[Baz]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

Blast from the past.

Since I wrote this in 2018, my son started dating a Buyer for Dollar General, a Clemson graduate.

She buys certain candies for DG, just getting started, based on analytics that made my modeling heart swell.

We talked for an hour or so the first time we met - and trust me we both could have gone on and on. The level of analysis that goes not only into the purchase of bulk amounts of candy, but where the stocks are, what stores need them, age of the candy, current stock amount metrics, which hub, etc. They have tailored their models for specific regions, diets, time of year for specific candies, and so many other variables.

Great stuff. Real numbers, with variables, so decisions can be made. As opposed to...

Ask her why they did away with the Tongue Torchers! Similar to Atomic Fireballs, those were my fav. and I used to but several bags per week - then all of a sudden - whoosh.....they were gone!