# pensasystems.com > AI-optimized mirror of pensasystems.com containing 110 pages totalling 58,558 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://pensasystems.com. Last updated: 2026-07-17T22:32:06.140Z. Each page is available as HTML (with JSON-LD structured data) and Markdown (text-only, ideal for LLMs and RAG). ## Homepage - [Pensa Systems | Shelf Intelligence & AI Workflows for CPG Brands](/content/site-root.html): Pensa Systems helps CPG brands improve retail execution with real-time visibility and AI workflows, built on the World Model for Retail. (199 words) ## Articles & Blog Posts - [Pensa_Facings_Optimization.pdf](/content/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/pensa_facings_optimization-pdf.html) (344 words) - [Microsoft PowerPoint - The Spotlight on the Trillion-Dollar Black Hole of On-Shelf Availability vF-Pensa.pptx - Read-Only](/content/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/the-spotlight-on-the-trillion-dollar-black-hole-of-on-shelf-availability-pdf.html) (1,028 words) - [wp-content/uploads/2022/04/pensa_alavarezmarsalreport-pdf.html](/content/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/pensa_alavarezmarsalreport-pdf.html) (880 words) - [wp-content/uploads/2026/03/janj_casestudy-pdf.html](/content/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/janj_casestudy-pdf.html) (877 words) - [wp-content/uploads/2020/11/pensa_unilever_cs_114-pdf.html](/content/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/pensa_unilever_cs_114-pdf.html) (502 words) - [wp-content/uploads/2022/06/pensa_onepager_omnichannel_june-22-pdf.html](/content/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/pensa_onepager_omnichannel_june-22-pdf.html) (261 words) - [Pensa In-Store Action Sell Sheet](/content/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pensa_in-store-action-pdf.html) (482 words) - [wp-content/uploads/2023/04/pensa_-candy-checkout_casestudy-pdf.html](/content/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/pensa_-candy-checkout_casestudy-pdf.html) (189 words) - [Pensa Shelf Scorecard Sell Sheet](/content/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pensa_shelf-scorecard-pdf.html) (423 words) - [wp-content/uploads/2026/03/pensa_c-store_casestudy-pdf.html](/content/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/pensa_c-store_casestudy-pdf.html) (199 words) - [Pensa Compliance Sell Sheet](/content/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pensa_compliance-pdf.html) (319 words) - [wp-content/uploads/2022/06/pensa_c-store_casestudy-pdf.html](/content/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/pensa_c-store_casestudy-pdf.html) (199 words) - [wp-content/uploads/2026/03/pensa_personal-care_casestudy-2-pdf.html](/content/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/pensa_personal-care_casestudy-2-pdf.html) (216 words) - [Pensa Shelf Measure Sell Sheet](/content/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pensa_shelf-measure-pdf.html) (306 words) - [Pensa Workforce Visits Sell Sheet](/content/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pensa_workforce-visits-pdf.html) (331 words) - [wp-content/uploads/2023/03/pensa_fruit-snacks_casestudy-pdf.html](/content/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/pensa_fruit-snacks_casestudy-pdf.html) (264 words) - [wp-content/uploads/2022/08/pensa_casestudy_retailscanning-pdf.html](/content/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/pensa_casestudy_retailscanning-pdf.html) (222 words) - [wp-content/uploads/2021/12/termsandconditions-pdf.html](/content/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/termsandconditions-pdf.html) (2,298 words) - [news-nrf2019/index.html](/content/news-nrf2019/index.html) (56 words) - [insights/index.html](/content/insights/index.html) (232 words) - [Page not found - Pensa Systems](/content/pr-pensa-lunds-byerlys-to-deploy-industry-first-retailer-program-for-syndicated-shelf-intelligence-data-across-every-store-and-shelf.html) (45 words) - [Mark Abernathy - Pensa Systems](/content/staff-member/mark-abernathy/index.html): Mark