Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2023

Unfortunately, Nike is facing the headwind of slower demand for sneakers and apparel which is pushing down wholesale orders, driving up inventory, and necessitating more marketing and promotional efforts to drive volume. The not-so-good news is that inventories are running around 23 per cent above the more normalised levels of 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2021

We have high demand and low supply, so there are fewer markdowns now,” Kotlyar added. “I Orschell shared that with its March 2021 research, EY found that 80% of consumers are still changing the way they shop. That means communication with the consumer, not markdowns.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2023

Target Invests in Price and Speed to Attract Shoppers Target ended Q4 with inventory 3% lower than in 2021, a sign that the retailer has managed to overcome the excesses it struggled with through the first half of 2022. during Q4, but they were up 0.6% at its flagship banner and up 5.8%

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Retalon

JULY 28, 2021

That’s why it’s important for all retailers to understand what seasonal demand forecasting is, why it’s so challenging and how retailers in 2021 are overcoming these challenges to increase their bottom line. Retailers either lose sales and customer satisfaction due to inventory shortages or face drastic and expensive markdowns.

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Retalon

JULY 28, 2021

That’s why it’s important for all retailers to understand what seasonal demand forecasting is, why it’s so challenging and how retailers in 2021 are overcoming these challenges to increase their bottom line. Retailers either lose sales and customer satisfaction due to inventory shortages or face drastic and expensive markdowns.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 17, 2021

Retail expert and QUT professor of marketing Gary Mortimer said it’s a good result for Coles considering that it was cycling the effects of panic buying in FY20, but he noted that supermarket sales are likely to remain subdued. per cent growth in online groceries between 2021 and 2026. per cent across the group to $38.6

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Retalon

APRIL 14, 2021

Wide assortment breadth allows retailers to appeal to bigger demographics, but make it more difficult to appeal to more dedicated and loyal niche markets. Best-in-class retailers gain a market advantage by creating effective assortment strategies. How to Effectively Use Product Clustering in Retail (2021). April 26, 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

By creating narrower product assortments and limiting inventory levels — especially for product shipments headed to brick-and-mortar stores —merchants would gain the ability to react more quickly to changing consumer trends, and even potentially reduce their need for markdowns.

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Retalon

APRIL 26, 2021

Product clustering (or grouping) is an increasingly common technique that leading retailers use to manage their planning, inventory, pricing, promotions, and markdowns. In short, while incredibly useful in the moment, virtually all product clusters become less relevant to the company’s actual performance as market conditions change. .

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Retalon

APRIL 21, 2021

And yet, failing to live up to consumer expectations can be just as deadly — especially when retail behemoths like Amazon are gobbling up market share. The best way to optimize omnichannel fulfillment in 2021. When not accounted for, this behaviour can lead to massive overstocks and unnecessary markdowns. How does it work?

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Retalon

MARCH 2, 2021

Retalon automatically suggests the optimal size distribution for all fashion products to make sure they are not left with fringe sizes at the end of the season significantly reducing markdowns. For example your assortment, operations, marketing, etc.). How seasonal is your business? Do you run promotions? and what is not working?

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Mass Relators

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

billion in 2021. percent compared with 2021, reflecting sales growth of 2.8 percent in 2021. percent in 2021, reflecting pressure from higher clearance and promotional markdown rates, higher net merchandise costs, and higher inventory shrink, partially offset by favorable category mix. Operating income was $1.2

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Retalon

MARCH 9, 2021

Introducing new products creates an exciting opportunity to attract new customers and reinforce your presence in the market. Low prices leave little room for promotions or end-of-lifecycle markdowns. No two markets are alike. Pricing for market penetration. Ten new product pricing strategies that work. Price skimming.

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Retalon

APRIL 27, 2021

Traditionally, retailers have treated forecasting, planning, pricing, inventory, and promotions (marketing) as completely separate domains, often with competing mandates. Promotions can increase foot traffic and sales of market basket items, while simultaneously cannibalizing sales from a variety of other SKUs.

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Mass Relators

MARCH 1, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS — Target had another good year in 2021. billion in fourth quarter 2021, up 14.1% in 2021 compared with 6.5% in 2021, compared with 19.2% billion in 2021, an increase of 36.8% in 2021, compared with 19.9% Comparable sales grew 12.7%, on top of a 19.3% increase in 2020. Brian Cornell, Target.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Research in 2021 from Pricer revealed that 57% want digital engagement in the aisle to improve CX and inform purchasing decisions. The many ways in which customers want help in store no longer converge on the services of a store associate; they are more than happy to self-serve, but they do still want help.

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Mass Relators

MARCH 16, 2023

Our fourth-quarter sales results were strong, although below our expectations, and we are pleased with continued market share gains in both consumables and non-consumables, as well as continued growth with new and existing customers,” said Jeff Owen, Dollar General’s chief executive officer. billion in the fourth quarter of 2021.

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Mass Relators

JUNE 21, 2021

got off to a fast start in fiscal 2021, as top- and bottom-line results for the first quarter exceeded the expectations of both management and Wall Street. Despite what continues to be a challenging operating environment, we are increasing our sales and diluted EPS guidance for fiscal 2021 to reflect our strong first quarter performance.”.

