Retalon

MAY 10, 2024

The goal of the budget is to purchase the necessary quantities of products that will satisfy consumer demand. At home, the gift budget may need to be significantly higher in December than in January to account for holidays. Click here - Step 2: Layout your plan Once the OTB scope is defined, it’s time to get specific.

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Retalon

MAY 10, 2024

The goal of the budget is to purchase the necessary quantities of products that will satisfy consumer demand. At home, the gift budget may need to be significantly higher in December than in January to account for holidays. Step 2: Layout your plan Once the OTB scope is defined, it’s time to get specific.

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Retalon

JUNE 18, 2019

Promotion planning is a constant balancing act. You have many types of promotions to choose from, each with its own effects on consumer behaviour and the resulting outcome. These promotions must also fit within your overall promotional strategy which supports your company’s business goals.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 3, 2021

DemandTec , a pioneer in retail price and promotion optimization technology, today launched Unify by DemandTec, the industry’s first autonomous unified merchandising platform for retailers. Unified merchandising as a strategic advantage. It’s a critical time for retailers, all around the world,” said Todd P. Merchandising today is tough.

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Retalon

JUNE 18, 2019

Retail Sales Promotion Goals, Examples, and How AI is Optimizing Them. Promotion planning is a constant balancing act. You have many types of promotions to choose from, each with its own effects on consumer behaviour and the resulting outcome. The math needed to account for these effects is hard enough.

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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. This is most obvious when a promotion doesn’t take inventory into account.

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Markdowns Promotions Accounting Planning 41

Retalon

JANUARY 17, 2022

Granted, many retailers have developed pricing strategies that account for multiple factors affecting product price, such as; Production and distribution costs Competitor pricing Revenue goals. On top of having visibility across the business, retailers also need to account for all internal and external factors that affect pricing and demand.

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Retailing Pricing Markdowns Promotions Accounting 41

Retalon

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Often resulting in inventory distortion that lead to lost sales and costly markdowns. New products, moving holidays, new promotions, changes in demand, competition, vendor costs and other factors make last year’s sales data unreliable. Imagine a retailer runs a big promotion on a popular winter jacket brand.

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Retalon

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

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. Changes made by competitors Changes in geodemographics Changes in promotional calendars and strategies Changes in seasonality Changes in vendor pricing.

Markdowns 41

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Retalon

JUNE 10, 2020

may cover generic approaches to managing and optimizing price for any given product, but they don’t account for the most critical variables that determine your pricing success. Retailers who don’t account for these considerations often struggle with profitability. Demand is the total consumer desire to purchase a specific product.

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Retalon

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The pressure for transformation is coming from all sides, as consumers expect a more streamlined shopping experience, workers expect flexibility and modernity, and competitors like Amazon win more market share using cutting edge tech as their advantage. Digital transformation has changed the way consumers shop and how retailers operate.

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Retalon

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

You can manage prices without optimizing them, but you run the risk of poor margins, higher costs, and down-stream inventory challenges (markdowns, out-of-stocks, etc.). . Each product will have several attributes and factors that need to be accounted for when setting prices that are specific to that product.

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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

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. Chances are that consumers will choose the cheaper product over a more expensive brand. Promotional uplift. Price elasticity of demand.

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Retalon

APRIL 27, 2021

Although e-commerce gets all of the attention, the past two decades of technological change have transformed every aspect of the retail business — from planning, inventory, pricing, and promotions — all the way down to customer service and the in-store experience. Online sales now account for more than 20% of total retail sales.

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Retalon

OCTOBER 8, 2020

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. As unsold boxes pile up, they consume shelf space that could be holding better-selling products. Last-minute rush orders may “save” the promotion.

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Markdowns Inventory Management Promotions Planning 41

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. For one, retailers often make the mistake of replenishing too much end-of-season inventory — creating unnecessary markdowns in the future.

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

It was easy for Forever 21 to capture the hearts and minds of young consumers looking for trendy apparel. While many argue Forever 21’s demise is due to a more socially conscious consumer fast fashion retailers are as popular as ever. If you can’t move all of the inventory then markdowns are required which eats into sales per sq.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

MARCH 11, 2022

It is beneficial to exhaust your resources first, so you don’t end up with the excess products in one store that you eventually have to markdown. Account for items you can’t sell – If you cannot sell an item due to damage, make sure it is classified as non-sellable.

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Wiser

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The particular formula you will follow is: (Price or Average of Prices) x (1 + your markup or markdown rate). If you sell in different countries or regions, there are many factors you have to take into account when selecting pricing for each geography. Geographic Pricing. High-Low Pricing. Limit Pricing. Liquidation Strategy.

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Retalon

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Whether losing sales to out-of-stocks, or facing overstocking costs and markdowns, inefficient stock replenishment has a huge impact on a retailer’s GMROI. Replenishment seeks to ensure that the right product is on the shelves at the right time for the consumers to maximize sales & minimize costs. What is replenishment time?

