiate their offerings...

Shopping in retail stores is essentially a social experience. Prior research has focused extensively on the retail shopping experience, impulse buying tendency and shopper satisfaction. There exists a dearth of literature on companion shoppers and their influence on customers' overall shopping...

The fashion business has a dynamic that adapts to the trends that are lighthearted and favored. A store can survive by providing clothes that fit the trend and adapt to the wishes of consumers. Word of mouth has not been investigated much in providing information to consumers that a store is...