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How Retailers Can Strengthen Sustainability With Data-Driven Pricing Strategies

Retail TouchPoints

sustainability market is projected to reach $150 billion in sales by 2021, and nearly half of consumers say they would definitely or probably change their consumption habits to reduce their impact on the environment. Businesses can then better predict and measure markdown results while dynamically updating markdown plans.

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Lowe’s Expands DC-Based Delivery of Bulky Products to 8 More Regions

Retail TouchPoints

Under the new market delivery model, large items are shipped directly from DCs to the customer, reducing the number of “touches” for each order and freeing up space at brick-and-mortar stores. Lowe’s kicked off the transition to the market delivery model in 2021 in its Florida and Ohio Valley regions. During the call on Nov.

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Want to Know the Holiday Season’s Top Trends? Look at Back-to-School for Insight

Retail TouchPoints

We’ve done our Future Consumer Index seven times during COVID-19 and at this point, 19% say they have no fear at all [about COVID-19] and 33% say they’ll feel more comfortable in the next six months,” Orschell said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. However, availability of products continues to be a challenge for many retailers.

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Recharge Your Digital Pricing Strategies with Data Science

Retail Focus

As other sectors, including travel and hospitality, experienced online commerce surges, the retail market shifted at a more leisurely pace. A recent global shopper survey revealed that while 78% of shoppers often or always shopped in-store prior to COVID, by spring 2021 that had dropped by half to 39%. 41% to an in-store flyer today.

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Target, Macy’s and Dollar Tree Prep for a Tough Year Despite Holiday Success

Retail TouchPoints

at its flagship banner and up 5.8% at Family Dollar stores, but even discounters are facing cautious consumer spending and employee pay raises that aren’t expected to pay off for some time. at its flagship banner and up 5.8% Beauty sales were a bright point at both businesses. during Q4, but they were up 0.6%

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5 Critical Steps to a Profitable Replenishment Plan (2021)

Retalon

An effective replenishment plan will drive profit. There is an age old saying, and it goes like this: “you don’t plan to fail, you fail to plan.” ” And what can be easier than planning replenishment? All you need to do is plan to replenish the products that you sell out of.

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5 Seasonal Merchandise Best Practices (2021)

Retalon

Seasonal merchandise planning carries a unique challenge for retailers, as product life cycles are measured in weeks or even days. . This is a problem because retailers plan their inventory months in advance — having almost no window to react to out-of-stocks or an unexpected up-lift in demand.