Wes Shepherd
CEOHoodie AnalyticsWes Shepherd is a lifelong entrepreneur with more than three decades of experience building and leading technology companies. His career spans the early years of E-commerce, digital shelf analytics, master data management, and cannabis market intelligence.
He is the CEO & co-founder of Hoodie Analytics, the industry’s leading provider of Cannabis Market Intelligence and Sales Enablement Applications. Hoodie has rapidly evolved to a one-stop shop for product data management and insights.
Wes is passionate about solving complex data problems, enabling smarter decisions, and helping industries — like cannabis — grow with clarity and precision.
Stock Smarter, Sell Faster: Inventory Velocity Strategies from Big-Box Retail
Inventory bloat is quietly draining your dispensary. Every slow-moving SKU ties up cash, crowds your shelves, and masks the products that actually dr
Inventory bloat is quietly draining your dispensary. Every slow-moving SKU ties up cash, crowds your shelves, and masks the products that actually drive profit. For cannabis retailers, that's not a stocking problem, it's a financial risk that compou
Inventory bloat is quietly draining your dispensary. Every slow-moving SKU ties up cash, crowds your shelves, and masks the products that actually drive profit. For cannabis retailers, that's not a stocking problem, it's a financial risk that compounds every month.
This session shows you how to fix it. You'll learn how the biggest CPG and big-box retailers use data-driven SKU rationalization and high-velocity curation to convert shelf space i
Inventory bloat is quietly draining your dispensary. Every slow-moving SKU ties up cash, crowds your shelves, and masks the products that actually drive profit. For cannabis retailers, that's not a stocking problem, it's a financial risk that compounds every month.
This session shows you how to fix it. You'll learn how the biggest CPG and big-box retailers use data-driven SKU rationalization and high-velocity curation to convert shelf space into reliable margin, and how to apply those same cannabis retail strategies in your own stores.
We'll connect inventory velocity, cash flow optimization, and predictive assortment planning into one practical model built for agility and growth. The goal is simple: fewer dead SKUs, faster turns, and stronger cash position.
