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ACNielsen Rolls out Enhanced Merchandising and Assortment Software, New Consulting Services.


ORLANDO, Fla. -- Spaceman(R) Suite 7.2, Product Planner 2.1, and New ACNielsen Category Management Consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business
service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects
 Services Introduced at "Merchandising merchandising

Element of marketing concerned especially with the sale of goods and services to customers. One aspect of merchandising is advertising, which aims to capture the interest of the segment of the population most likely to buy the product.
 Masters" Conference

ACNielsen U.S. today introduced newly upgraded versions of its industry-leading Spaceman(R) and Product Planner software tools, while also launching an enhanced category management consultancy. The announcement was made at the start of Merchandising Masters, the preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent  
adj.
Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted.



[Middle English, from Latin prae
 educational conference for merchandising professionals hosted by ACNielsen. Attendees at the two-day conference include representatives from leading consumer packaged goods Noun 1. packaged goods - groceries that are packaged for sale
foodstuff, grocery - (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer

plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
 (CPG CPG

central pattern generators.
) manufacturers and retailers based in the U.S. and Canada.

Gary Stubbs, global director of ACNielsen Merchandising Services, said, "We are very pleased to be able to roll out the state-of-the-art versions of multiple merchandising software tools simultaneously. Spaceman 7.2 and Product Planner 2.1 demonstrate our commitment to the ongoing development of sophisticated yet user-friendly merchandising and assortment optimization software Free and Open Source software
  • ASCEND — mathematical modelling system
  • OpenOpt (license: BSD) — toolbox with connections to lots of solvers, for Python language programmers
  • COIN-OR SYMPHONY — integer programming, Common Public License
. With so much riding on in-store consumer decisions, these tools give today's merchandising professionals the solutions they need to quickly and effectively manage the shelf."

New to the latest release of the Spaceman Suite is enhanced usability How easy something is to use. Both software and Web sites can be tested for usability. Considering how difficult applications are to use and Web sites are to navigate, one would wish that more designers took this seriously. See user interface and usability lab.  and easier data integration, reducing the time between planogram design and execution. New to Product Planner is added flexibility to work with any data source with enhanced visual analysis, enabling users to pull data directly from ACNielsen databases into the Product Planner software.

The Spaceman 7.2 suite of merchandising software solutions includes: Spaceman Application Builder, the core Spaceman merchandising tool which incorporates Microsoft Visual Basic(R) for Applications for unmatched flexibility in the development of planograms; Spaceman Professional, the highly advanced inventory modeling and analysis tool for optimal merchandising plans; Spaceman Stock Planner, which offers easy-to-use inventory models to balance stock on shelf with consumer demand; Spaceman Merchandiser, for foundation-level merchandising, planogramming, and data collection; and Spaceman Viewer, for field-level electronic planogram delivery.

Existing users of the Spaceman Suite and Product Planner will receive Spaceman Suite 7.2 and Product Planner 2.1 at no additional cost as stated in their current maintenance agreements.

Also announced today is the launch of an enhanced ACNielsen category management consultancy in which clients may outsource their space analysis and planogram development work to expert ACNielsen merchandising professionals. Consulting is available either on demand or on an ongoing basis.

ACNielsen, a VNU VNU Volontaires des Nations Unies (French)
VNU Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeversbedrijven (Dutch)
VNU Virtual Network User
 business, is the world's leading marketing information provider. Offering services in more than 100 countries, the unit provides measurement and analysis of marketplace dynamics and consumer attitudes and behavior. Clients rely on ACNielsen's market research, proprietary products, analytical tools and professional service to understand competitive performance, to uncover new opportunities and to raise the profitability of their marketing and sales campaigns Noun 1. sales campaign - an advertising campaign intended to promote sales
ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign - an organized program of advertisements

sales campaign ncampaña de venta 
.

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