{"id":392,"date":"2017-03-17T14:41:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T11:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rees46.com\/blog-en\/?p=392"},"modified":"2017-03-17T14:41:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T11:41:00","slug":"progressive-personalization-in-apparel-accessories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rees46.com\/blog-en\/2017\/03\/17\/progressive-personalization-in-apparel-accessories\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Personalization in Apparel &#038; Accessories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/rees46.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/stormtroopers.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Customer experience in Apparel &amp; Accessories differs from any other retail segment. In this segment, the key role in the purchase decision is given to factors that may be insignificant in other product categories. For instance, size \u2013 the customer is shopping for products of a particular size. Individual brand preferences \u2013 the customer first tries to find an option within their favorite brands, before moving to any other. Gender \u2013 99% of the time a woman will shop for products for women.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A quick comparison with any other category, for example, smartphones: an iPhone 7 will fit well in both women\u2019s and men\u2019s hands, regardless of their height or body type. An entirely different set of factors influences the purchase decision in this category.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does this mean for a retail Apparel &amp; Accessories company? Product personalization must rely on the key parameters relevant to each customer and prospect; the <\/span><b>size <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(clothing and shoe),<\/span><b> gender<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><b> brand preferences<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Very often, online retail companies make a blunt mistake ignoring these key parameters in their personalization. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this special post, we analyzed different retail Apparel &amp; Accessories companies\u2019 experience. You will understand their mistakes from our visual examples. Learn why Big Data-based personalization fails to deliver any tangible results, whereas a Progressive Personalization-driven approach leads to a solid rise in conversion, ARPU, and AOV.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Incorrect\u00a0Approach to Personalization<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><b>Gender<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the biggest mistakes is ignoring the visitor\u2019s gender.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rees46.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/image00-1024x572.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chinese online retailer <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wholesaleclothesmart.com\/\"><b>Wholesale Clothes Mart<\/b><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> includes women\u2019s clothes in recommendations\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">even on the product pages in the \u201cMen\u2019s Clothes\u201d category. Quite odd logic isn\u2019t it?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even if you are persistent enough to browse their product catalog for hours,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you will never see any difference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This type of incorrect personalization leads to almost 0% conversion for products recommended to the male section of their audience (except, maybe, men who aim to buy a gift for their spouse).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Size<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second big mistake is ignoring the visitor\u2019s size.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rees46.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/image01-1024x836.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choosing a certain product size (e.g. XS) at <\/span><\/i><b>Forever 21<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and even putting it in the Shopping Cart won\u2019t change anything in their product recommendations.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rees46.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/image03-1024x412.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The recommendation block filters products by the gender \u2013 all the products above are for men.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let us see how much selling potential these product recommendations hold. A click on a recommended item brings us to the product detail page only to show that it is only available in XL size:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rees46.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/image06-1024x791.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are no other sizes in stock but XL, whereas XS was specifically chosen for the initial product as the target size.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A product recommendation with no regard to the visitor\u2019s size proves itself to be useless.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Brand Preferences<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A third big mistake is ignoring the visitor\u2019s personal style preferences. However, it\u2019s necessary to say that this one has the least influence out of all three. In Apparel &amp; Accessories, individual brand preferences are easy to shift.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nevertheless, product recommendations should also be based on an individual brand and style preferences. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rees46.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/image10-1024x778.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For some reason, <\/span><\/i><b>Universal Store<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chooses to ignore it.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can spend hours browsing a certain brand (<\/span><b>Wrangler<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in this case) but almost never see Wrangler products in the recommendations:<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rees46.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/image09.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not a single recommendation is showing an item by Wrangler.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is strange as the product catalog features a whole selection of Wrangler items. What stopped the store from including individual brand preferences into computations remains a mystery.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Correct\u00a0Approach to Personalization<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Apparel and Accessories, Progressive Personalization uses three key parameters: <\/span><b>gender, size, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b> individual brand preferences<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Gender and Brand Preferences<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For instance, product recommendations for a pair women\u2019s Nike sneakers at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.6pm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b><i>6PM<\/i><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> online store are shaped according to the visitor\u2019s gender and brand preferences:<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rees46.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/image11-1024x760.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rees46.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/image05.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To the visitor viewing a pair women\u2019s running shoes<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Nike, the recommendations show more options from the same brand.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As discussed earlier, brand preferences can be shifted and including other brands in recommendations is a standard practice given that these form the minority of all product recommendations. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asos.com\/\"><b>ASOS<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> demonstrates an excellent example of this principle:<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rees46.