Retail demand forecasting is tested on a real Salumeria department-level aggregated series using 604 observed trading days. The study separates an application benchmark from diagnostic controls: full-feature classical models are compared with a feasible four-qubit VQC pipeline, while matched-input controls help assess where performance deteriorates without claiming quantum advantage.

Muratore, A.; Aiello, G.; Quaranta, S.; Carollo, F. (31/08/2026).Multi-Horizon Retail Demand Forecasting: A Department-Level Pilot and a Four-Qubit Quantum Test.

Multi-Horizon Retail Demand Forecasting: A Department-Level Pilot and a Four-Qubit Quantum Test

ALESSANDRO MURATORE
Primo
;
GIUSEPPE AIELLO
Secondo
;
SALVATORE QUARANTA
Penultimo
;
FILIPPO CAROLLO
Ultimo

Abstract

Retail demand forecasting is tested on a real Salumeria department-level aggregated series using 604 observed trading days. The study separates an application benchmark from diagnostic controls: full-feature classical models are compared with a feasible four-qubit VQC pipeline, while matched-input controls help assess where performance deteriorates without claiming quantum advantage.
Quantum Machine Learning; Variational Quantum Circuit; Retail Demand Forecasting; Multi-Horizon Forecasting; Principal Component Analysis; Random Forest; Rolling-Origin Evaluation; Large-Scale Retail Distribution.
Muratore, A.; Aiello, G.; Quaranta, S.; Carollo, F. (31/08/2026).Multi-Horizon Retail Demand Forecasting: A Department-Level Pilot and a Four-Qubit Quantum Test.
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