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Target Plans Short-Term Profit Margin Hit as it Right-Sizes Inventory for Future Growth

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Target is taking multiple actions to right-size its inventory, including additional markdowns, removing excess inventory and cancelling orders, as it makes room for merchandise including groceries and back-to-school supplies. The company also is planning to add five distribution centers over the next two years to support its supply chain. “We

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Sally Beauty Preps for Post-Pandemic Beauty Boom with New AI-Powered Pricing Solution

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The solution also will help Sally Beauty create more effective promotions through enhanced targeting and develop profitable markdown plans. Among the activities Americans plan to engage in during what Vagaro refers to as a “Quarantine Glow-Up” are enhanced skin and haircare routines — Sally Beauty’s sweet spot.

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Dollar General Revises 2023 Outlook Amid Financial Shortfalls  

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in Q2 2022. million in Q2 2022 to $692.3 in Q2 2022 to 24.0% In addition, the retailer is revising its planned same-store sales growth of 1.0% The retailer also saw a staggering 24.2% drop in operating profit to $692.3 Gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 31.1% in Q2 2023, down from 32.3% to a range of -1.0%

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Kohl’s Aims to Shrink Excess Inventory, Modernize Stores

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Kohl’s has committed to shrinking its inventory after the amount of excess goods “got out of control” in 2022, according to CEO Tom Kingsbury on a call with investors. But [in] 2022, obviously, we had a big spike in the inventory. in Q4 2022. 28, 2023. “We We did a good job in 2021,” said Kingsbury.

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Myer picks up new national distribution centre in online, efficiency push

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The warehouse, situated in Ravenhall, Victoria, will serve Myer’s stores and online efforts, will hold over 100,000 SKUs, and is key to the next phase of the department store’s ‘Factory to Customer’ initiative – and is another important step in the ongoing ‘Customer First Plan’ according to chief executive John King.

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

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16, 2022, Ellison noted that “we’ve made significant strides in our rollout of our market delivery model for big and bulky products this quarter, spanning the country from Southern California to Southern Illinois to Atlanta, Georgia. Lowe’s kicked off the transition to the market delivery model in 2021 in its Florida and Ohio Valley regions.

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

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While the 2022 holiday season was an overall success , the specter of a potential recession was clearly looming over the retail industry in the final months of the year. That pressure can be felt in the Q4 2022 results and fiscal 2023 outlooks released by a multitude of retailers this week. during Q4, but they were up 0.6%

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