Data mining techniques for enhancing department store space management

A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for providing an interactive department store space management database, the method comprising the steps of:

• i) providing a department store space-requirements database comprising a compendium of individual department store space-requirements history;
• ii) providing a department store space-availability database comprising a compendium of at least one of department store space management solutions, department store space information, and department store space diagnostics;
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• iii) employing a data mining technique for interrogating said department store space-requirements and department store space-availability databases for generating an output data stream, said output data stream correlating department store space-requirements problem with department store space-availability solution.

A computer comprising:

• i) means for inputting a department store space-requirements database comprising a compendium of individual department store space-requirements history;
• ii) means for inputting a department store space-availability database comprising a compendium of at least one of department store space management solutions, department store space information, and department store space diagnostics;
• iii) means for employing a data mining technique for interrogating said department store space-requirements and department store space-availability databases;
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• iv) means for generating an output data stream, said output data stream correlating department store space-requirements problem with department store space-availability solution.