is a visionary grocery industry executive and strategic advisor. (185 words) - [Jim Dutton - Pensa Systems](/content/staff-member/jim-dutton/index.html): Jim is a well-respected technical executive who brings years of experience to the engineering and product teams at Pensa. (138 words) - [Jason Reneau - Pensa Systems](/content/staff-member/jason-reneau/index.html): Jason's entire career has been focused on the intersection of technology, economics and commerce. Jason is currently Co-Founder, Advisor and Former Head of Commercial at Pensa Systems. (116 words) - [Pinar Kaprali Gorsev - Pensa Systems](/content/staff-member/pinar-kaprali/index.html): Pinar Kaprali Gorsev is a serial technology entrepreneur who brings more than two decades of global software industry experience to Pensa. (104 words) - [Pensa Systems - Pensa Systems](/content/staff-member/rob-senders/index.html): Rob Senders is an experienced business financial leader with three decades of varied experience in financial management and corporate strategy. (84 words) - [richard-schwartz/index.html](/content/richard-schwartz/index.html) (155 words) - [Richard Schwartz - Pensa Systems](/content/staff-member/richard-schwartz/index.html): Richard has repeatedly created and led organizations to innovate and develop software that has made significant market impact globally. (156 words) - [wp-content/uploads/2026/03/case-study-leading-paint-specialty-retailer-pdf.html](/content/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/case-study-leading-paint-specialty-retailer-pdf.html) (323 words) - [Pensa Vision AI for Retail Sell Sheet](/content/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pensa-sell-sheet-retailer-portfolio-v2-pdf.html) (195 words) - [Pensa Product Portfolio Sell Sheet](/content/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pensa_cpg-product-portfolio-pdf.html) (355 words) - [wp-content/uploads/2026/03/case-study-a-global-cereal-manufacturer-c3-97-a-us-retailer-pdf.html](/content/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/case-study-a-global-cereal-manufacturer-c3-97-a-us-retailer-pdf.html) (288 words) - [Resource Library | Pensa Systems](/content/resource-library/index.html): Access Pensa's collection of case studies, webinars and other resources to understand the benefits of improved retail shelf visibility. (101 words) - [LATEST NEWS | Pensa Systems](/content/news/index.html): Pensa Systems: Get the latest news from Pensa about how CPG brands and retailers are improving business operations with shelf data. (728 words) - [PRODUCT | Real-time data helps CPG manufacturers | Pensa Systems](/content/terms-and-conditions/index.html): Real-time data helps CPG manufacturers and retailers minimize stockouts, monitor planograms and protect shelf integrity. (2,310 words) - [Blog](/content/blog/index.html) (532 words) - [PR – Physical Store is Next Major Channel as Retail Media Continues to Evolve, According to Acosta Group PR-Physical Store is Next Major Channel as Retail Media Continues to Evolve, According to Acosta Group](/content/pr-physical-store-is-next-major-channel-as-retail-media-continues-to-evolve-according-to-acosta-group.html): Company's New Seamless Shopper Qualitative Study Clarifies Consumer Expectations (1,388 words) - [Pensa Issued Patents to Ensure Trusted and Effective AI at Retail](/content/pr-pensa-systems-announces-two-new-patents-ensure-trusted-effective-ai-at-retail.html): Two new patents issued in rapid succession signal Pensa’s continued leadership in applying AI to physical retail (780 words) - [insight/index.html](/content/insight/index.html) (523 words) - [About Us | Pensa Systems](/content/company/index.html): Pensa Systems was founded to address the black hole that exists today at retail by digitizing retail shelf inventory and bringing it online. (247 words) - [PR – Four Years Running: Pensa Systems Wins Retail Technology Breakthrough Award Again Pensa Systems Expands its AI platform to cover all of retail](/content/pr-four-years-running-pensa-wins-retailtech-breakthrough-award.html): Fast AI capture & unique retail