SAS, Customers Start Retail 'Evolution' with Enhanced Merchandise Planning Power.Bakers Footwear 'Stops Guessing and Starts Knowing' with Refined SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. ([R]) Integrated Merchandise Planning Merchandise Planning is a strategic and systematic approach used by retailers, particularly in fashion and non-food areas. It is aimed at maximising return on investment, through planning and monitoring sales, margins and inventory in order to increase profitability. Software NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- "Survival of the fittest" refers not only to Darwinian principles but also to the intense competition in today's retail industry. In an effort to help its customers evolve and thrive in a marketplace driven by razor-thin margins, SAS, the leader in business intelligence, is formally unveiling the latest evolution of its signature merchandising software, SAS Integrated Merchandise Planning 6.1. SAS is demonstrating its retail intelligence solutions at NRF NRF National Retail Federation NRF NATO Response Force NRF National Research Foundation (South Africa) NRF Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (urban renewal funding package in the UK) NRF Nouvelle Revue Française booth No. 1327. "Competitive advantage is the reason we choose to continue working with SAS Retail," said Stan Tusman, Executive Vice President of Bakers Footwear. "We knew from working with SAS previously that we could trust their retail expertise and commitment to our success. SAS predictive analytics Predictive analytics encompasses a variety of techniques from statistics and data mining that process current and historical data in order to make “predictions” about future events. , coupled with SAS' retail business process expertise, made us believe that working with SAS to refine this new product release would benefit Bakers." SAS Integrated Merchandise Planning 6.1 encompasses everything from strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. in the boardroom and retail performance analysis to merchandise financial planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against , intelligent clustering, advanced assortment planning, in-season management and allocation integrated with SAS space planning. Integration allows retailers to drive, manage and achieve performance goals with foresight that is built on SAS' legendary integrated business intelligence and demand forecasting capabilities. In addition to Bakers Footwear, retailers such as AutoZone, Dick's Sporting Goods Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) is the largest full-line sporting goods retailer in the world. It is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA and has locations in thirty-four states with 314 stores. , Hudson's Bay Company Hudson's Bay Company, corporation chartered (1670) by Charles II of England for the purpose of trade and settlement in the Hudson Bay region of North America and for exploration toward the discovery of the Northwest Passage to Asia. and Mark's Work Wearhouse Mark's Work Wearhouse is a Canadian clothing retailer. First opened in Calgary, Alberta in 1977, it is now owned by Canadian Tire. There are over 300 stores nationwide but the store also ships products internationally. also came on board with the enhanced SAS Integrated Merchandise Planning suite in 2006. Other retailers feel the competitive advantage is so great that confidentiality prevents disclosure of their names to the marketplace. "We are privileged to help so many retailers drive results in today's highly competitive retail market," said Lori Schafer, Vice President of the SAS Global Retail Practice. "SAS Retail is uniquely qualified to help retailers today as they turn to SAS technology and SAS retail intellectual capital as a growth platform for their business." Additional SAS retail customers include Brooks Brothers, Burger King, Carrefour, Casino, Casual Male, The Children's Place, Eddie Bauer, Federated Connected and treated as one. See federated database and federated directories. Department Stores, JCPenney, Kohl's, Luxxotica Retail, Marks & Spencer, Newport News, Northern Tool & Equipment, Office Depot, Sainsbury's, ShopKo, Sport Chalet, Staples, Tesco, Tween Brands, Williams-Sonoma and 1-800-Flowers.com. About Bakers Footwear Bakers is owned and operated by Bakers Footwear Group, a St. Louis-based retail company. In addition to Bakers brand, our stores also offer many other brands including Steve Madden, bebe, Diesel, Restricted, Rocket Dog and Skechers. Bakers Footwear Group currently operates over 230 stores in 36 states as Bakers and 25 stores trading as Wild Pair. About SAS SAS is the leader in business intelligence software and services. Customers at 40,000 sites use SAS software to improve performance through insight into vast amounts of data, resulting in faster, more accurate business decisions; more profitable relationships with customers and suppliers; compliance with governmental regulations; research breakthroughs; and better products. Only SAS offers leading data integration, intelligence storage, advanced analytics and business intelligence applications within a comprehensive enterprise intelligence platform. 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