I think posting that here is perfect--I actually like these more "forum" type posts. I wonder what size grocery stores use these analytical techniques though.

I think posting that here is perfect--I actually like these more "forum" type posts. I wonder what size grocery stores use these analytical techniques though. What you describe here is, in my opinion, a pretty sophisticated analysis, so I can only really see the large chains being capable of pulling this off. Regardless, I think this sort of practice is one that easily transfers from traditional retail to the web sphere. I've seen some pretty impressive analytic apps released recently, and thats exactly the kind of information you'd need. Maybe companies such as Clixpy could take their product to the next level with these type of statistics?