Perfect Category

Through applying dynamic incrementality principles, our modular technology platform and category advisory services help CPG teams improve category and sales performance across SKUs, retailers and channels. Learn more below or contact us for a demonstration.  


Perfect Category

 


We currently manage over >$600 billion per year in category assortment planning for more than 50 leading CPG brands and retailers through our Perfect Category platform. We do this combining retail and shopper insights, predictive analytics and virtual reality into one easy to use productivity environment.  


Our agile technology model is data agnostic and highly responsive so category teams can quickly pivot to meet near term challenges while building long-term plans. The harmonisation of multiple data sources provides dynamic, unbiased category insights which highlight the SKUs holding the most unique incremental value to consumers. This allows category teams to work closely with their retail partners to identify above-trend sales growth opportunities. 

Perfect Category’s customers are backed by our experienced category advisory team, many of which have led category growth within top CPG companies. They can advise on the entire CatMan value chain; from category vision right through to shelf activation.   

Delivering category management at scale

Kantar's Perfect Category clients account for 42% of the global revenue of the top one hundred CPGs.

 

 

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7 of the top 10
and over 55 CPGs live

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400+
Categories live

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>600Bn
Category sales optimised each year

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6
Continents live

 

 

Perfect category in action

It’s increasingly hard for CPG firms to capture the attention of retailers. This short video explores the Perfect Category solution end-to-end; creating and presenting recommendations to retailers. The predictive analytics engine creates unbiased category assortment and facing recommendations, based on incrementality principles. Dynamic integration of the assortment into the planogram and virtual store enables CPG firms to present a visually compelling sell in story. 

 




Our solutions




 

 

Assortment, Space & Portfolio Analytics

  • Identify SKUs with the highest incremental value  
  • Gain incremental distribution for your brands SKU’s
  • Model New Item Performance and optimise space  
  • Use advanced features like demand space, to create future shelf recommendation of shopper needs 




 

RichMixAI

Co-developed with Microsoft, RichMixAI combines RichMix’s powerful predictive analytics with Microsoft’s AI processing power.

This enables automated insights, democratized across business users in a CPG firm for greater productivity.




 

 

VR Visualization & Co-creation

  • Real-time visualization of shelf analytics

  • Test proposed changes with actual shoppers

  • Build custom VR solutions to enhance retail sell-in






VR Shopper Research

  • Grow at shelf / in stores with real shoppers
  • Efficiently test shelf activation, store or package concepts and ideas
  • Drive impact and influence with key retail customers

 




 

 

Explore a comprehensive introduction to Kantar’s Virtual Reality Solution and Software.






Kantar Virtual Reality

Our VR solutions enable brands to visualize changes, test concepts, and share engaging stories with stakeholders and partners.

 





Catered content, just for you.

At Perfect Category, our clients receive unparalleled support from our seasoned category advisory team, boasting a track record of driving category expansion at leading CPG firms. Explore our latest insights on category management.

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Predictive analytics for category management

Discover how it achieves optimal portfolio and space optimization, using dynamic incrementality principles. 

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The future of category management

We explore what the future of category management might look like and strategies for success. Our consulting leaders call out examples of best-in-class category management. 

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Our Experts


Mark_Franzese


Mark Franzese

SVP, Category Technology
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Tim Dougherty

VP, Business Development
Abe Vinjamuri


Abe Vinjamuri

Partner, Innovation

 

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Tim Winfield

Director of Sales