understanding now extend to every store format and back room (509 words) - [Privacy Policy Pensa Systems Again Named Shelf Monitoring Solution of the Year](/content/privacy-policy/index.html): RetailTech Breakthrough Award Recognizes Standout Global Retail Technology CompaniesPensa Systems, a leading innovator in AI transformation of retail, today announced its partnership with Databricks, the Data and AI company, to offer its Vision AI solution on the Databricks Marketplace. (966 words) - [PR – Pensa Systems Expands Its AI Platform Beyond the Shelf to Cover All of Retail Pensa Systems Expands its AI platform to cover all of retail](/content/pr-pensa-systems-expands-ai-platform-beyond-shelf-to-cover-all-retail.html): Fast AI capture & unique retail understanding now extend to every store format and back room (615 words) - [Request Demo | Pensa Systems](/content/request-demo/index.html): Contact Pensa to learn more about our breakthrough approach to retail inventory visibility. (465 words) - [Vision AI for Retail Planning & Execution](/content/the-9-step-guide-to-retail-execution-excellence/index.html): Pensa provides accurate and actionable shelf data to inform your critical merchandising, store operations and omnichannel decisions. (153 words) - [Cookie Policy](/content/cookie-policy/index.html) (628 words) - [Pensa Systems Adds James McCann to its Board of Directors Pensa Systems Again Named Shelf Monitoring Solution of the Year](/content/pensa-systems-adds-james-mccann-to-its-board-of-directors-2.html): RetailTech Breakthrough Award Recognizes Standout Global Retail Technology CompaniesPensa Systems, a leading innovator in AI transformation of retail, today announced its partnership with Databricks, the Data and AI company, to offer its Vision AI solution on the Databricks Marketplace. (592 words) - [Pensa for Retailers | Pensa Systems](/content/retailers/index.html): Pensa provides accurate and actionable shelf data to inform your critical merchandising, store operations and omnichannel decisions. (286 words) - [Pensa for CPG Brands](/content/pensa-for-cpg-brands/index.html): Pensa AI provides continuous shelf visibility for immediate action in shelf planning and in-store execution. (121 words) - [Pensa Systems Partners with Databricks to Bring Scalable Retail Shelf AI to Customers Pensa Systems Again Named Shelf Monitoring Solution of the Year](/content/pensa-systems-partners-with-databricks-to-bring-scalable-retail-shelf-ai-to-customers.html): RetailTech Breakthrough Award Recognizes Standout Global Retail Technology CompaniesPensa Systems, a leading innovator in AI transformation of retail, today announced its partnership with Databricks, the Data and AI company, to offer its Vision AI solution on the Databricks Marketplace. (587 words) - [Pensa Technology | Pensa Systems](/content/__trashed-4/index.html): Pensa provides accurate and actionable shelf data to inform your critical merchandising, store operations and omnichannel decisions. (237 words) - [PR – Pensa Systems Again Named Shelf Monitoring Solution of the Year Pensa Systems Again Named Shelf Monitoring Solution of the Year](/content/pr-pensa-systems-again-named-shelf-monitoring-solution-of-the-year.html): RetailTech Breakthrough Award Recognizes Standout Global Retail Technology Companies (561 words) - [Investors & Advisors | Pensa Systems](/content/investors-advisors/index.html): Pensa is supported by a group of marquee investors and an advisory board that includes leading entrepreneurial and academic minds. (108 words) - [Pensa Technology | Pensa Systems](/content/pensa-technology/index.html): Pensa provides accurate and actionable shelf data to inform your critical merchandising, store operations and omnichannel decisions. (297 words) - [FAQ](/content/faq/index.html): Frequently Asked Questions (233 words) - [PR – Pensa Systems Wins Shelf Monitoring Solution of the Year for Third Consecutive Year Pensa Systems Again Named Shelf Monitoring Solution of the Year](/content/pr-pensa-systems-wins-shelf-monitoring-solution-of-the-year-for-third-consecutive-year.html): RetailTech