Apparel Markdowns Returns 
RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
JUNE 9, 2025
Whether you’re selling sneakers, sofa sets, or fine jewelry, carrying too much stock ties up cash, eats up space, and leads to markdowns. Experiment with markdowns, flash sales, or multi-buy offers like BOGO or “Buy 3, Get 1 Free.” Return or Exchange with Vendors Check if your vendors allow returns or swaps.
Inside Retail
JULY 29, 2025
This week, Parisian apparel and accessories brand Maison Kitsuné announced that it will be closing its physical retail locations in the US. Maison Kitsuné took a hiatus from the American retail scene before returning with a new flagship location in NYC in 2017. By 2016, the two partners had split up, and both locations were shut down.
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Inside Retail
APRIL 1, 2025
Many retailers tightened their belts to preserve cash flow and shareholder returns, and implemented cost-out campaigns to offset margin erosion from discounting activities. Putting older products through markdowns might not necessarily be the trigger [either], as customers want a quality product.
Retail TouchPoints
OCTOBER 15, 2021
this year alone, representing approximately 21% of the total women’s apparel market. The business case is clear, but the looming question for apparel brands and retailers is: How do we make inclusivity a tangible — and profitable — business strategy? billion in the U.S. Inclusion Definitions Expanding Beyond Sizing.
Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
To help address this, some retailers have been using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) to improve forecasting capabilities and optimize markdown processes to reduce product waste. In return, sustainability presents an opportunity for retailers to give people what they want and benefit the planet while helping the business’ bottom line.
Inside Retail
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
AI can identify the fastest retrieval routes, automate markdown processes, and provide real-time inventory insights, ultimately improving your margins. Loss prevention: AI combats retail shrinkage also, by integrating computer vision and motion analytics at self-checkouts, detecting suspicious activities and ultimately reducing theft.
Retail TouchPoints
APRIL 6, 2022
An item’s popularity or novelty can be communicated via badges that read “best seller,” “newly added,” or even “new markdown.” The end goal of product pages is to make that item — be it an electronic, a piece of apparel or a pair of shoes — as irresistible as possible.
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