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Mass Relators

AUGUST 25, 2022

The quarter was highlighted by same-store sales growth of 4.6%, a slight increase in customer traffic, accelerated growth in market share of highly consumable product sales, and double-digit growth in EPS. billion in the second quarter of 2021. in the second quarter of 2021, an increase of 69 basis points. compared to 21.4%

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M19 Retail

MARCH 17, 2021

MIAMI, FLORIDA March 17, 2021 – Mi9 Retail, the number one vendor for tier one retailers (RIS 2021 Software Leaderboard) that enables them to automate and optimize merchandise management and demand planning, is pleased to announce the release of its new merchandise management mobile application (MMA). About Mi9 Retail.

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Mass Relators

MARCH 17, 2022

billion in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to $8.4 Same-store sales in the fourth quarter of 2021 declined in each of the apparel, consumables, seasonal, and home products categories. in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to 32.5% in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to 22.2% Net sales increased 2.8%

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 26, 2022

New York fashion designer Lindsay Nicholas started her business seven years ago as a side hustle while working in marketing in Singapore. We’ve had pop-ups and a shop in The South Melbourne Market, but as a true believer in the power of physical retail, at the end of 2021, we opened a gorgeous new flagship boutique in Melbourne’s CBD.

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Retail Adventures

JULY 1, 2020

Keep going and add events for each month of 2021. Be Prepared for Markdowns. A markdown plan for every piece of merchandise that you purchase is a smart idea. Think about the upcoming holidays and plan for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Holiday 2020. Plan each event, buy product for them, and get your team involved.

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Retail Minded

AUGUST 27, 2022

Stockouts were disastrous for retailers during the pandemic – up by 250% (Adobe, 2021) – and with 37% of consumers saying they’d simply shop elsewhere if they couldn’t find what. in 2021 from 10.6% inventory’ by making additional markdowns across the board. Locked down consumers, desperate for a. The result?

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Independent Retailer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Even returns are up, reaching 17 percent in 2021 from 11 percent in 2020. Even Target recently admitted its plans to ‘right-size its inventory’ by making additional markdowns across the board. The result? Retailers who overstocked during the pandemic are now stuck hoarding a mountain of goods in their warehouses that they cannot shift.

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M19 Retail

APRIL 14, 2021

The multiplication of choices induced by this model translates into a drop in productivity of the physical store space and an increase in markdowns at the end of the season to sell unsold products. Mi9 Retail and ThryveAI Showcase Grocery Innovations at Google Cloud’s Partner Pavilion During NRF 2021.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Proving that choosing to implement BOPIS tangibly affects the market share a retailer has access to. Create smart dashboards to minimize supply chain costs, out-of-stocks, and markdowns through real-time analysis of demand, sales, and inventory. Fuller baskets. Should retailers choose BOPIS?

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

New ultra fast fashion competitors like ASOS and Boohoo entered the market and did what Forever 21 did but better. Not only are these retailers fast to market with their trendy designs they are also skilled eCommerce operators. Like Sears and Neiman Marcus, Forever 21 simply did not react to changes in the market fast enough.

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Retail Minded

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

2021 was unlike any other year in commerce history, pushing digitalization full speed ahead thanks to the pandemic forcing retailers to adapt to changes in consumption, channel shifts, supply chain, customer expectations and more. . 3 : SUPPLY CHAINS NEED TO BE MORE AGILE. Among them?

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Mass Relators

DECEMBER 12, 2022

million for the quarter, an increase of 8% compared to $487 million in the 2021 period. The post Dollar General’s sales and profits climb in Q3 appeared first on MMR: Mass Market Retailers. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales were 22.7% compared to 22.9% last year, a decline of 23 basis points.

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon Is it great marketing or is it worth the hype? The three year old brand made $275 million in 2021 and Skims’ sales were forecasted to to reach $400 million last year. The three year old brand made $275 million in 2021 and Skims’ sales were forecasted to to reach $400 million last year. Savvy marketing.

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Retalon

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The pressure for transformation is coming from all sides, as consumers expect a more streamlined shopping experience, workers expect flexibility and modernity, and competitors like Amazon win more market share using cutting edge tech as their advantage. Billion in 2021 according to Gartner. Why invest in pricing and promotions?

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Indigo 9 Digital

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

That means if there is slow moving merchandise the retailer doesn’t have to worry about taking markdowns to sell the inventory. Marks & Spencer was also the fastest growing food retailer in Britain in the three months up to December 4th, 2021. 57% of Amazon’s unit sales in come from third party sellers on its platform.

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Retail Adventures

AUGUST 25, 2021

Don’t wait too long to take a markdown. Marketing 35. Choose a professional email marketing company to create your campaigns. The Litmus’ " 2020 State of Email, Fall Edition " found that 78 percent of marketing executives indicated email marketing is vital to the overall success of their company, up from 71 percent last year.

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Retail Adventures

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Discounting has become big business year round, so during the holidays it’s a good idea to offer sweet deals on items you don’t want to carry over into 2021. This includes scent marketing, the music you play on the sales floor, demos, even what your associates wear. Increase your advertising and marketing efforts.

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Retail Adventures

AUGUST 16, 2022

This includes scent marketing, the music you play on the sales floor, demos, even what your associates wear. Increase your advertising and marketing efforts. How you advertise and market your store should also increase during the Holiday selling season. Be prepared for markdowns and returns.

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Independent Retailer

AUGUST 19, 2022

Here are several key predictions based on previous years’ trends: Halloween 2022 will be huge, both in pent-up consumer demand and peak popularity: Search volume for “Halloween” has gained traction earlier and earlier, with searches beginning to increase starting in July of 2021, and peaking at 123K daily searches in October.

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