Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Many retailers are worried that they don’t have all the data at their fingertips, like product data, customer data, transactional data, when items sold, on what device and more. Everyone starts somewhere, and it’s OK wherever you are at in your data journey. I don’t have all the data I know I should have, is that OK?

Retailing Pricing 245

Retailing Pricing Markdowns Accounting Outdoor 245

Retalon

JANUARY 7, 2021

With seasonal product life-cycles becoming ever shorter, retailers need more strategic and granular ways to plan their seasonal assortments so they can maximize revenue while minimizing markdowns. Account for more variables in your seasonal merchandise planning. Calculate the seasonality for every SKU, at every store.

Markdowns 41

Markdowns Promotions Accounting Planning 41

Retalon

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Fewer markdowns. Essentially, OTB is a purchasing plan which takes into account current inventory levels and projected sales for a set time period. Essentially, OTB is a purchasing plan which takes into account current inventory levels and projected sales for a set time period. Optimal stock levels. Less overspending.

Markdowns 41

Markdowns Inventory Turnover Accounting Planning 41

Retalon

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Demand forecasting at store/SKU levels leads to better allocation of inventory across the entire business from the start. Price elasticity of demand, meaning the effect that a set price will have on demand, is an important consideration when setting prices, running promotions, or markdowns. Let’s take a look at what those are.

Markdowns 41

Markdowns Inventory Turnover Fulfillment Accounting 41

Retalon

MARCH 2, 2021

Destination resorts that run gift shops must account for occupation rates in their hotels as well as weather. . What channels do you promote through? What sizes should you offer for each product at each location? Do you run promotions? Run a promotion last year that you don’t plan for this year? For instance, .

Fashion 41

Fashion Markdowns Promotions Accounting 41

Retalon

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Before we go any further it is important to make a clear distinction between price management and price optimization : Price optimization is the process of identifying the optimal price point for any given product at any given location that will yield the highest profit. You cannot optimize prices without managing them, however.

Management 41

Management Markdowns Accounting Retailing Pricing 41

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. Most commonly, retailers use geographical clusters to better account for demographics, distribution cost, climate, and other relevant factors to their business.

Markdowns 41

Markdowns Promotions Inventory Management Accounting 41

Retalon

APRIL 27, 2021

Although e-commerce gets all of the attention, the past two decades of technological change have transformed every aspect of the retail business — from planning, inventory, pricing, and promotions — all the way down to customer service and the in-store experience. Online sales now account for more than 20% of total retail sales.

Fulfillment 41

Fulfillment Markdowns Promotions Returns 41

Retalon

OCTOBER 8, 2020

But first, let’s take a look at what reducing inventory really means, and why it matters. And at the end of the sales season (or at the end of a product’s lifecycle), markdowns you set to clear out excess inventory can easily wipe out the product’s lifecycle profitability. Looking at past performance only gets you so far.

Markdowns 41

Markdowns Inventory Management Promotions Planning 41

Retalon

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

While most retailers are investing at least some portion of their budgets into IT out of sheer necessity (updating old infrastructure, outsourcing tech support to deal with influx of employee tickets, etc.), Advanced analytics tools can pinpoint demand for a specific SKU at a specific location or channel.

Fulfillment 41

Fulfillment Markdowns Promotions Shipping 41

Retalon

JANUARY 6, 2021

In reality, replenishment planning is a fairly complicated process that has to account for many variables, including logistics routes, timelines, availability, and cost. The purpose of replenishment is to ensure that a retailer has the right quantity of product, at the right location, at the right time to maximize sales and minimize costs.

Planning 41

Planning Markdowns Accounting Shipping 41

Retalon

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Typically unexpected, this situation can be extremely detrimental for retailers and also has the potential to create additional issues such as: Inventory Imbalances Overstocks Markdowns. To better understand how this is accomplished, let’s look at some product cannibalization examples. Promotional uplift. Product Mix.

