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Get ready, get excited, retailers and customers alike, the 2D barcode, a compact square label with splotches and spaces that encode up to 350X more data than a traditional UPC (4,000 characters) will have a significant impact on managing the business and delivering better customer experiences. Doesn’t that sound amazing?!

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Shein is vertically integrated allowing it to go from design to shipping in as little as three days. If you can’t move all of the inventory then markdowns are required which eats into sales per sq. In 2014 Forever 21 opened F21 Red which sells even cheaper basics targeted at the whole family. Large stores are inherently risky.

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