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/image02.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their recommendation block contains twelve thumbnails. The first\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eight thumbnails feature the same brand as the primary product.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rees46.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/image04.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last four can feature alternative brands \u2013 given that they\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are placed on the third, least-viewed, page of the image slider.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another interesting case is that of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ingridandisabel.com\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Ingrid &amp; Isabel<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> fashion store for pregnant ladies. Not only does it include into computation the visitor\u2019s size but also the current trimester. Obviously, there is a significant difference in the clothes for women in their first trimester and the third one.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rees46.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/image07-1024x633.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The visitor, browsing XS-sized items for expectant mothers on their third trimester, sees only the relevant items.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rees46.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/image08-1024x487.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each recommended item is designed for a third-trimester pregnant wearer, and each is available in XS size.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personalization at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ingridandisabel.com\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Ingrid &amp; Isabel<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is based on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rees46.com\/apparel?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_content=pp_in_apparel\" target=\"_blank\"><b><i>REES46 Niche Solution<\/i><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> designed specifically for Apparel &amp; Accessories stores.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><b>Principles of Progressive Personalization <\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Progressive Personalization relies on real-time customer behavior analysis including browsing history, \u201cAdd to Cart\u201d clicks and purchase history. In 95% of instances, it gives a reliable, transparent insight, which the recommendation engine can use for the gender, size and brand preferences computations. A Progressive Personalization-driven recommendation engine applies detailed personalization to the product recommendations, unlike Big Data-based approaches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another advantage of this technology is its ethical methods of collecting personal data. Using Progressive Personalization, you never have to invade the personal space of your visitors the way Big Data requires you to. To draw a comparison, Big Data is essentially a like a big marketplace where data about you is resold to the other players. \u00a0Everybody knows everything \u2013 from your shoe size to the food mix brand your feed your cat. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recommendation engine with Progressive Personalization collects only the information that the visitor is willingly giving \u2013 such as clicks, purchase and pre-purchase events. This forms the basis of the highly relevant recommendations to each given prospect. This information is not a marketable commodity to resell but an instrument to help visitors find what they are looking for, right here and right now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To clarify the principles, we\u2019re providing you with the mechanics behind the technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><b>Underlying Mechanics<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Big Data-based personalization is a typical \u201cblack box.\u201d You put the data in; something goes on in there, and, after a lengthy wait time, recommendation blocks start showing recommended products. Why these products? What parameters was the system guided by? Everybody\u2019s reluctant to answer these questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike the Big Data approach, which needs lengthy data collection and complex computations, the mechanics of Progressive Personalization are so clear that they can be explained in simple Excel tables. These examples are based on the three key parameters in Apparel &amp; Accessories: visitor\u2019s <\/span><b>gender<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, clothing and shoe<\/span><b> size<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>brand preferences<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Gender<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b><i>Progressive Personalization rule: the majority of all male customers buys men\u2019s and unisex clothing, female \u2014 women\u2019s and unisex. It\u2019s a rare occasion that the clients buy clothing targeted at the other gender. Recommended products should correspond to the gender.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Consider this situation: A visitor comes to your online store for the first time and starts browsing your product catalog. In Apparel and Accessories, most of the items are gender-specific, and this is going to be the marker to help you only to recommend suitable items.<\/p>\n<p>The first step is to prepare your catalog for Progressive Personalization \u2013 mark your products according to the customer\u2019s gender:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>PRODUCT<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>GENDER TARGETING<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denzil ike jacket<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lenox gloves<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Teddy B boots<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Re-port T-shirt<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unisex<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emeraldine bikini<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chester pants<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nThe next step is to trace the visitor\u2019s browsing history to determine what product pages this person views. Tracing::<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>VISITOR<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>BROWSED PRODUCTS<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"10\"><b>#001<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unisex<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unisex<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nSimple calculations show that visitor #001 browsed 10 product pages, out of which 6 featured men\u2019s products; 2, women\u2019s; and 2, unisex. The last (unisex) is not important for determining a visitor\u2019s gender. In summary:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Determining the visitor\u2019s gender based on their browsing history, there is 75% probability that this person is a man.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Probability it is a man<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Probability it is a woman<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gender<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Male<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>The recommended probability level for the algorithms to determine the gender is 75%. As long as it\u2019s lower, the algorithms require more behavioral data.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In practical terms, it means that Progressive Personalization determines the gender after the first few visitor actions and will show suitable recommendations right from the start.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Besides the browsing history, the pre-purchase and purchase history are also available. This improves the model and brings a higher level of precision.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The browsing history may not suffice in a real situation \u2013 for instance; a man could have viewed a few women\u2019s products out of mere curiosity \u2013 so it is better to rely on browsing, pre-purchase history, and purchase history combined. As the final two are closer to the purchase, it is evident that they hold more value. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now the event map looks like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>PRODUCT<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>VIEW<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>CART<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>PURCHASE<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denzil ike coat<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lenox gloves<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teddy B boots<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WestShore purse<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emeraldine bikini<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chester pants<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thunder Belt<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sparrow hat<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Re-port T-shirt<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every type of action has its weight. In REES46, we deduced the following correlation:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">View<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cart<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purchase<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nOne purchase tells you more about the visitor than 9 product views.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let us now refresh the calculations based on this correlation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A male marker scores two from browsing events and five from pre-purchase events (adding the hat to the cart). A female marker scores one from browsing events, 15 from pre-purchase events, and ten from the purchase. <\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Probability it is a man<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21.21%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Probability it is a woman<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">78.79%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gender<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Female<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calculations tell us there is 78.79% probability this visitor is a woman. Now the algorithms will recommend women\u2019s products, ensuring that these are going to be products the customer can afford and will be interested in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this example, we showed how Progressive Personalization helps determine a visitor\u2019s gender. In practice, though, gender is not the only critical parameter in Apparel and Accessories. It is time to discuss the next parameter: size.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Size<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b><i>Progressive Personalization rule: The majority of all customers buy clothes and <\/i><\/b><b><i>shoes for personal use, and the correct sizing is a key purchase factor. \u00a0Recommended products should correspond in size and also be available in stock.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similar mechanics are used in <\/span><b>clothing <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b> shoe size<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> calculations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the situation where different sizes of the same model are presented in your product catalog as separate lots, you can simply count browsing events in relation to each lot. However, the regular practice of using the SKU system makes this case a very rare one. When all the sizes are presented in a drop-down list or a tick list on the product page, tracking visitor\u2019s actions is harder, as choosing a size is logically a step towards adding the item to the cart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In both cases mechanics can be explained by the following table:<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 1037px;\" width=\"599\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><b>BROWSED PRODUCTS (SHOES)<\/b><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"6\"><b>SIZE<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">38<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">39<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">41.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">42<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">42.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SKU #001<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SKU #002<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SKU #003<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SKU #004<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SKU #005<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SKU #006<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SKU #007<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SKU #008<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SKU #009<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SKU #010<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frequency of occurrence<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Probable size<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><b>YES<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>YES<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on the total number of views, you can calculate the visitor\u2019s probable shoe size.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If available, purchasing history should also be included in the calculations, as one purchasing event outweighs several browsing ones.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Brand Preferences<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b><i>Progressive Personalization rule: A proportion of all customers form a strong liking for a certain brand and tend to stick to it while shopping. Recommended products should correspond to the brand preferences.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last key parameter is<\/span><b> brand preferences<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most suitable mechanics are the advanced ones from the gender recognition example. First, we calculate the number of browsing, pre-purchase and purchase events:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>ITEM<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>BRAND<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>VIEW<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>CART<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>PURCHASE<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacket<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zara<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacket<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zara<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winter coat<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">H&amp;M<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pants<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zara<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pants<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TopShop<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now the event-correlation scheme is applied:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>EVENT<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>SCORE<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Browse<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cart<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purchase<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on that, you can deduce probable brand preferences:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>BRAND<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>SCORE<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zara<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">H&amp;M<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TopShop<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conclusion \u2014 this visitor has the affinity for Zara products.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><b>In Conclusion<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Progressive Personalization allows supreme targeting level recommendations in Apparel &amp; Accessories online stores, including into the computations such key parameters as a visitor\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gender, size and brand preferences<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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