Retailers determine the assortment for a mix of product categories in a particular space; e.g., the checkout aisle, end-of-aisle shelves, or freezer space. Within such a “target” space, shoppers are exposed to a selection of product categories that are not necessarily correlated in consumption...

Abstract Market basket analysis (MBA) is a powerful and common practice in modern retailing that has some limitations stemming from the fact that it infers purchase sequence from joint-purchasing data. However, internet retailers automatically collect purchase-sequence data from their shoppers,...

Optionsvielfalt bietet Konsumenten die Chance, das für sie passende Produkt zu finden. Jedoch werden unerfahrene Nachfrager zunehmend überfordert. Martin Krengel zeigt, wie die Kategorisierung von Sortimenten und Produktlinien dazu beitragen kann, Entscheidungskonflikte und Überlastung zu...