Which retail innovation from the 1880s is considered the first systematic use of data analytics for inventory management in American retail history?

Long before digital dashboards and AI algorithms, retailers were pioneering early forms of data analytics to make strategic decisions. This trivia explores a pivotal moment in retail history when data-driven decision making first transformed the industry. Test your knowledge about how historical retailers began the analytics revolution that shapes modern commerce.

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Montgomery Ward's 'Catalog Census' system that tracked regional buying patterns by collecting and analyzing mail-order return cards
The 'Retail Inventory Method' pioneered by department stores like Marshall Field's that used daily sales records to calculate inventory values and guide purchasing
Woolworth's 'Counter Intelligence' practice of recording customer demographic information alongside purchases in ledger books
Sears Roebuck's 'Product Velocity Index' that measured how quickly items sold out in different geographical regions