Company
Date Published
Author
Nick Moore
Word count
1232
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Huckberry, an e-commerce company with over 100,000 SKUs, was struggling to accurately forecast demand across its vast product range. The company's marketing and planning teams were at odds over inventory levels, and the use of legacy BI tools couldn't provide the granular insights needed. Huckberry's data team, led by Ben Saxe, built an interactive forecasting app using Hex that allows business users to run scenario modeling, forecast at the SKU level, and zero in on what matters most - profit. The app eliminates blind spots, enables accurate predictions up to 26 weeks ahead, and provides real-time updates as trends change. With this new solution, Huckberry has achieved detailed, dynamic forecasting, unlocked over $1M in savings, and freed up time and capital for the company's growth strategy.