Markdowns 41

Markdowns Promotions Fashion Consumer 41

Wiser

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

There are countless pricing strategies at your disposal, but not all are created equal. Some strategies are much more effective than others at increasing margins, moving inventory, and keeping customers happy. This is a pricing strategy popular at Walmart in which prices seem to be so low that no further discounting is possible.

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Advertising Markdowns Marketing Promotions 148

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

MARCH 11, 2022

Use and analyze the past seasonal orders to determine how to price products- By using the data, look at previous seasons to guide your pricing decisions. Instead of simply repeating the same quantities, look at which products were the best and worst sellers and order accordingly.

Inventory Management 92

Inventory Management Management Inventory Turnover Drop-Shipping 92

Retalon

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Without historical data to draw upon, how do you predict the best way to allocate them to stores, pricing, promotional demand, and balance online versus in-store sales? The traditional approaches to estimating demand only hint at how a particular product will perform. – all costly mistakes.

Promotions 41

Promotions Markdowns Inventory Management Accounting 41

Retalon

APRIL 14, 2021

What is a retail markdown strategy? A retail markdown strategy is a plan that describes when and how certain products should go on markdown. Having a markdown strategy is important because, all too often, markdowns are a kneejerk reaction to end-of-life inventories. ” What are markdowns in retail?

Markdowns 41

Markdowns Dead-Stock Promotions Bundled Pricing 41

Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Retail is littered with stories like this one, about companies that were once at the top but are no longer relevant. Each step is highly digitized and integrated with another, which allows the company to churn out hundreds of new products tailored to different regions and user tastes at a daily rate. Think Sears.

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Fast Fashion Fashion Apparel Department Stores 98

Retalon

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Business Intelligence (BI) and traditional forecasting methodology can provide visibility into a retailer’s past sales, promotions, stock levels, and more. Retailers carry tens or hundreds of thousands of SKUs, far too many for buyers to accurately forecast every product at each channel/location.

Markdowns 32

Markdowns Inventory Management Promotions Accounting 32

Retalon

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Business Intelligence (BI) and traditional forecasting methodology can provide visibility into a retailer’s past sales, promotions, stock levels, and more. Retailers carry tens or hundreds of thousands of SKUs, far too many for buyers to accurately forecast every product at each channel/location.

Markdowns 32

Markdowns Inventory Management Promotions Accounting 32

Retalon

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Business Intelligence (BI) and traditional forecasting methodology can provide visibility into a retailer’s past sales, promotions, stock levels, and more. Retailers carry tens or hundreds of thousands of SKUs, far too many for buyers to accurately forecast every product at each channel/location.

Markdowns 32

Markdowns Inventory Management Promotions Accounting 32

Retalon

MARCH 9, 2021

At the same time, defining your new product pricing strategy is exciting for a very different reason. Low prices leave little room for promotions or end-of-lifecycle markdowns. Without the right tools, looking at your historical sales may not give you any insight into the optimal new product pricing strategies.

Bundled Pricing 41

Bundled Pricing Promotions Markdowns Advertising 41

Retalon

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

In today’s omnichannel retail world, the best way to improve KPIs and meet yearly objectives is by adopting a predictive analytics solution that can forecast true demand, accurately allocate inventory, optimize promotions, and balance inventory and assortment between stores while being in tune with individual business goals. Promotion Lift.

Markdowns 32

Markdowns Promotions Customer Experience Fulfillment 32

Retalon

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Whether losing sales to out-of-stocks, or facing overstocking costs and markdowns, inefficient stock replenishment has a huge impact on a retailer’s GMROI. Replenishment seeks to ensure that the right product is on the shelves at the right time for the consumers to maximize sales & minimize costs. What is replenishment time?

Inventory Management 47

Inventory Management Fulfillment Markdowns Location 47

Retalon

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

In today’s omnichannel retail world, the best way to improve KPIs and meet yearly objectives is by adopting a predictive analytics solution that can forecast true demand, accurately allocate inventory, optimize promotions, and balance inventory and assortment between stores while being in tune with individual business goals. Promotion Lift.

