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WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 25, 2017 -- Profitect Inc., the leading prescriptive analytics provider for the retail and CPG industry, today announced the start of the company’s annual user conference, Profitect PACT (Prescriptive Analytics Collaborative Training). This year’s conference is bringing together senior executives across major retail organizations for a collaborative and educational three days to discuss prescriptive analytics. The conference is being held at the Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort, September 25-27.
“I am so proud and energized to welcome our growing customer community to PACT 2017, Profitect’s largest user conference to date,” said Guy Yehiav, CEO, Profitect. “PACT 2017 is an opportunity for our customers to share their success on how they’re making their respective retail and CPG companies more profitable and successful in this hyper competitive environment. This is an exciting time of growth for Profitect, and I look forward to the next few days to celebrate our customers’ success!”
PACT 2017 will feature customer presentations from some of the brightest minds in retail, across a variety of verticals, presenting on topics as varied as using machine learning and prescriptive analytics to predict and manage growth, shrink, inventory accuracy, and optimizing e-commerce with brick and mortar. Other presentations will include retail transformation and how the changing environment is driving organizational change, managing discounts and promotions more effectively, and building and measuring ROI.
The conference will also feature a keynote presentation from recognized retail thought-leader Carol Spieckerman. In her presentation, “10 Trajectories that are Transforming Retail,” Spieckerman will reveal her top global retail predictions for 2018 and beyond. Additional highlights include a panel session on “Why Data is at the Center of Leadership Shake-Ups in Retail” featuring Former EVP Retail, Shopko Andre Persaud, Belk VP of Finance Joe Hippler, and Co-Founder of The O Alliance Andrea Weiss. The conference will also include round-table sessions where customers can share patterns of behaviors, prescriptions, and success stories.
Profitect will be broadcasting news and events throughout the conference across its social media channels using the hashtag #PACT17. For additional details around the event, visit www.profitect.com/pact-2017/.
About Profitect
Profitect’s award-winning prescriptive analytics solutions eliminate confusion around reports within the world’s most innovative retail and CPG companies by taking their data, identifying opportunities, prescribing easy-to-understand actions, and leveraging workflows and tasks to ensure the right actions are taken when needed. To learn more about Profitect visit: http://www.profitect.com.
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