Solution Center - Financial Institutions

The leading financial institutions utilize weather intelligence ...

Weather is rarely the same from year to year.
There is only a 20% chance that climate conditions will repeat from year to year in a given demographic region. For companies that sell weather sensitive products this creates significant marketing, planning, and distribution challenges.
See how volatile weather can be looking at March.

Comp-Store sales is highly correlated to the weather.
Financial analysts have determined a close tie between weather patterns and actual retail industry stock performance. In years where weather is "out-of-sync", consumer demand is down and business profitability suffers. Companies are can no longer easily justify in using weather as an excuse when reporting monthly sales figures.
View a chart comparing 06-08 weather trends to comp-store sales.


The solution ... utilize the same tools retailers and suppliers
rely on to minize their weather risk.
To learn more about WTI's innovative services visit our Resource Center below.
FREE 30 Day Trial
of WTI's Business Weather Learning Center - for qualified retail analysts, financial institutions, and media.
RESOURCE GUIDE
Download this 19 page Business Weather Resource Guide as it will provide a basic introduction to weather intelligence and describe various services WTI provides to retailers and manufacturers. (PDF Format / 8.5MB)

WEATHER PLANNING 101
VIEW a recently recorded presentation, featuring industry experts discussing how weather can be integrated into a retailer or manufacturer's business. (WMF Format - Streaming Audio / Video)

THE TRENDSETTER BLOG
Read a weekly updated discussion specifically designed to discuss the influence of weather on the retail industry. (HTML Format)

THE WEEKLY UPDATE SHOW
Listen LIVE each and every Monday - 11am EST / 8am PST for a recap of the previous week's business weather and the future 30 day forecast for the retail industry. This is RECORDED for playback at anytime. (MP3 Streaming Audio)
MYSKEYE for SMB's
View weather forecasts covering 4000+ cities in 129 countries - ONLINE and On-Demand. This business planning tool is tailored for the needs of the SMB (small and medium sized business) owner selling weather sensitive products and services. (Web Based Tool - PREVIEW ONLY)
COMMODITY TRADERS
If your business deals with Sugar, Grain or Energy, this tool will help you make intelligent decisions based on current financial and trading market conditions - as influenced by the weather. (Web Tool - Free Trial Available)
   
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