Nikkei POS (alternative data) enables investors to check the latest purchasing behaviour, price movements, effectiveness of advertising campaigns and earnings estimate ahead of others. Nikkei is one of the largest POS data holders and has the longest history in this field.
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POS data is collected from supermarkets, convenience stores, and drugstores all throughout Japan.
Regional Coverage
Asia
History
Since 1985
Cadence
Data is provided daily only 2 days after actual purchase.
Themes Covered
Nikkei POS enables investors to forecast earnings estimate ahead of others. By leveraging machine learning models, we are able to provide more accurate sales forecast/earnings estimates than can be provided by professional analysts.
Granularity of Data
Sales, pricing, market share and any other detailed information for each individual product are available in just 2 days.
Sectors / Companies
POS data in Japan, covering 3,000,000 products across 4,000 companies.