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Behind the evolution of 107-year-old Japanese eyewear brand Tanaka Optical

Inside Retail

What inspired us to be more accountable for sustainability is from the core of our business, that is based on the traditional format of the optical retail business rather than the fast-fashion optical business format. SW: Fairly said, we haven’t yet implemented robust actions to reduce our carbon footprint.

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5 Highly Effective Retail Markdown Strategies that Work in 2021

Retalon

And since most markdowns are not planned for in advance (or at least accounted for in the pre-season planning stages), they frequently drain profits considerably more than they have to. Markdowns are used to temporarily increase demand for low-demand products, ideally long enough to sell through all stock.