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

In order to understand how to take full advantage of this new technology, we will first explain what demand forecasting actually is, the most common methods of demand forecasting in retail, key constraints that need to be accounted for, and modern examples of accurate demand forecasting. What is Demand Forecasting?

Payment Services 41

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Retalon

JANUARY 5, 2021

An inaccurate forecast, unpredictable changes to consumer preferences, shifts in the competitive landscape, or major economic events can all completely throw your planning and purchasing off-track, leaving you with major inventory distortions despite your best plans. Optimizing your inventory balancing process is key to increasing ROI.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

In today’s omnichannel retail world, the best way to improve KPIs and meet yearly objectives is by adopting a predictive analytics solution that can forecast true demand, accurately allocate inventory, optimize promotions, and balance inventory and assortment between stores while being in tune with individual business goals. Promotion Lift.

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Wiser

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Using the collected data, you’re able to compare prices and see when your competitors ran promotions and sales. Taking it a step further, automate repricing by using algorithms and taking into account the conditions of the market. Whether in-store or online, Wiser has you covered from pricing to assortment to promotions.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

In today’s omnichannel retail world, the best way to improve KPIs and meet yearly objectives is by adopting a predictive analytics solution that can forecast true demand, accurately allocate inventory, optimize promotions, and balance inventory and assortment between stores while being in tune with individual business goals. Promotion Lift.

Markdowns 32

Markdowns Promotions Customer Experience Fulfillment 32

Retalon

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

In today’s omnichannel retail world, the best way to improve KPIs and meet yearly objectives is by adopting a predictive analytics solution that can forecast true demand, accurately allocate inventory, optimize promotions, and balance inventory and assortment between stores while being in tune with individual business goals. Promotion Lift.

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Retalon

MARCH 9, 2021

Low prices leave little room for promotions or end-of-lifecycle markdowns. These Advanced Analytics tools can account for all of your business constraints, analyze how pricing affects sales performance in your stores, and evaluate many different strategy combinations. Promotional pricing. Bundle pricing.

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Retalon

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

This was possible because: Talented labor in other countries was cheaper than domestic workers Overseas factories began producing high-quality products at lower prices Consumers wanted goods to be equally attainable for all financial classes Increased margins allowed retailers to stock more inventory and carry larger assortments.

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Retalon

APRIL 21, 2021

Consumer expectations have evolved in the digital age, and retailers are now offering a multitude of flexible order delivery methods such as “Buy online, pick up in-store”, “curbside pickup”, “order in store, deliver home” and more. So how can retailers offer these options to consumers while lowering their costs?

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Retalon

AUGUST 2, 2019

Businesses collect more data than ever before and from every aspect of the supply and demand chain—logistics; vendor compliancy/lead times; POS data; inventory levels; traffic cameras; prices; markdowns; consumer behavior; demand forecasts; and more. How will a promotion during a seasonal peak affect the uplift in demand?

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Retalon

AUGUST 2, 2019

Prices (markdowns, promotions, competitor prices, etc.). Consumer behavior (average ticket price, product preferences, time, weather, etc.). Your assortment is different, consumer behaviour is different, your store count is different, your competitive environment is different. POS data (sales, returns, etc.). The result?

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

There are several different approaches that companies take to measuring GMROI, each based on the nuances of their unique internal accounting systems. While the formula for GMROI will be similar in most situations, the costs taken into account will be very different depending on your goal. its purpose should still be the same.

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Retalon

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Are the current pricing and markdown strategies still the optimal ones based on the new forecast? And how can retailers determine and account for the shifts in demand that follow? Retalon’s solutions are built one unified platform to account for all factors influencing your business. What products might also see an uplift?

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Markdowns Fashion Inventory Management Accounting 32

Retalon

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Are the current pricing and markdown strategies still the optimal ones based on the new forecast? And how can retailers determine and account for the shifts in demand that follow? Retalon’s solutions are built one unified platform to account for all factors influencing your business. What products might also see an uplift?

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Markdowns Fashion Inventory Management Accounting 32

Retalon

DECEMBER 22, 2014

The marketing and loyalty department provide consumer/promotion data, the POS system provides sales/returns data. How to you distribute/allocate inventory to stores while considering dozens of factors such as geo-demographic diversity, store capacity, consumer demand, local promotions, and special/rare events (eg.

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Dead-Stock Promotions Fulfillment Markdowns 32

Retalon

DECEMBER 22, 2014

The marketing and loyalty department provide consumer/promotion data, the POS system provides sales/returns data. How to you distribute/allocate inventory to stores while considering dozens of factors such as geo-demographic diversity, store capacity, consumer demand, local promotions, and special/rare events (eg.

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