Retail Adventures

JANUARY 20, 2021

Inventory turnover – turn – is a measure of the number of times inventory is sold within a period of time, usually a year. To determine your inventory simply divide your last year’s total retail sales by your year ending inventory at retail value. To improve your turn rate you must closely control your inventory.

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Retail Smart Guys

MARCH 15, 2023

It is not enough to keep filling up your stores, as it can only result in heavy markdowns, slow inventory turnover, higher operating costs, and disruptions to cash flow. 5 Don’t be afraid to markdown It is a common misconception that having markdowns equates to poor sales.

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Retalon

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Indicators you’re managing bad inventory. You may be dealing with a bad inventory if you are continuously having one or more of the following issues: 1. Drastic Markdowns. Last minute markdowns that offload stock at a loss. A low rate of inventory turnover. No room for in-demand inventory .

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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. When Inventory is proactively allocated among locations to meet demand, customers are not repeatedly met with empty shelves pushing them to other retailers.

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Retalon

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Open to buy (OTB) planning lets you control inventory and stay cash flow positive. Other benefits of OTB management include: More flexible inventory. Fewer markdowns. Where you started is simple: it is the planned inventory at the beginning of the sales period. Turnover rates impact OTB. Optimal stock levels.

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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. Monitor important metrics : Keep track of inventory costs, turn rate, and sell-through rates to know how your inventory performs and make appropriate changes.

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Retalon

AUGUST 5, 2020

Jump Ahead Most Important KPIs for the Retail Industry in 2020 Examples of Retail KPIs that Maximize Inventory ROI 1. Inventory Turnover Ratio 3. Retailers must maintain a healthy In-Stock Percentage for every product at every store, in order to avoid out-of-stocks, lost sales, failed promotions, and costly markdowns.

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