Category Management
When your business is unsure what books and items to stock on the shelves, leave it to the ReaderLink team and our book distribution services. Using Bookscan and other syndicated and internal data, our category management system refines title and assortment decisions. Using additional consumer insights, ReaderLink, along with its retailer and supplier partners, can find the perfect balance between sales, efficiency and presentation.
By looking at the market history, we can hypothesize and experiment with future performance and sales. This knowledge allows us to fine-tune initial and replenishment distributions, resulting in higher sales and improved efficiency. By finding the best books for the best vendors, we save you costs.
Publisher imports new titles with a selection of comparable titles through our online portal 
Algorithms calculate store and item predictions using historical data and recent category trends 
Assortment optimization technology selects title for each planogram 
Products are distributed to each store to match their planograms and model outputs 
Merchandisers use handhelds to stock shelves according to distribution quantities 
Based on POS, algorithms are refreshed daily to determine appropriate replenishment quantities 