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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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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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Forever 21: 4 Reasons it Failed & Filed for Bankruptcy

Indigo 9 Digital

Laura Illanes, a 22-year-old student at the University of South Carolina Upstate, said she gets six free pieces of clothing from Shein each month for promoting the brand to her 36,000 Instagram followers. If you can’t move all of the inventory then markdowns are required which eats into sales per sq. Large stores are inherently risky.

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Improve Key KPIs & Meet Yearly Goals with Predictive Analytics

Retalon

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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Improve Key KPIs & Meet Yearly Goals with Predictive Analytics

Retalon

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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Avoid Inventory Imbalances by Leveraging Retail Predictive Analytics

Retalon

Business Intelligence (BI) and traditional forecasting methodology can provide visibility into a retailer’s past sales, promotions, stock levels, and more. Retailers run costly markdowns to clear out overstocks, and out of stock merchandise leads to lost sales. Safety Stock – Retailers should only add stock when doing so adds value.

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Avoid Inventory Imbalances by Leveraging Retail Predictive Analytics

Retalon

Business Intelligence (BI) and traditional forecasting methodology can provide visibility into a retailer’s past sales, promotions, stock levels, and more. Retailers run costly markdowns to clear out overstocks, and out of stock merchandise leads to lost sales. Safety Stock – Retailers should only add stock when doing so adds value.