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What are Retail Markdowns?

Wiser

Altering your price, particularly through markdowns, can be a smart strategy, but only if done correctly. Unsuccessful or excessive markdowns can lead to staggering losses in terms of missed revenue and a lower margin on your goods. What are Retail Markdowns? How to Implement a Markdown Strategy. Don’t believe us?

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Gartner Hype Cycle for Retail Technologies 2018

Retalon

Unified Merchandise Planning. Unified Price, Promotion and Markdown Optimization. The post Gartner Hype Cycle for Retail Technologies 2018 appeared first on Retalon. The post Gartner Hype Cycle for Retail Technologies 2018 appeared first on Retalon. Customer-Centric Merchandising and Marketing. Entering the Plateau.

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Guide for Unified Price, Promotion and Markdown Optimization Applications

Retalon

Getting your product pricing right is absolutely critical to customer cross-channel experience, but the promise of unified price, promotion and markdown optimization is hard to achieve. The post Guide for Unified Price, Promotion and Markdown Optimization Applications appeared first on Retalon. In this report: Market Definition.

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Putting an End to the $50B Overstock Problem with Advanced Analytics

Retalon

In 2018 retail giant H&M disclosed that they had $4.3 The direct and indirect damages of lost sales are so great that retailers prefer to markdown unsold inventory, or even get rid of it at cost. These variables, along with pricing and vendor lead times make planning demand very difficult. Billion in overstocks.

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Putting an End to the $50B Overstock Problem with Advanced Analytics

Retalon

In 2018 retail giant H&M disclosed that they had $4.3 The direct and indirect damages of lost sales are so great that retailers prefer to markdown unsold inventory, or even get rid of it at cost. These variables, along with pricing and vendor lead times make planning demand very difficult. Billion in overstocks. Incentives.

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Forever 21: 4 Reasons it Failed & Filed for Bankruptcy

Indigo 9 Digital

By 2018 Forever 21’s online sales were only 16% of total sales. Inditex, Zara’s parent company planned to close up to 1,200 stores by the end of 2022 and open 450 new stores. If you can’t move all of the inventory then markdowns are required which eats into sales per sq. and ultimately profitability.

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Marks & Spencer’s Turnaround Strategy, Why it’s Working

Indigo 9 Digital

Marks & Spencer is in the midst of a multi-year transformation that former CEO Steve Rowe began in 2018 and it’s working. That means if there is slow moving merchandise the retailer doesn’t have to worry about taking markdowns to sell the inventory. Marks & Spencer plans to lean more into its food offerings in the future.