Retalon

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Whether it’s fast fashion or high-end brands, at the end of the day, the goal of a business is to maximize shareholder value. The direct and indirect damages of lost sales are so great that retailers prefer to markdown unsold inventory, or even get rid of it at cost. How do retailers get into this mess? Incentives A current U.S.

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Retalon

APRIL 14, 2021

Creating a product assortment strategy is necessary for retailers to have a holistic, long-view plan of their business. And it needs to fit into your retail planning process to ensure you’re still hitting your financial and inventory targets. Account for changing consumer behaviour and preferences.

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Retalon

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Whether it’s fast fashion or high-end brands, at the end of the day, the goal of a business is to maximize shareholder value. The direct and indirect damages of lost sales are so great that retailers prefer to markdown unsold inventory, or even get rid of it at cost. How do retailers get into this mess? Poor Demand Forecasting.

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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. For example, fashion retailers often see products with trending styles and colours pull sales from last season’s top sellers.

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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?

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Retalon

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The decision came after similar announcements from other fashion retail competitors such as Gucci, DKNY, Versace, Burberry and Columbia Sportswear. The decision to drop fur, or any other category/sub-category of product, isn’t an easy one for retailers, especially those in high-end fashion retailing. Learn more at retalon.com.

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Retalon

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The decision came after similar announcements from other fashion retail competitors such as Gucci, DKNY, Versace, Burberry and Columbia Sportswear. The decision to drop fur, or any other category/sub-category of product, isn’t an easy one for retailers, especially those in high-end fashion retailing. Learn more at retalon.com.

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Retalon

APRIL 21, 2021

This means that optimizing your fulfillment across all channels requires building a holistic process that takes your specific company policies and labour considerations into account, while still finding the cheapest and fastest method for fulfilling omnichannel orders (while keeping your customers happy) — for every order.

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Retalon

MARCH 4, 2019

Modern retailers take advantage of advanced retail predictive analytics planning solutions. With multiple plans, and several levels of planners, plans may go through lots of re-consolidations, merging, and adding up to the “master plan”. This means that changes to plans are very cumbersome. Inventory Management.

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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. Demand Forecast vs. Demand Plan.

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Retalon

AUGUST 2, 2019

Prices (markdowns, promotions, competitor prices, etc.). Unifying Big Data across Forecasting, Planning, and Operations. Because retailers can’t afford to lose money because inventory purchases didn’t account for future promotions, business leaders imposed processes to keep everyone on the same page. Demand forecasts.

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Retalon

AUGUST 16, 2019

You can better plan for stocking of inventory at warehouses and retail locations and optimize the fulfillment process for online and mobile orders. Consider high-end fashion labels like Louis Vuitton that simply refuse to undercut premium pricing or even offer any markdowns.

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Retalon

AUGUST 16, 2019

You can better plan for stocking of inventory at warehouses and retail locations and optimize the fulfillment process for online and mobile orders. Consider high-end fashion labels like Louis Vuitton that simply refuse to undercut premium pricing or even offer any markdowns.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

In today’s landscape, when a new fashion retail trend latches on, companies need to have the ability to make the right decisions quickly. So, why is advanced analytics so successful and what is the difference between the traditional approach and this new advanced approach to fashion analytics? Fashion Retail’s Unique Challenges.

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Retalon

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Critical Considerations for Retail Assortment Plans. A retailer’s assortment planning process can make or break their selling season (or even their entire fiscal year). But if you manage to predict consumer demand accurately and plan your assortment accordingly — you’ll rake in the profits. What is assortment planning?

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Retail Prophet

JULY 18, 2022

In 1956, after almost two decades of planning, McClean’s musings became reality got when he loaded 58 metal containers in Port Newark onto the S.S. Most companies today, according to Thorbeck, are accounting only for the front-end advantage that low cost might afford them. A huge saving of time and labor, he thought.

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Retalon

OCTOBER 18, 2013

It’s been almost a joke what has happened in retail business for years where retailers will declare a promotion or announce a markdown, 20 percent off, and the stores will not have any additional inventory to support it. And if you use these numbers to forecast your next year data, you’ll basically plan yourself to be out of stock next year.

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