Beyond BOGO: Unraveling the Impact of Advanced Promotional Analytics

Levi Strauss & Co, makers of the iconic jeans, faced some pretty serious belt-tightening earlier this year. In April, the company announced that “escalating costs of freight, labor and cotton, as well as lingering supply chain disruptions” and “bloated inventory” were decimating margins. The market was quick to respond, with shares dropping 16 percent that morning alone. (The stock has yet to recover.)