Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

At Mejuri, we view data as a strategic asset, especially when it helps us create more compelling customer experiences,” said Majed Masad, COO at Mejuri in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Mejuri uses the real-time tracking to swiftly, and fluidly, pivot strategies. “A

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Many retailers are worried that they don’t have all the data at their fingertips, like product data, customer data, transactional data, when items sold, on what device and more. Everyone starts somewhere, and it’s OK wherever you are at in your data journey. I don’t have all the data I know I should have, is that OK?

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 11, 2024

The fashion and home retailer bounced back into the black when it was acquired by a group of investors at the start of last year, as it made a pre-tax profit of £255,500 in the 52 weeks to 25 February 2023, up from a loss of £2,500 the year before. in its second quarter, with sales up 0.8% in its second quarter, with sales up 0.8%

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Products that are sized 18 and above and available in the UK only account for 14% of the total market. According to Edited, the total number of consumers deemed “plus-sized” is set to grow at twice the rate of the rest of the market. There is no standardization across the industry and inconsistent sizing leads to markdowns and returns.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Online retailers also are enhancing their ability to get the most out of each transaction: Retailers are getting more people to hit ‘buy,’ with conversion now at 4.1% Shoppers are making larger purchases , with average order value up 13% at $169. on desktop (up 1%) and 1.9% on smartphones (up 3.7% ) in the first eight months of 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

This year saw the proposal of the Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act. Here, we look at some of the initiatives — transparent sourcing, greater demand forecasting, recommerce and sustainable packaging — retailers are using to be more sustainable. A Starting Point. Transparent sourcing. Furthermore, in the U.S.,

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2024

Retailers worldwide may be facing challenging times right now, but the evolution of technology – including the deployment of AI – is opening the way to dramatic improvements in productivity at all stages of the retail business model. You are optimising the value of that product by discounting at the right time, rather than too early.”

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Mark it down…strategically Markdowns are generally part of any product’s life cycle. So, if you have a ton of inventory and markdowns are a must, then the key is to sell it while making the most profit possible. Instead, prioritize strategic markdowns.

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365 Retail

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

With 330 bricks-and-mortar stores globally, its digital fashion offering, available in both the UK and US, has experienced fast-growth, and now accounts for 40% of its sales. To do so requires leveraging granular forecasting for online fulfilment and store sales demand, while taking returns into account.”

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Retalon

JANUARY 7, 2021

With seasonal product life-cycles becoming ever shorter, retailers need more strategic and granular ways to plan their seasonal assortments so they can maximize revenue while minimizing markdowns. Account for more variables in your seasonal merchandise planning. Calculate the seasonality for every SKU, at every store.

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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

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Fewer markdowns. Essentially, OTB is a purchasing plan which takes into account current inventory levels and projected sales for a set time period. Essentially, OTB is a purchasing plan which takes into account current inventory levels and projected sales for a set time period. Optimal stock levels. Less overspending.

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Retalon

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Demand forecasting at store/SKU levels leads to better allocation of inventory across the entire business from the start. Price elasticity of demand, meaning the effect that a set price will have on demand, is an important consideration when setting prices, running promotions, or markdowns. Let’s take a look at what those are.

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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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Mass Relators

DECEMBER 21, 2022

billion last year, largely due to a reduction in revenue from COVID vaccines and testing, store closures and a planned loss of covered lives at Elixir. Our third quarter beat consensus on top and bottom line, and we’re pleased with our results at Elixir and our accelerated sales growth at retail. Revenue was down from $6.23

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Cisco Retail

DECEMBER 22, 2021

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 16, 2023

billion last year, largely due to a reduction in revenue from COVID vaccines and testing, store closures and a planned loss of covered lives at Elixir. Our third quarter beat consensus on top and bottom line, and we’re pleased with our results at Elixir and our accelerated sales growth at retail. Revenue was down from $6.23

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Retalon

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Before we go any further it is important to make a clear distinction between price management and price optimization : Price optimization is the process of identifying the optimal price point for any given product at any given location that will yield the highest profit. You cannot optimize prices without managing them, however.

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Retalon

JANUARY 6, 2021

In reality, replenishment planning is a fairly complicated process that has to account for many variables, including logistics routes, timelines, availability, and cost. The purpose of replenishment is to ensure that a retailer has the right quantity of product, at the right location, at the right time to maximize sales and minimize costs.

