On Shelf Availability
The People, Teams, & Technologies That Are Changing the Game at Retail
A Gathering Place & Resource Center
During more than 40 years of service in leadership roles with Procter & Gamble and Walmart, Mike Graen has made a career out of leveraging technology to solve big business problems.
As he began looking for ways to give back, Mike partnered with Conversations on Retail to create the On Shelf Availability group, and to launch OnShelfAvailability.com, serving as a gathering place and resource center that supports the industry in tackling one of its most persistent problems.
Specializing in technologies and processes that measure and improve On Shelf Availability, Mike spends the majority of his time working with people and teams all over the country that are interested in his help with:
- On Shelf Availability – How to measure and deploy resources to fix
- Algorithm solutions to identify OSA issues with high-velocity categories
- Shelf Scanning Robot solutions for retailers to identify Out of stock, pricing, and incorrect item issues
- RFID – 20+ years of experience with RFID in the Retail supply chain
- In-store Audits – Data capture of OSA issues
- Fixed camera solutions
- Computer Vision / recognition solution providers.

Thought Leadership
Mike welcomes his colleagues from industry and academia to join him in contributing insights and commentary aimed at helping the community progress.
Behemoths Of The Retail Industry Are Redefining Customer Experience With Computer Vision And AI
My 2023 On Shelf Availability State of the Industry
My Conversation with Barbra Chase – VP, Global Sales Store Intelligence ReTech Labs/SymphonyAI
How Robots Help Retailers Win Customers
My Conversation with Steve Statler – CMO & ESG Lead, Wiliot
My Conversation with Pierre-Marie Rallu – Founder & CEO, 1retailAI
Top 15 Opportunities to Improve ROI With an RFID Retail System
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