Raley's and Giant Eagle - Participants in the WBC Total Store SuperStudy.BARRINGTON, Ill. -- The WBC WBC white blood cell; see leukocyte. WBC abbr. white blood cell WBC, n stands for white blood cell. SuperStudy--available at the end of First Quarter 2005--will provide new insights into sales share, activity-based costs, net profit contribution, cash flow, and working capital, and identify where value is created across every category, aisle, and department in the grocery store. The project will evaluate total store performance and result in optimal shelf space allocation across the entire store. Willard Bishop Consulting is partnering with RGIS Inventory Specialists RGIS LLC., originally named Retail Grocery Inventory Service, is a company specializing in performing inventory services in 3 continents around the world. Company history 1958–1969 The company was founded in 1958 by Thomas J. , Auburn Hills, Michigan Auburn Hills is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 19,837 at the 2000 census. The city was formed in 1983 from the now defunct Pontiac Township. Auburn Hills is home to the world headquarters of Chrysler, the Walter P. , to provide store mapping support, and with RetaiLogic, Manchester, Massachusetts, to model and optimize total store space. Manufacturers are sponsoring the study, and only sponsors will receive access to the total store database, containing more than 70 key metrics about the performance of over 250 categories and 1,000 subcategories--as well as a written report of study results. To learn more about becoming a SuperStudy sponsor, contact Paul Weitzel, 847-756-3717, Willard Bishop Consulting: paul.weitzel@bishopconsulting.com. About RGIS Inventory Specialists RGIS RGIS Rural Geospatial Innovations is the largest provider of inventory services to the world's retail industry. With over 40,000 employees and more than 400 locations worldwide, RGIS offers unparalleled retail coverage. RGIS store-level services include: counting inventory, barcode scanning, capturing data by SKU (StockKeeping Unit) The number of one specific product available for sale. If a hardware device or software package comes in different versions, there is an SKU for each one. SKU - stock-keeping unit , and mapping total store space. www.rgis.com About RetaiLogic, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control RetaiLogic provides retailers and manufacturers of consumer products with innovative consulting services and web-based software tools to maximize return on their large investments in merchandising, marketing, and sales operations. RetaiLogic's total store space optimization model, called CSO (Chief Security Officer) The person in charge of all staff members who are responsible for promulgating, enforcing and administering security policies for all systems within an enterprise or division. , helps identify retail selling assets by optimizing the size of consumer product categories relative to one another within available size constraints at store, department, and category levels. www.spaceoptimization.com About Willard Bishop Consulting, Ltd. (WBC) WBC is a full service consulting organization, providing services to suppliers, distributors, and consumer package goods retailers. With a 25-year-plus track record of helping clients gain competitive advantage and sustainable gains in sales, supply chain cost reductions and profits, WBC provides creative solutions and practical products to meet individual client needs. www.bishopconsulting.com |
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