Breakthrough Award Recognizes Standout Global Retail Technology Companies (651 words) - [PR – Pensa Systems Named 2023 Shelf Monitoring Solution of the Year](/content/pr-pensa-systems-named-2023-shelf-monitoring-solution-of-the-year.html): RetailTech Breakthrough Award Recognizes Standout Global Retail Technology Companies (425 words) - [pensa-systems-now-available-on-microsoft-azure/index.html](/content/pensa-systems-now-available-on-microsoft-azure/index.html) (779 words) - [How Planning & Execution Work Better Together](/content/how-planning-execution-work-better-together/index.html): WEBINAR (73 words) - [Vision AI for Retail Planning & Execution](/content/webinar-how-planning-execution-work-better-together.html): Pensa provides accurate and actionable shelf data to inform your critical merchandising, store operations and omnichannel decisions. (204 words) - [Partners | Pensa Systems](/content/partners/index.html): Pensa partners with industry leaders that complement our ability to deliver value to our CPG and Retail customers. (36 words) - [Culture & Careers | Pensa Systems](/content/culture-careers/index.html): Pensa is a group of innovators driven to help CPG brands and retailers grow by providing them the source of truth for the retail shelf. (146 words) - [Vision AI for Retail Planning & Execution](/content/the-9-step-guide-to-retail-execution-excellence-2/index.html): Pensa provides accurate and actionable shelf data to inform your critical merchandising, store operations and omnichannel decisions. (152 words) - [Future Retail Strategies and the Physical Retail Evolution](/content/future-retail-strategies-start-with-ai-that-understands-the-store.html): Retail AI fails when it is confidently wrong. See how the World Model for Retail and two new patents ground AI in retail reality to shape future retail strategies. (1,301 words, Jul 1, 2026) - [Building AI That Understands Physical Retail](/content/building-ai-that-understands-physical-retail/index.html): AI hallucinates when it lacks commercial context. Pensa built a World Model for Retail that reasons about gaps, promotions, and revenue (not just SKUs). (938 words, Jun 8, 2026) - [The Vigilance Decrement and Mustard Jar Problem: How AI is Helping](/content/the-vigilance-decrement-and-mustard-jar-problem-how-ai-is-helping.html): Vision AI is replacing tedious shelf audits in retail grocery, boosting accuracy by 45 points, cutting stockouts 20%, and resolving 90% of shelf voids. (596 words, May 18, 2026) - [AI is Here to Help. But Who's in Control?](/content/ai-is-here-to-help-but-whos-in-control/index.html): Pensa has earned its fourth RetailTech Breakthrough Award, named the 2026 Shelf Monitoring Solution of the Year for its retail AI platform and continued growth. (310 words, May 11, 2026) - [Pensa Earns Fourth Retail Technology Breakthrough Award](/content/pensa-earns-fourth-retail-technology-breakthrough-award.html): Pensa has earned its fourth RetailTech Breakthrough Award, named the 2026 Shelf Monitoring Solution of the Year for its retail AI platform and continued growth. (356 words, Apr 24, 2026) - [Pensa Expands its AI Platform to All of Retail and Its Supply Chain](/content/pensa-expands-its-ai-platform-to-all-of-retail-and-its-supply-chain.html): After proving Vision AI at the shelf, Pensa has extended the same platform across every retail environment — every format, every category, every supply chain to (1,164 words, Apr 13, 2026) - [Vision AI for Retail Planning & Execution - Series Hub](/content/vision-ai-for-retail-planning-execution-series-hub/index.html): A Blog series exploring how Vision AI is transforming how CPG brands measure shelves, plan space and act faster. (308 words, Oct 15, 2025) - [See, Interpret, Act: Vision AI for Modern Shelf Audits](/content/see-interpret-act-vision-ai-modern-shelf-audits/index.html): A Blog series exploring how Vision AI is transforming how CPG brands measure shelves, plan space and act faster. (612 words, Oct 8, 2025) - [How Motion-Based Vision AI Turns Shelf Data into Real-Time Insights](/content/turning-shelf-data-into-insights/index.html): A