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Retalon

MARCH 2, 2021

Destination resorts that run gift shops must account for occupation rates in their hotels as well as weather. . What sizes should you offer for each product at each location? What unique features, processes, or variables you’d like to include as a business rule or want to be accounted for. For instance, . Do you run promotions?

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Wiser

JANUARY 12, 2021

In this short guide, we’ll look at what keystone pricing is, when and how you should use it, and how it compares to similar pricing strategies. Doubling the wholesale cost allowed retailers to take into account fixed and variable costs, such as coupons, theft, returns, and other common margin-eaters while still turning a profit.

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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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Retalon

JULY 28, 2021

Without an effective method to predict seasonal demand retailers will always run out of stock and lose sales or be forced to mark down products at the end of the season. Let’s take a look at 3 examples of seasonal products in the image below: Seasonality can depend on product type, on whether it is event-driven or weather-driven.

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Retalon

JULY 28, 2021

Without an effective method to predict seasonal demand retailers will always run out of stock and lose sales or be forced to mark down products at the end of the season. Let’s take a look at 3 examples of seasonal products in the image below: Seasonality can depend on product type, on whether it is event-driven or weather-driven.

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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

APRIL 14, 2021

What is a retail markdown strategy? A retail markdown strategy is a plan that describes when and how certain products should go on markdown. Having a markdown strategy is important because, all too often, markdowns are a kneejerk reaction to end-of-life inventories. ” What are markdowns in retail?

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Retalon

APRIL 26, 2021

Product clustering (or grouping) is an increasingly common technique that leading retailers use to manage their planning, inventory, pricing, promotions, and markdowns. Most commonly, retailers use geographical clusters to better account for demographics, distribution cost, climate, and other relevant factors to their business.

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Retalon

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

So, a retailer who wants to gain the competitive edge while avoiding undue losses, needs to be able to spot the indicators of bad inventory and know how to fix them at the root. Identifying bad inventory can mean the difference between bringing in profits or losses at the end of the year. Drastic Markdowns.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

MARCH 11, 2022

Use and analyze the past seasonal orders to determine how to price products- By using the data, look at previous seasons to guide your pricing decisions. Instead of simply repeating the same quantities, look at which products were the best and worst sellers and order accordingly.

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Cisco Retail

MAY 20, 2022

Let’s take a look at what we’re going to build: Building on top of our existing Bot, we’re going to create two new services: MessageIngestion , and Kubernetes. In this section, we’ll set up a simple Deployment in Kubernetes, as well as a Service Account that we can leverage to communicate with the Kubernetes API using the NodeJS SDK.

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Mass Relators

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Prescription sales from continuing operations accounted for 71.1 The total store count at the end of the quarter was 2,488. Gross profit dollars were negatively impacted from the decline in revenues, a reduction in rebates and an increase in the medical loss ratio at Elixir Insurance. percent of total drugstore sales.

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Mass Relators

APRIL 14, 2022

The gain was driven by retail segment growth, partially offset by a decline at the Pharmacy Services Segment. Prescription sales from continuing operations accounted for 70.1 Total store count at the end of the fourth quarter was 2,450. Prescription sales from continuing operations accounted for 70.0 billion and $23.5

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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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Retail Adventures

AUGUST 8, 2023

Shopping your competition is an exercise that needs to happen at least once a quarter. If you are not mentioned first, or worse, not at all, you have some work to do to build local word of mouth. o How does the retailer differentiate between full price and markdown merchandise? Monthly, yearly? Here’s what to do: 1.

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Retalon

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Typically unexpected, this situation can be extremely detrimental for retailers and also has the potential to create additional issues such as: Inventory Imbalances Overstocks Markdowns. To better understand how this is accomplished, let’s look at some product cannibalization examples. Product Mix. Product cannibalization examples.

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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. However, traditional spreadsheet analytics cannot account for store-by-store variations in the promotion’s effectiveness or secondary effects such as demand cannibalization.

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Retalon

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

While most retailers are investing at least some portion of their budgets into IT out of sheer necessity (updating old infrastructure, outsourcing tech support to deal with influx of employee tickets, etc.), Advanced analytics tools can pinpoint demand for a specific SKU at a specific location or channel.

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