{
  "id": 5109663,
  "title": "The perfect mix: How convenience stores can balance human ideas and AI in SKU planning",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/the-perfect-mix-how-convenience-stores-can-balance-human-ideas-and-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-02T14:39:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Supply Chain Dive",
    "slug": "supply-chain-dive",
    "url": "https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/ai-can-help-c-stores-get-their-product-mix-right-but-merchants-still-have/829277/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The right technology can spot sales patterns and flag gaps, but supply chain leaders still need to make the final call about adding and cutting items, one expert said.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}