Case Study: a top 5 UK retail chain saves 1,600 hours with The Smart Cube’s custom analytics dashboard

Custom analytics dashboard saved 1,600 hours across 1,500 stores

The Smart Cube was engaged by a top 5 UK retail chain whose Space and Formats team needed to track the impact of in-store changes across its 1,500+ stores. The challenge was to dynamically monitor how adjustments to space, position, and product range affected performance to enable better, data-driven planning decisions for the future.

To solve this, The Smart Cube utilized advanced analytics, clustering SKUs and employing regression techniques to create a dynamic sales baseline. They then developed a self-serve analytics dashboard using MicroStrategy. This solution delivered significant value, improving performance tracking, saving 1,600 hours annually in the trial review process, and helping to optimize revenues across the retail chain's product sections.