Retailers like Walmart are using advanced weather data to shape local promotions and inventory, adjusting prices on seasonal items like sunscreen and winter gear. New tools help companies plan amid unpredictable weather patterns driven by climate change.
Retailers like Walmart are using weather analytics to navigate shopping trends affected by unpredictable conditions. Once limited to inventory planning, weather data now guides promotions and regional advertising. For example, Walmart discounted sunscreen earlier than usual, considering forecasts for a wetter autumn, according to Kirby Doyle of Beiersdorf, Walmart’s supplier.
Weather consultancies such as Meteonomiqs, Planalytics, and Weather Trends International are leveraging cloud technology to process large datasets as climate-related weather volatility rises. The National Retail Federation recently advised retailers to focus more on weather data in planning.
New pricing tools may soon emerge as Planalytics and BearingPoint develop software that incorporates weather trends into pricing decisions. "While weather can't be controlled, analytics and pricing can," noted Ryan Orabone of BearingPoint. Retailers like Tractor Supply also use this data to adjust inventory, as they rely on cold weather for Q4 success.
Retailers sometimes misinterpret data; in May, Lowe’s CFO cited cool, wet weather as a factor in weak sales, although it was actually one of the hottest Mays on record, according to Bill Kirk from Weather Trends.
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Severe Tropical Storm Jangmi brought heavy rain, power cuts and transport disruption across Japan on Wednesday (3 June) as it tracked towards the greater Tokyo region.
Europe continues to swelter in a record-breaking heatwave, with France recording its hottest day in May and Britain breaking a temperature record for the second time in 24 hours.
Heavy rain, flash floods and lightning strikes across Afghanistan have killed 28 people and destroyed hundreds of homes in Kabul, Herat and other provinces.
More than 372,000 people were left without electricity in Russia’s southern region of Dagestan after heavy rain triggered severe flooding, officials said.
Armenia heads to the polls on 7 June in a key parliamentary vote seen as a test of its democratic reforms and future political direction. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is seeking re-election amid domestic polarisation, security challenges and regional diplomatic tensions.
Armenian authorities arrested six candidates from the pro-Russian Strong Armenia bloc on Saturday, one day before voters were due to take part in parliamentary elections.
More than 6,000 people gathered outside a vote-counting centre in Seoul on Friday night, demanding this week’s local elections be repeated after ballot shortages left some voters unable to cast their ballots.
Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry has confirmed the number of casualties its citizens suffered as a result of the 5 June drone attacks on the cargo ships Natra and Zircon in the Sea of Azov. In a statement, it said four Azerbaijani citizens were killed and four others were injured.
The U.S. said it struck Iranian radar sites on Qeshm Island and in Goruk after intercepting four drones, while Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they launches retaliatory strikes on four tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and targeted U.S. bases in the Gulf.
Wildlife researchers have identified dozens of previously unknown insect species during an expedition to Angola’s remote Lisima Plateau, a conservation group announced on Wednesday.
Global weather forecasters predict a strong El Niño will develop in the second half of 2026, bringing hotter, drier conditions to much of Asia while increasing rainfall in parts of North and South America.
Google has asked U.S. regulators for permission to release up to 32 million sterilised mosquitoes in California and Florida as part of its experimental “Debug” programme aimed at reducing populations of disease-carrying insects.
Thai investigators seized more than 100 protected wildlife remains after raiding a souvenir and traditional medicine shop accused of selling wildlife carcasses online.
As climate pressures and urbanisation accelerate worldwide, governments are increasingly investing in smart cities and villages to build more sustainable and resilient communities. Across the world, digital technologies are reshaping how cities and rural areas are planned and managed.
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