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Kmart MD talks Target merger, shrinkage, and adapting to customer behaviour

Inside Retail

Target [also] continued to trade well across its apparel range, but with more challenging results in toys and home, highlighting the opportunity for the division to leverage the strengths of Kmart.” He added that 75 per cent of Target’s range – across apparel, soft home and toy products – will be unique to the brand. Target of theft ?

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Key Takeaways from the Wiser Industry Leaders Brand Panel: Challenges and Adaptations

Wiser

Historical data reveals shifting lifestyle priorities and evolving consumer preferences are reshaping spending patterns, with a notable shift towards investments in health and dining experiences over traditional retail apparel purchases.

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Avoiding Stockouts: 5 Preventable Causes of Out-of-Stocks and What to Do About Them

Retail Times

For more information on how to reduce shrinkage, see our previous post on beefing up security and preventing loss in your store. According to him, RFID technology is the top solution for inventory data inaccuracies, especially for apparel and footwear retailers. Further Reading. Learn More. Conduct regular stock counts.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 282 – Cyberweek Recap with Salesforce’s Rob Garf

Retail Geek

Cyberweek because consumer saw the headline you know I was asked by a customer just recently in the specialty apparel space. we saw a shrinkage of 6% of product catalogs so retailers are being conservative. In general Footwear at a 22 percent year-over-year growth now luxury handbags in general apparel I get it.