Retail Adventures

OCTOBER 22, 2020

2020 Dates to Remember: This year Black Friday is on November 27, Cyber Monday is November 30, Small Business Saturday is November 28, and the biggest shopping day of the holiday season will be December 19, the Saturday before Christmas. The stores will open at 7:00 AM on Black Friday, the general opening time for the majority of its stores.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 17, 2021

Coles’ Smarter Selling strategy is paying off for the Australian supermarket giant, with approximately $300 million in extra savings in the bank at the end of FY21. At its full year results announcement on Wednesday morning, Coles revealed that net profit broke the one-billion-dollar mark, rising 2.8 per cent on 2020.

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Retalon

OCTOBER 8, 2020

But first, let’s take a look at what reducing inventory really means, and why it matters. And at the end of the sales season (or at the end of a product’s lifecycle), markdowns you set to clear out excess inventory can easily wipe out the product’s lifecycle profitability. Looking at past performance only gets you so far.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Often resulting in inventory distortion that lead to lost sales and costly markdowns. This means these retailers will: Sell off existing inventory at a discounted price Not match demand, losing out on potential sales Experience lower customer service level. Let’s take a look at each of these in a little bit more detail.

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Retalon

JUNE 10, 2020

Here’s a very simplified example: High-End & Low Volume Retailer 10 units at $100 = $1,000 revenue Economy & High Volume Retailer: 100 units at $10 = $1,000 revenue. Therefore, it’s vital to create your own pricing rules and thresholds (discounts limited to certain product classes, maximum clearance markdowns, etc.)

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Retalon

AUGUST 5, 2020

Most Important KPIs for the Retail Industry in 2020. Is the right product getting to the right place at the right time? Jump Ahead Most Important KPIs for the Retail Industry in 2020 Examples of Retail KPIs that Maximize Inventory ROI 1. at hardware stores serving mostly homeowners to 1.63 In-Stock Percentage 2.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Here, we look at some of the initiatives — transparent sourcing, greater demand forecasting, recommerce and sustainable packaging — retailers are using to be more sustainable. Not to mention the billions spent by brands to ensure products do not end up at unauthorized retailers — and, in some instances, to incinerate unsold stock.

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Retail Adventures

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Begin at the front door You want your sales floor to scream Christmas when shoppers enter and the perfect place to set the tone is on your Speed Bumps; the displays that stop shoppers and give them a taste of what they can expect to find merchandise-wise as they shop your store. Markdowns allow you to maximize your invested dollars.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 25, 2022

Experience: We all experienced the GFC – I was CEO of The Good Guys at the time – and the principles of dealing with a downturn are pretty much the same, except in the current situation, we have the added benefit of a more dynamic channel in e-commerce. You look at all of those controllables very closely. Michael Ford. Launa Inman.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Demand is an economics concept that describes the willingness of consumers to purchase a specific product at a specific price. Therefore, demand forecasting is a statistical prediction of the willingness of consumers to purchase specific products, at a specific price, in a specific time frame.

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365 Retail

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

With a strong commitment to supporting self-expression amongst its community of younger shoppers, it launched its PacCares initiative in 2020 to support and partner with companies that matched its values of good mental health, diversity and equality. appeared first on 365 RETAIL | Retail Technology News.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 28, 2020

billion in Q1 2020, while same-store sales jumped 21.7% While the retailer incurred additional expenses from associate bonuses and other COVID-19-related expenditures, Dollar General was able to reduce markdowns, on top of benefiting from increased purchase volume. of net sales in Q1 2020, compared to 23.1% in Q1 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

By creating narrower product assortments and limiting inventory levels — especially for product shipments headed to brick-and-mortar stores —merchants would gain the ability to react more quickly to changing consumer trends, and even potentially reduce their need for markdowns. What can retailers do to eliminate or at least minimize these?

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Retalon

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Whether it’s fast fashion or high-end brands, at the end of the day, the goal of a business is to maximize shareholder value. The direct and indirect damages of lost sales are so great that retailers prefer to markdown unsold inventory, or even get rid of it at cost. How do retailers get into this mess? Incentives A current U.S.

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Retail Adventures

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Begin at the back: New merchandise is always featured at the front of the store, so start at the back where you will find the clearance racks. There’s a reason milk and eggs are housed at the back of the store – retailers want you to have to have to walk through new and promotional items first.

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Retail Adventures

JUNE 4, 2020

The COVID-19 shutdown put retailers at a disadvantage and now everyone is playing catch up. We will still have a Black Friday and Holiday 2020 and you have to be prepared. Here are some of the areas to keep at the top of your To-Do List: You have Two Stores Now. Be Prepared for Markdowns. Your receipt guarantees it.”

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365 Retail

MAY 13, 2021

The performance helped limit the fall in full-year revenues to 11%, or 10% at constant exchange rates, with retail turnover down 9%. Underlying operating profits were 9% lower at £396 million, but surged to £521 million on a reported basis from £189 million the previous year. It restarted dividends with a 42.5p

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Retail Adventures

JULY 1, 2020

Continue to Plan Events & Promotions: You have competition coming at you from all sides, all vying for the customers’ attention. Think about the upcoming holidays and plan for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Holiday 2020. Be Prepared for Markdowns. If you want to get more during the pandemic you need to do more.

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Retail is littered with stories like this one, about companies that were once at the top but are no longer relevant. Each step is highly digitized and integrated with another, which allows the company to churn out hundreds of new products tailored to different regions and user tastes at a daily rate. Think Sears.

