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As Consumer Demand for Inclusion Rises, Retailers Must Tackle Legacy Issues and Attitudes

Retail TouchPoints

Because of efforts to address this mismatch of product and real-world sizing, Coresight Research estimates that the value of the extended-size market for women will grow to $32.3 this year alone, representing approximately 21% of the total women’s apparel market. billion in the U.S. Inclusion Definitions Expanding Beyond Sizing.

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How to Forecast Demand in Retail (2020)

Retalon

In order to understand how to take full advantage of this new technology, we will first explain what demand forecasting actually is, the most common methods of demand forecasting in retail, key constraints that need to be accounted for, and modern examples of accurate demand forecasting. What is Demand Forecasting?

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The Order Fulfillment Process in 2022 and Beyond

Retalon

An accurate forecast must account for how relevant factors will affect each SKU at the store level. Manually computing this much data is impossible, but retailers can use advanced analytics tools to get an optimal forecast in minutes. Fulfillment models that work for apparel may not work as well for appliances. Order Processing.