arxivcs.LGcs.AI2026-07-17
A Predict-then-Correct Loop Based on Few-Shot Continuous Contextual Bandit for Demand Forecasting
Zhiwei Lei, Benedict Jun Ma, Ilya Jackson
Retail demand forecasting remains difficult when demand shifts faster than static forecasting models can be retrained, especially in early demand cycles where newly observed labels are sparse. To address this, this study aims to improve adaptive retail forecasting by proposing a…