4R Systems President & CEO, Mark Garland, sat down with Jared Brown, the Senior Analyst at Aubuchon Hardware. Mark asked Jared some questions about Aubuchon Hardware, a large privately owned hardware retailer in the northeast united states.
4R Systems Forecasting and Replenishment Solution Rolling Out to North America’s Leading Network of Travel Centers

Pilot Company to implement 4R software in its stores to strengthen inventory management across its network.
BERWYN, PA, January 14, 2021 – 4R Systems, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based machine learning & AI solutions that help retailers optimize their supply chain and merchandising decisions, announced that Pilot Company has selected its machine learning Forecasting and Replenishment Solution. Pilot Company is the largest operator of travel centers in North America, with more than 750 company-owned locations in the United States and Canada.
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Checking Your Vitals – Keep Your Finger on the Pulse of Suppliers

Maintain Strong Supplier Relations with 4R’s Supplier Health Check
4R Systems introduced its all-new 4R Navigator – a suite of machine learning-powered analytics services designed to help retailers solve critical business challenges. 4R Navigator consists of four scientifically designed solutions that provide actionable insights with very fast results, and without the typical overhead costs. These solutions can be deployed and provide quick – but substantial – wins in as little as 3-6 weeks.
We’ve already taken an in-depth look at SKU Rationalization, Clustering Analysis, and Promotion Effectiveness. The fourth solution in the 4R Navigator service is called Supplier Health Check.
Move Forward by Looking Back with Promotion Effectiveness

4R Systems introduced its all-new 4R Navigator – a suite of machine learning-powered analytics services designed to help retailers solve critical business challenges. 4R Navigator consists of four scientifically designed solutions that provide actionable insights with very fast results, and without the typical overhead costs. These solutions can be deployed and provide quick – but substantial – wins in as little as 3-6 weeks.
We’ve already explored SKU Rationalization and Clustering Analysis. Next, we’ll take an in-depth look at the third solution – Promotion Effectiveness.
Get an Aerial View with Clustering Analysis
Recently, 4R Systems introduced the all-new 4R Navigator – a suite of machine learning-powered analytics services designed to help retailers solve critical business challenges. 4R Navigator consists of four scientifically designed solutions that provide actionable insights with very fast results, and without the typical overhead costs. These solutions can be deployed and provide quick – but substantial – wins in as little as 3-6 weeks.
We already explored SKU Rationalization and how it can help you navigate your assortment. To better comprehend what clustering is, it’s best to get an aerial view of your organization so you can see the bigger picture.
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Offer Delivery, but Deliver on Expectations this Holiday Season
As 2020 comes to a close, many retailers and consumers alike are looking forward to next year. There’s still one more opportunity to close out the year on a positive note: the holidays! Before the pandemic, retailers had decades of accurate data to pull from to create more precise holiday forecasts. Obviously, this year has been a bit more challenging.
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Contactless Doesn’t Mean Communicate Less
With the holiday shopping season nearly upon us, many retailers are wondering how this year’s numbers will compare to prior years. Since 2020 has been such an anomaly, it is hard to forecast exactly what will occur. Many retail industry experts are still unsure of what will happen during this holiday shopping season, especially during what are normally high traffic shopping days like Black Friday 1.
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One of These SKUs is Not Like the Other: Navigating Your Assortment
Creating a Customer Experience that Feels Like Home
Having the right products your customers need for their home improvement projects is the first step to delivering a positive customer experience and boosting loyalty. AI and machine learning move beyond historical data and into predictive insights and prescriptive action.