Markdowns 32

Markdowns Promotions Customer Experience Fulfillment 32

Retalon

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

In today’s omnichannel retail world, the best way to improve KPIs and meet yearly objectives is by adopting a predictive analytics solution that can forecast true demand, accurately allocate inventory, optimize promotions, and balance inventory and assortment between stores while being in tune with individual business goals. Promotion Lift.

Markdowns 32

Markdowns Promotions Customer Experience Fulfillment 32

Retalon

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

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?

Payment Services 41

Payment Services Promotions Accounting Fulfillment 41

Retalon

JANUARY 5, 2021

So it’s no surprise that retailers are beginning to take a serious look at their mid-season inventory balancing practices. Most of today’s inventory management issues start at the level of forecasting. Some stores will be overrun with inventory, while others will struggle to keep up with demand.

Location 41

Location Inventory Management Markdowns Fulfillment 41

Retalon

JUNE 22, 2020

New products, seasonal peaks, price changes, promotions, competition, moving holidays and dozens of other factors that influence your business make it impossible to simply rely on what happened this time last year. Demand Forecast Definition.

Merchant Services 41

Merchant Services Markdowns Promotions Location 41

Retalon

AUGUST 2, 2019

Businesses collect more data than ever before and from every aspect of the supply and demand chain—logistics; vendor compliancy/lead times; POS data; inventory levels; traffic cameras; prices; markdowns; consumer behavior; demand forecasts; and more. At best, they give you a dashboard of conditions right now.

Merchant Services 39

Merchant Services Fulfillment Accounting Markdowns 39

Retalon

AUGUST 2, 2019

Prices (markdowns, promotions, competitor prices, etc.). At best, they give you a dashboard of conditions right now. How will a promotion during a seasonal peak affect the uplift in demand? Each functional team looked at data differently, had different priorities, and had different decision-making lead times.

Merchant Services 32

Merchant Services Fulfillment Accounting Markdowns 32

Retalon

APRIL 21, 2021

At its most basic, order fulfillment is the combination of steps required to get products into the hands of customers. In other words, it means getting products to your customers at the right time in the most cost-effective way possible. Will you deny returns at a store level? Emphasizing BOPIS. How does it work?

Fulfillment 41

Fulfillment Drop-Shipping Shipping Returns 41

Retalon

JUNE 29, 2013

Every retailer wishes to have the right product at the right place at the right time. Once inventory begins to run low at a specific store, it is replenished from the DC. For Example: When products don’t sell well at specific stores, retailers are forced to markdown inventory in order to clear the inventory.

Inventory Management 32

Inventory Management Management Markdowns Fulfillment 32

Retalon

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Are the right products in stock at the right locations/channels to support the shift in demand? Are the current pricing and markdown strategies still the optimal ones based on the new forecast? Predictive Analytics looks at data from across your business and can both answer questions and proactively offer solutions.

Markdowns 32

Markdowns Fashion Inventory Management Accounting 32

Retalon

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Are the right products in stock at the right locations/channels to support the shift in demand? Are the current pricing and markdown strategies still the optimal ones based on the new forecast? Predictive Analytics looks at data from across your business and can both answer questions and proactively offer solutions.

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Markdowns Fashion Inventory Management Accounting 32

Retalon

JANUARY 20, 2014

This annual list of companies is selected by a panel of experts and members of CIO Review’s editorial board to recognize and promote technology entrepreneurship. Retalon has helped businesses plan their operations, optimize prices and markdowns, and ensure efficiency in supply chain and inventory management processes. About CIO Review.

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Retalon

DECEMBER 22, 2014

There are several important trends at play: 1. The marketing and loyalty department provide consumer/promotion data, the POS system provides sales/returns data. The right product, at the right place, at the right time for the right price. How much extra inventory should be ordered for planned promotions?

Dead-Stock 32

Dead-Stock Promotions Fulfillment Markdowns 32

Retalon

DECEMBER 22, 2014

There are several important trends at play: 1. The marketing and loyalty department provide consumer/promotion data, the POS system provides sales/returns data. The right product, at the right place, at the right time for the right price. How much extra inventory should be ordered for planned promotions?

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Dead-Stock Promotions Fulfillment Markdowns 32