STORE OPENING COCKPIT FOR REAL-TIME PREPARATION, SIMULATION AND EXECUTION OF MERCHANDISE SUPPLY FOR GRAND OPENING EVENTS

1 . A method comprising:

receiving a selection of one or more store parameters;

receiving a selection of a merchandise template, the merchandise template specifying a product;

displaying a visual representation of a retail space based on at least one selected store parameter and the selected merchandise template;

determining a quantity of the product based on at least one store parameter;

determining availability for the quantity of the product using an in-memory database; and

displaying availability information.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a modification to one of the store parameters or merchandise template; and

determining updated availability information based on the modification using the in-memory database; and

displaying the updated availability information.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the merchandise template is modified to specify a different product.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating a visual representation of a product display based on the merchandise template, the product display being populated with the product; and

displaying the visual representation of the retail space with the visual representation of the product display.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the visual representation of the product display is superimposed over the visual representation of the retail space.

6 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising determining a location of the product display within the retail space.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising retrieving information for the product, the information for the product including at least one of a price of the product, an image for the product, a manufacturer suggested retail price of the product, a turnover rate for the product, an available quantity of the product, and a quantity for each product display indicating a number of products that can be displayed per product display.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a location of a product display within the retail space;

determining a location of a second product display within the retail space; and

determining availability information for products associated with the product display and the second product display.

9 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by a processor, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:

receiving a selection of one or more store parameters;

receiving a selection of a merchandise template, the merchandise template specifying a product;

displaying a visual representation of a retail space based on at least one selected store parameter and the selected merchandise template;

determining a quantity of the product based on at least one store parameter;

determining availability for the quantity of the product using an in-memory database; and

displaying availability information.

10 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , further comprising instructions for:

receiving a modification to one of the store parameters or merchandise template; and

determining updated availability information based on the modification using the in-memory database; and

displaying the updated availability information.

11 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the merchandise template is modified to specify a different product.

12 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , further comprising instructions for:

generating a visual representation of a product display based on the merchandise template, the product display being populated with the product; and

displaying the visual representation of the retail space with the visual representation of the product display.

13 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the visual representation of the product display is superimposed over the visual representation of the retail space.

14 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 12 , further comprising instructions for determining a location of the product display within the retail space.

15 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , further comprising instructions for retrieving information for the product, the information for the product including at least one of a price of the product, an image for the product, a manufacturer suggested retail price of the product, a turnover rate for the product, an available quantity of the product, and a quantity for each product display indicating a number of products that can be displayed per product display.

16 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , further comprising instructions for:

determining a location of a product display within the retail space;

determining a location of a second product display within the retail space; and

determining availability information for products associated with the product display and the second product display.

17 . A portable electronic device comprising:

one or more process; and

memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:

receiving a selection of one or more store parameters;

receiving a selection of a merchandise template, the merchandise template specifying a product;

displaying a visual representation of a retail space based on at least one selected store parameter and the selected merchandise template;

determining a quantity of the product based on at least one store parameter;

determining availability for the quantity of the product using an in-memory database; and

displaying availability information.

18 . The portable electronic device of claim 17 , further comprising instructions for:

receiving a modification to one of the store parameters or merchandise template; and

determining updated availability information based on the modification using the in-memory database; and

displaying the updated availability information.

19 . The portable electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the merchandise template is modified to specify a different product.

20 . The portable electronic device of claim 17 , further comprising instructions for:

generating a visual representation of a product display based on the merchandise template, the product display being populated with the product; and

displaying the visual representation of the retail space with the visual representation of the product display.

21 . The portable electronic device of claim 20 , wherein the visual representation of the product display is superimposed over the visual representation of the retail space.

22 . The portable electronic device of claim 20 , further comprising determining a location of the product display within the retail space.

23 . The portable electronic device of claim 17 , further comprising instructions for retrieving information for the product, the information for the product including at least one of a price of the product, an image for the product, a manufacturer suggested retail price of the product, a turnover rate for the product, an available quantity of the product, and a quantity for each product display indicating a number of products that can be displayed per product display.

24 . The portable electronic device of claim 17 , further comprising instructions for:

determining a location of a product display within the retail space;

determining a location of a second product display within the retail space; and

determining availability information for products associated with the product display and the second product display.