Which ancient civilization first implemented a systematic method of recording customer preferences and purchase patterns using clay tablets to optimize merchant inventory?

In the bustling marketplaces of ancient civilizations, early forms of commerce analytics helped merchants make strategic decisions. From the sophisticated trade networks of Mesopotamia to the organized markets of Rome, ancient retailers developed surprising methods to understand customer preferences and optimize their product offerings. Test your knowledge about these early retail data collection and analysis techniques that laid the foundation for modern commerce analytics.

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Mesopotamian (Sumerian) merchants, who created cuneiform 'customer profile tablets' tracking repeated purchases by household
Egyptian traders, who maintained papyrus scrolls of noble family preferences organized by geographic district
Chinese Han Dynasty merchants, who developed bamboo slip records of seasonal buying trends sorted by customer occupation
Roman market officials, who maintained wax tablet registries of patrician household preferences to inform market stall placement