Which major retail giant got its start as a military contractor during WWII, using analytics to optimize supply chains before becoming a civilian retail powerhouse?

The intersection of military history and retail innovation has shaped modern commerce in surprising ways. During major conflicts, retail giants emerged or transformed their operations to meet wartime demands, often pioneering distribution systems and consumer analytics that would later revolutionize peacetime retail. This poll tests your knowledge about how military necessity drove retail innovation that still influences today's shopping experience.

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Sears, Roebuck and Co., which built an advanced logistics system to supply military uniforms and equipment
Montgomery Ward, which pioneered predictive inventory management for military rations and supplies
Walmart, which began as a supplier of military goods using early forms of data analytics
JC Penney, which developed customer analytics systems to track military uniform requirements and later adapted them for civilian retail