Retalon

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Why should retailers care about their Order Fulfillment Process? Order fulfillment may seem like a fairly straightforward process and according to the generic “high-level” definition, it is. In today’s market, putting the right fulfillment system in place gets you a competitive edge. What is order fulfillment?

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Retalon

APRIL 21, 2021

Omnichannel order fulfillment that drives customer experience (and boosts profits). Although the trend towards omnichannel fulfillment is not new, the pandemic changed many retailers’ business models almost overnight, and these changes are not going away. What is omnichannel order fulfillment in retail?

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Retail Assist

JUNE 22, 2023

Whether it's e-commerce platforms, customer engagement solutions, fulfilment partners, marketplaces, or business intelligence tools, Merret Pro has you covered. Optimised Inventory Management With Merret Pro's real-time inventory data, you can ensure that the right products are available in the right place at the right time.

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2022

The resulting improvements to demand forecasting and other supply chain issues provide greater supply chain visibility, which leads to space optimisation and more accurate strategies for stock allocation, workforce deployment, and promotion and markdown management.

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Retail Assist

APRIL 14, 2021

Stock replenishment is a standard retail practice, to ensure that the right products are in the best place, at the optimum quantity. Retailers can automate replenishment using intelligent algorithms, which can be particularly beneficial during promotional or seasonal events. Replenishment is essential to avoid stock-outs.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In addition to this timing variation, over 60% of shoppers plan to do their browsing online, yet 85% expect to buy at least one product in a store. In this kind of shopping environment, how should retailers align their promotions and markdowns for the greatest impact?

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Retalon

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

In addition, retail giants like Amazon have conditioned today’s consumers to want simple and efficient order fulfillment options, fast delivery and a wide range of product options. Advanced analytics tools can pinpoint demand for a specific SKU at a specific location or channel. Why invest in fulfillment technology?

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Retalon

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Demand forecasting at store/SKU levels leads to better allocation of inventory across the entire business from the start. Price elasticity of demand, meaning the effect that a set price will have on demand, is an important consideration when setting prices, running promotions, or markdowns. Let’s take a look at what those are.

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Retalon

APRIL 27, 2021

Although e-commerce gets all of the attention, the past two decades of technological change have transformed every aspect of the retail business — from planning, inventory, pricing, and promotions — all the way down to customer service and the in-store experience. Order fulfillment automation.

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Retalon

MARCH 2, 2021

What channels do you promote through? What fulfillment methods are you offering? What sizes should you offer for each product at each location? Do you run promotions? Run a promotion last year that you don’t plan for this year? What are your customer profiles? What channels do you sell through?

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Retalon

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Before we go any further it is important to make a clear distinction between price management and price optimization : Price optimization is the process of identifying the optimal price point for any given product at any given location that will yield the highest profit. You cannot optimize prices without managing them, however.

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Retalon

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Whether losing sales to out-of-stocks, or facing overstocking costs and markdowns, inefficient stock replenishment has a huge impact on a retailer’s GMROI. Replenishment seeks to ensure that the right product is on the shelves at the right time for the consumers to maximize sales & minimize costs. What is replenishment time?

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A retail fulfillment process that is known as BOPIS — Buy Online, Pickup In-Store. During the pandemic, BOPIS retail fulfillment options kept businesses running while limiting person-to-person contact – which was essential during the pandemic. What is BOPIS? BORIS (Buy Online Return In-Store): Concentrates on reverse logistics.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

MARCH 11, 2022

Use and analyze the past seasonal orders to determine how to price products- By using the data, look at previous seasons to guide your pricing decisions. Instead of simply repeating the same quantities, look at which products were the best and worst sellers and order accordingly.

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Retalon

JANUARY 6, 2021

The purpose of replenishment is to ensure that a retailer has the right quantity of product, at the right location, at the right time to maximize sales and minimize costs. For one, retailers often make the mistake of replenishing too much end-of-season inventory — creating unnecessary markdowns in the future.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Without historical data to draw upon, how do you predict the best way to allocate them to stores, pricing, promotional demand, and balance online versus in-store sales? The traditional approaches to estimating demand only hint at how a particular product will perform. – all costly mistakes.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

In today’s omnichannel retail world, the best way to improve KPIs and meet yearly objectives is by adopting a predictive analytics solution that can forecast true demand, accurately allocate inventory, optimize promotions, and balance inventory and assortment between stores while being in tune with individual business goals. Promotion Lift.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

In today’s omnichannel retail world, the best way to improve KPIs and meet yearly objectives is by adopting a predictive analytics solution that can forecast true demand, accurately allocate inventory, optimize promotions, and balance inventory and assortment between stores while being in tune with individual business goals. Promotion Lift.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

In today’s omnichannel retail world, the best way to improve KPIs and meet yearly objectives is by adopting a predictive analytics solution that can forecast true demand, accurately allocate inventory, optimize promotions, and balance inventory and assortment between stores while being in tune with individual business goals. Promotion Lift.