Blog series exploring how Vision AI is transforming how CPG brands measure shelves, plan space and act faster. (384 words, Sep 12, 2025) - [The Rise of Vision AI: Understanding the Future Beyond Image Recognition](/content/the-rise-of-vision-ai/index.html): Vision AI takes the foundational capabilities of image recognition further, answering the more complex questions CPG brands need to know now. (445 words, Sep 12, 2025) - [Meet Pensa at Groceryshop 2025](/content/groceryshop-2025/index.html): Pensa will be at Groceryshop 2025. Talk to us about our Vision AI for retail planning and in-store execution. (167 words, Sep 10, 2025) - [Vision AI and the Ecosystem Behind Modern Retail Planning & Execution](/content/ecosystem-behind-planning-execution/index.html): A Blog series exploring how Vision AI is transforming how CPG brands measure shelves, plan space and act faster. (444 words, Sep 4, 2025) - [Retail Insights Unlocked: Why Retail Planning & Execution Need Vision AI Now](/content/retail-insights-unlocked-why-retail-planning-execution-need-vision-ai-now.html): A Blog series exploring how Vision AI is transforming how CPG brands measure shelves, plan space and act faster. (499 words, Aug 23, 2025) - [Pensa Solution Spotlight with Conversations on Retail](/content/pensa-solution-spotlight-with-conversations-on-retail.html): Pensa’s CEO, Richard Schwartz, recently sat down with Matt Fifer at Conversations on Retail for a Solution Spotlight during their One Store at a Time Virtual Ev (203 words, Mar 25, 2025) - [Introducing the Elevate Coalition](/content/introducing-the-elevate-coalition/index.html): Today we are thrilled to announce the formation of a new industry coalition meant to drive change and innovation towards a fully digital retail future, Elevate. (97 words, Jan 7, 2025) - [Meet Pensa at NRF 2025](/content/nrf2025/index.html): The world’s largest retail conference, in New York City on January 12-14. Visit the Pensa booth #8141 in the NRF Innovators Showcase to see the first industry s (141 words, Jan 6, 2025) - [CPG Revenue Growth Management in the AI Era](/content/cpg-revenue-growth-management-in-the-ai-era/index.html): There’s been a recent resurgence of Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies embracing Revenue Growth Management (RGM) as a strategic lever to deliver profitable growth. (1,596 words, Jun 28, 2024) - [Computer Vision and AI at Retail – Why “how” Matters](/content/computer-vision-and-ai-at-retail-why-how-matters/index.html): Artificial Intelligence is a prevalent topic in the consumer-packaged goods industry (and pretty much every other industry) with good reason. (1,032 words, Apr 24, 2024) - [The Case for Change in CPG Demand Planning](/content/a-two-trillion-dollar-problem/index.html): The Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry is one of many that has been whipsawed by macro-economic forces over the past several years and no place is the impact of that disruption felt more acutely than in the supply chain. (905 words, Dec 28, 2023) - [How Accurate is your Stock-out Accuracy?](/content/how-accurate-is-your-stock-out-accuracy/index.html): Artificial Intelligence to improve in-stock level (860 words, Oct 25, 2023) - [Sales, Share and Shipments](/content/sales-share-and-shipments/index.html): In the dynamic realm of retail, an unchanging truth persists: the act of shopping extends beyond mere transactions. (1,226 words, Sep 12, 2023) - [Unlocking Potential at the Shelf](/content/unlocking-potential-at-the-shelf/index.html): 2023 has heralded an interesting time in the CPG industry. According to recent NIQ research, the CPG industry has experienced double digit growth over the past year, but inflation and consumer trends towards buying in bulk, moving to private label, and buying on promotion make it a challenging market to read. (624 words, Aug 9, 2023) - [Top Takeaways from Winning the Shelf](/content/top-takeaways-from-winning-the-shelf/index.html): The retail shelf remains the moment of truth for CPG brands. If your product is not available for sale in the right place at