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Macy’s Leaders Answer 6 Big Questions About the Company’s Future at NRF

Retail TouchPoints

Whether that’s the algorithmic side of where to fulfill products from so that we have fewer split shipments, or making sure that we are putting the right depth, size and color basis from a geography between digital and physical so that we don’t take as many markdowns because we put the wrong product in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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Ikea wants to make smart home tech easier to use, more affordable

Retail Dive

In 2017, the company expanded the availability of its smart lighting system. The retailer will announce additional updates about its smart home product assortment and collaborations leading up to January. Ikea’s smart home rollout marks its continued investment in the category. Sign up A valid email address is required.

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As the Holidays Approach, it’s Time to Rethink Retail Pricing Methodology…and AI Can Help

Retail TouchPoints

In this kind of shopping environment, how should retailers align their promotions and markdowns for the greatest impact? Ending the Tradition of Blanket Markdowns Enter this year’s holiday shopper. Add it all up and it’s clear that the timing duration, and location of holiday shopping is not like the old days.

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Adobe: Consumers Will Spend More Online in First 10 Months of 2021 than All of 2019

Retail TouchPoints

Ecommerce accounts for roughly $1 of every $5 spent by consumers (up from $1 of every $6 spent in 2017). The apparel category saw particularly marked price hikes in both July (up 15.26% ) and August (up 15.52% ), two months in which apparel prices typically drop amidst summer markdowns and back-to-school promotions.

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How Woolies is using 2D barcodes to increase sales and transparency

Inside Retail

Their journey began in 2017 with just loose produce. “At It’s a great opportunity for retailers to start thinking about how to engage with your customer and provide a better shopping experience.”. Woolworths worked with GS1 to complete a full roll-out of 2D barcodes on its fresh produce and chilled items.

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Forever 21: 4 Reasons it Failed & Filed for Bankruptcy

Indigo 9 Digital

If you can’t move all of the inventory then markdowns are required which eats into sales per sq. By 2017 Forever 21 decided it would open 40 F21 Red stores within that year alone. But in 2017 some F21 stores were only generating revenues that were half of projected sales. Large stores are inherently risky.

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Meet Lindsay Nicholas, the fashion designer bringing NY edge to Melbourne

Inside Retail

Of course, life doesn’t always turn out as we plan, and we wound up moving to Melbourne in 2017. We’re also not a brand that takes markdowns on stock after six weeks. I thought we’d be moving to NYC when we left Singapore, so I started my business in New York. This gives us more flexibility.

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