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Retalon

JANUARY 5, 2021

So it’s no surprise that retailers are beginning to take a serious look at their mid-season inventory balancing practices. Most of today’s inventory management issues start at the level of forecasting. Some stores will be overrun with inventory, while others will struggle to keep up with demand.

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Retalon

AUGUST 2, 2019

Businesses collect more data than ever before and from every aspect of the supply and demand chain—logistics; vendor compliancy/lead times; POS data; inventory levels; traffic cameras; prices; markdowns; consumer behavior; demand forecasts; and more. At best, they give you a dashboard of conditions right now.

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Retalon

AUGUST 20, 2019

If you doubt the benefit of such a strategy, just consider the speed at which Amazon has started to acquire physical locations – over 500, including Wholefoods and book stores. What do consumer purchasing habits look like, and how streamlined is your fulfillment process? – Promotions, event and markdowns.

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Retalon

AUGUST 20, 2019

If you doubt the benefit of such a strategy, just consider the speed at which Amazon has started to acquire physical locations – over 500, including Wholefoods and book stores. What do consumer purchasing habits look like, and how streamlined is your fulfillment process? – Promotions, event and markdowns.

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Retalon

AUGUST 16, 2019

How can you juggle concerns like forecasting, inventory management, distribution, fulfillment, and more against the growing demand for personalization, all while continuing to create the consistent experience customers expect? From a Customer side, nobody likes being bombarded by ads & products they don’t want or need.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

By creating narrower product assortments and limiting inventory levels — especially for product shipments headed to brick-and-mortar stores —merchants would gain the ability to react more quickly to changing consumer trends, and even potentially reduce their need for markdowns. What can retailers do to eliminate or at least minimize these?

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Retalon

AUGUST 16, 2019

So, how can you juggle concerns like forecasting, inventory management, distribution, fulfillment, and more against the growing demand for personalization, all while continuing to create the consistent experience customers expect ? From a Customer side, nobody likes being bombarded by ads & products they don’t want or need.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Demand is an economics concept that describes the willingness of consumers to purchase a specific product at a specific price. Therefore, demand forecasting is a statistical prediction of the willingness of consumers to purchase specific products, at a specific price, in a specific time frame. Demand Forecasting Methodologies.

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Retalon

JULY 4, 2018

Based on the amount of retailers that have been forced to shut their doors in the last three years, there is a major shift that is moving through the retail industry at full force. So what’s the real challenge at hand? Ultimately many retailers will often compete on the fulfillment strategy.

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Retalon

JUNE 29, 2013

Every retailer wishes to have the right product at the right place at the right time. Once inventory begins to run low at a specific store, it is replenished from the DC. For Example: When products don’t sell well at specific stores, retailers are forced to markdown inventory in order to clear the inventory.

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Retalon

AUGUST 2, 2019

Prices (markdowns, promotions, competitor prices, etc.). At best, they give you a dashboard of conditions right now. Consider the way retailers traditionally forecast fulfillment. Add in a final fly-by-your-gut manual tweak and the fulfillment forecast would be ready. POS data (sales, returns, etc.). The result?

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Retalon

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Retalon is known for Smart Fulfillment. Smart Fulfillment is a small, but important part of it, and I will address it in the next question. Regarding omni-channel fulfillment, how does predictive analytics help retailers take action on the data and deliver better results? There are several important trends at play: 1.

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Retalon

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Retalon is known for Smart Fulfillment. Smart Fulfillment is a small, but important part of it, and I will address it in the next question. Regarding omni-channel fulfillment, how does predictive analytics help retailers take action on the data and deliver better results? There are several important trends at play: 1.

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Retalon

AUGUST 14, 2023

Inventory management, order fulfillment, and sales data are integrated in one centralized system instead of siloed by channel. Unlocking Revenue Growth Potential More sales avenues and integrated inventory planning mean higher conversion rates and reduced markdowns. This reduces markdowns, clearance sales, and waste.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Often resulting in inventory distortion that lead to lost sales and costly markdowns. New products, moving holidays, new promotions, changes in demand, competition, vendor costs and other factors make last year’s sales data unreliable. Imagine a retailer runs a big promotion on a popular winter jacket brand.

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Retalon

AUGUST 14, 2023

For instance, the e-commerce team might be trying to run a promotion while stores have inadequate inventory to fulfill demand. Enhanced Gross Margins Traditional forecasts are often inaccurate, leading to steep markdowns. Lower Logistics Costs With siloed planning, fulfilling omnichannel orders can be ad-hoc and inefficient.

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Retalon

AUGUST 5, 2020

How effective are their promotional campaigns? Is the right product getting to the right place at the right time? Promotions Uplift Retail KPIs that Answer Questions About Customer Behavior 8. In particular, effective promotion planning depends on having accurate measurements of In-Stock Percentages. Sales Per Employee 7.

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Retalon

JULY 15, 2019

Not only do overstock situations force retailers to markdown inventory at the end of a season at slim-to-no profit margins, but it also takes up physical space in stores warehouses, accruing carrying costs, and ties up extra cash that could be used towards advancing business goals. 3. Logistics and fulfillment challenges.

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