the right time, you will miss a sale and may lose a once loyal customer to a competitor. (753 words, Jun 21, 2023) - [Pensa and Acosta join forces](/content/pensa-acosta-partnership/index.html): Today, we are excited to announce our partnership with Acosta. (227 words, Mar 28, 2023) - [Facings, Velocity, and Out-of-Stocks](/content/facings-velocity-and-out-of-stocks/index.html): To address out-of-stocks, retailers need to assure that there is adequate inventory on the shelf to meet shopper demand. In any given category, there are items that have high demand, and sell several units a day, while others have lower demand and are purchased less frequently. (841 words, Mar 3, 2023) - [What is Machine Perception](/content/what-is-machine-perception/index.html): There was a great write-up recently by VentureBeat on Machine Perception entitled What Is Machine Perception? How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Perceives the World. Here’s a link to the article. Out of all the discussions I am having with leading CPG brands and retailers about how AI can help their businesses, my conversations about Machine Perception are some of the most interesting. (511 words, Feb 12, 2023) - [Key takeaways from Shelf Confidence](/content/key-takeaways-from-shelf-confidence/index.html): The new book from retail experts Tom Gruen and Daniel Corsten that presents a thoughtful, data-driven perspective on the importance of reducing out-of-stocks with some very practical advice on how to achieve this reduction “in the wild”. (538 words, Jan 16, 2023) - [Facings optimization is moving quickly from art to science](/content/facings-optimization-is-moving-quickly-from-art-to-science.html): Based on recent discussions with leading CPG brands, it’s apparent that traditional approaches to optimization of shelf facings leave a lot to be desired. (731 words, Dec 11, 2022) - [There’s Gold on Them Thar Shelves! Unlocking the Value of Shelf Data to Improve On-shelf Availability](/content/theres-gold-on-them-thar-shelves-unlocking-the-value-of-shelf-data-to-improve-on-shelf-availability.html): Key Takeaways from the Coresight Research report Discovering Hidden Treasures in Your Supply Chain Data (897 words, Aug 16, 2022) - [Show Me the Money! An Aggressive Data Monetization Strategy Will Deliver Big Pay Days for Grocery Retailers.](/content/show-me-the-money-an-aggressive-data-monetization-strategy-will-deliver-big-pay-days-for-grocery-retailers.html): Key Takeaways from the Coresight Research report Discovering Hidden Treasures in Your Supply Chain Data (590 words, Aug 12, 2022) - [A High Return on Grocery Retail Media Spend Depends on a Highly Accurate View of On-Shelf Inventory](/content/a-high-return-on-grocery-retail-media-spend-depends-on-a-highly-accurate-view-of-on-shelf-inventory.html): In order to fully capitalize on their media investments, retailers and brands can no longer settle for the “good enough” estimates of on-shelf product availability that have been the norm for decades. (818 words, Aug 3, 2022) - [Shelf 3.0: Key Takeaways from the Simple Strategies for Securing Share of Shelf webinar](/content/shelf-3-0-key-takeaways-from-the-simple-strategies-for-securing-share-of-shelf-webinar.html): In the CPG industry, share of shelf has emerged as the key measure that separates winners from losers. (1,403 words, Feb 17, 2022) - [New Shelf Signals Can Save Sales Amid Supply Chain Disruptions](/content/key-takeaways-from-the-webinar-shelf-signals-maximizing-cpg-revenue-in-a-time-of-constrained-supply.html): When 2021 began, not even Nostradamus could have predicted the supply chain disruptions that would come over the following 12 months.  (1,156 words, Dec 6, 2021) - [Fixing Demand Forecasting with Real-Time Shelf Visibility](/content/demand-forecasting-with-shelf-data-the-path-to-profitable-growth.html): Current CPG demand forecasting is broken. Shelf visibility is the missing link between POS and Inventory Systems to fix it. (754 words, Oct 5, 2021) - [Groceryshop 2021: Tracking Grocery Transformation](/content/tracking-grocerys-transformation-top-takeaways-from-groceryshop.html): Pensa was on the ground at Groceryshop 2021 and summarized major themes from the show about grocery transformation. (1,172 words, Sep 28, 2021) - [Omni-channel Woes – Part 2 of a Series](/content/omni-channel-woes-part-2-of-a-series/index.html): As Pensa is on the frontline of solving the so-called omni-channel shopping problem, we were recently asked to shed light on the problem as well as highlight best practices to address it and the role of in-store automation. The above video is from that talk at the annual Category Management Association conference. (445 words, Jul 12, 2021) - [Join Us at the CMA|SIMA 2021 Annual Conference](/content/join-us-at-the-cmasima-2021-annual-conference/index.html): Richard Schwartz will be at the CMA|SIMA 2021 Annual Conference on June 15-24. Hear him speak to automation and AI trends that are top of mind for category managers and consumer brands. (248 words, Jun 9, 2021) - [Omni-Channel Woes – Part 1 of a Series](/content/omni-channel-woes-part-1-of-a-series/index.html): The retail shelf is at the center of the omni-channel explosion. Stockouts, poor visibility and inaccurate inventory systems have been the industry norm for dec (496 words, May 19, 2021) - [Guest Blog: Pensa at the Center of Retail’s Biggest Trends](/content/guest-blog-pensa-at-the-center-of-retails-biggest-trends.html): In late January, a major influencer and thought leader in the retail space, Chris Walton, published an article in Forbes titled “5 TRENDS WILL CONVERGE TO CHANG (482 words, Mar 3, 2021) - [Meet us at the Groceryshop Spring Meetup (this year online)](/content/meet-us-at-the-groceryshop-spring-meetup-this-year-online.html): What a difference a year makes. Last year, we were on stage in Las Vegas at Groceryshop and talking to brands and retailers face-to-face. This year is all virtu (368 words, Feb 26, 2021) - [Series: OSA Impacts from COVID-19 – A Tale of Three Categories](/content/series-osa-impacts-from-covid-19-a-tale-of-three-categories.html): The COVID-19 crisis has continued to evolve rapidly over these last few weeks and drive substantial impacts to the grocery retail industry. As Pensa continues t (1,000 words, Apr 29, 2020) - [Series: OSA Impacts from COVID-19 – The Initial Shock](/content/series-osa-impacts-from-covid-19-the-initial-shock/index.html): First off, we owe a debt of gratitude to the grocers, their manufacturers and the armies of men and women who work in the stores, in the warehouses and along th (599 words, Mar 31, 2020) - [Retail Inventory Levels May Be Worse Than Expected – But Real-Time Tracking Data Holds the Key](/content/real-time-tracking-data-holds-the-key/index.html): Since launching Pensa Systems out of stealth at NRF2019 one year ago, we’ve conducted multiple live deployments of our system, working with major retailers and (677 words, Jan 8, 2020) - [Evaluating Technology to Build the Profitable Retail Store of Future](/content/evaluating-to-build-the-profitable-retail-store-of-future.html): Today's retail executives face many of the same age-old challenges their predecessors confronted – e.g. how to grow sales, provide exceptional customer service, (1,137 words, Oct 2, 2019) - [Activity Heats Up in Retail Inventory Visibility](/content/activity-heats-up-in-retail/index.html): We know in-store inventory visibility is crucial for brand manufacturers and the retail industry – after all, stockouts cost them an estimated $1T annually. So (302 words, Jul 26, 2019) - [Goliath’s Dilemma and David’s Opportunity – A Retail Fable](/content/goliaths-dilemma-davids-opportunity/index.html): Every day, countless “David versus Goliath” battles are being waged between consumer packaged goods brands for the finite amount of space available on retail st (801 words, Jul 24, 2019) ## Resources - [Full Page Index](/index.html): Browse all cached pages with rich metadata - [About This Cache](/content/about.html): Methodology, technical details, and usage guidelines - [XML Sitemap](/sitemap.xml): Machine-readable sitemap for crawler discovery - [Robots.txt](/robots.txt): Crawler directives