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7 Tips for Wholesale Inventory Management

Independent Retailer

Wholesale inventory bloat, combined with a softening demand in the economy, is taking its toll on cash flow and earnings at retailers. . billion of inventory in October, a 21% increase from last year, according to the U.S. “Seemingly overnight, shortages are flipping to inventory surpluses in certain categories.

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Unlocking Retail Growth: The Power of Network Analytics for Strategic Insights

Retail TouchPoints

Moreover, they can launch a targeted promotion for kitchenware, advertised at the store’s entrance and through social media channels and timed to coincide with the peak traffic on Saturday afternoons. Leveraging network analytics in inventory management extends beyond maintaining optimal stock levels.

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The Untapped Potential of Audio in Retail Media Networks

Retail TouchPoints

Gartner reveals that 71% of CMOs believe they lack sufficient budgets to fully execute on advertising strategies, and GroupM expects U.S. Diversifying advertising budgets with omnichannel media, like digital audio, will help advertisers reach unique and performative audiences at scale, with mere clicks of a button.

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Kitchen Warehouse buys two rivals to create trans-Tasman powerhouse

Inside Retail

The two kitchenware stores fulfilled 25,000 orders per month at peak during the pandemic. The e-commerce solution is designed to optimise advertising and inventory management for e-commerce businesses, and the Everten Group seeks to develop this into a SaaS product after the sale of its kitchenware stores.

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8 Key Ecommerce Automation Strategies That Drive Sustainable and Profitable Growth

Retail TouchPoints

Looking at all the stats, frankly one might even say quite the opposite. at the peak of the pandemic. at the peak of the pandemic. Add the increasing CPC costs at all sorts of paid advertisement channels and harsher competition to that, and you get a not-so-rosy outlook for the market altogether. Advertising.

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It’s Official – Amazon is an Ecommerce Enabler First and a Retailer Second

Retail TouchPoints

Dharmesh Mehta, VP of Worldwide Selling Partner Services at Amazon , is celebrating his 10th anniversary with the company this year, and so he kicked off the fourth annual Amazon Accelerate conference for sellers by comparing the differences between the ecommerce platform today and 10 years ago.

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In the new AI-driven landscape, here’s where opportunities lie for retailers

Inside Retail

Amie Larter of Inside Retail talked with Karlie Taylor, marketing manager at unified commerce platform Shopline, for this month’s Retail Untangled podcast series. In a nutshell, it’s about personalisation, which is what marketing and advertising has always been about. How can we personalise better? “I