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Indigo 9 Digital

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

representing the fastest growth in at least a decade and sales so far this year have been strong. But in 2020 Marks & Spencer opened up its website to outside apparel brands. That means if there is slow moving merchandise the retailer doesn’t have to worry about taking markdowns to sell the inventory. respectively.

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Retalon

MAY 25, 2020

A product is introduced at a high price, and the price is gradually lowered as demand for the item declines. At the same time, Sales increase. because more people buy at lower prices). Finally, Total Weekly Profit quickly falls at the end. For example you can’t simply start selling cucumbers at $10 a piece.

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Retalon

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Whether it’s fast fashion or high-end brands, at the end of the day, the goal of a business is to maximize shareholder value. The direct and indirect damages of lost sales are so great that retailers prefer to markdown unsold inventory, or even get rid of it at cost. How do retailers get into this mess? Brand Image. Incentives.

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M19 Retail

MARCH 17, 2021

Promotion Management, Price & Markdown: Manage product lifecycle pricing from initial price setup through in-season promotions and end-of life price markdowns, while evaluating financial impact and reacting quickly to market conditions. Mi9 Retail Expands Customer Base in First Half of 2020. About Mi9 Retail.

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Independent Retailer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Locked down consumers, desperate for a distraction, scrambled for everything from at-home fitness equipment and gaming consoles to gazebos and scatter cushions — and warehouses were cleared of stock as supply chains buckled under the extraordinary pressure. Even returns are up, reaching 17 percent in 2021 from 11 percent in 2020.

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Retail Minded

AUGUST 27, 2022

distraction, scrambled for everything from at-home fitness equipment and games consoles to. in 2020 (National Retail Federation). inventory’ by making additional markdowns across the board. factors at play. In terms of supply chain issues at least, experts have predicted the effects. in 2021 from 10.6% The result?

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Indigo 9 Digital

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The prevailing wisdom at the time which hasn’t gone completely away is that you can’t translate a high touch experience, one often involving thousands of dollars, online. While the shift towards selling luxury goods online took place before 2020, the pandemic cemented a new way forward. But it’s true.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 26, 2022

LN: A chance chat with a handsome Aussie (who would become my husband) at a little sushi restaurant on 49th Street in Manhattan brought me initially from NYC to Sydney 11 years ago and then to Singapore, and then to Melbourne. We fared well through 2020 as we have a strong online presence, though in 202,1 we saw things slow down a bit.

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M19 Retail

APRIL 14, 2021

The multiplication of choices induced by this model translates into a drop in productivity of the physical store space and an increase in markdowns at the end of the season to sell unsold products. Mi9 Retail and ThryveAI Showcase Grocery Innovations at Google Cloud’s Partner Pavilion During NRF 2021.

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Investors took notice injecting $240 million into Skims during a round of funding last year which valued the brand at $3.2 Apparel for women wearing extended sizes doesn’t seem like an afterthought when shopping at Skims. Skims also prices its extended size range at the same price as smaller sized merchandise.

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M19 Retail

MARCH 22, 2021

carrying costs, markdowns, shrink, etc.). Mi9 Retail and ThryveAI Showcase Grocery Innovations at Google Cloud’s Partner Pavilion During NRF 2021. Mi9 Retail Expands Customer Base in First Half of 2020. Up to 70 basis points of additional profit due to increased sales and reduced inventory costs (e.g.

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Retalon

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

If your predictions are inaccurate (or your assortment plan fails to reflect consumer demand) — you’ll be facing out-of-stocks, markdowns, and unhappy customers all year. At its simplest, assortment planning is the process retailers use to decide which products and variations to carry and sell in an upcoming season.

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Retalon

JUNE 11, 2021

Written by Mark Krupnik, CEO at Retalon. There are some who believe that sustainable supply chains that lead to a greener planet can only exist at the expense of the business. In fact, according to Morningstar, sustainable fund flows in the United States continued at a record pace , more than doubling from 2019 to 2020.

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Retalon

JUNE 18, 2019

At other times, however, the link to sales will be more tenuous as your promotions support the business’ longer-term goals. Keep in mind that promotions are not the same part of a product’s pricing lifecycle as Markdowns. In contrast, markdowns are permanent changes designed to clear inventories at the season’s end.

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Retail Adventures

AUGUST 25, 2021

Social distancing, masks, a limited number of people in your store, plexiglass shields at the cashwrap, cleaning the sales floor as necessary, and hand sanitizers will be with us for a while. Add your telephone number and web address in 10-14” white reflective vinyl letters at the center bottom of your main windows.

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Retalon

APRIL 27, 2021

It can analyze billions of data points and predict demand at a level of granularity that’s simply impossible to reach using Excel. In effect, this means a reduction of total inventories, maximized sales, and reduced markdowns. to optimize inventory for gross margins. Now, e-commerce is no longer on the retail periphery.

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Retail Adventures

AUGUST 16, 2022

You should have at least one event scheduled for each week of the Golden Quarter. Host our Cash Register receipt Auction by encouraging shoppers to save their receipts throughout the holidays because on Tuesday, December 6 th they will be able to redeem them for merchandise at your auction. Plan for impulse purchases at the cashwrap.

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Retalon

APRIL 14, 2021

Developing a solid product assortment strategy at the beginning optimizes revenue and profit while minimizing the risk. Other opportunities by which store clusters can be created may include looking at store behaviour in terms of sales, trends, climate, seasonality, or culture-specific demographics.

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