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Dollar General Plans 575 New Stores, 4,250 Remodels, Tests Same-Day Delivery

Retail TouchPoints

The company also announced that it was testing out same-day delivery in 75 stores with plans to expand to thousands of stores if the test performs well. New Project Elevate Plan Features Light-Touch Remodels of More Mature Stores In the retailers fiscal 2025 (which ends Jan. over the same quarter in 2023.

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How AI is Revolutionising the Retail Sector

Retail Focus

For example, when you shop online at Amazon or ASOS, you’ll notice that the recommendations are specific to your browsing and buying behaviour. Predictive analytics provides retailers with a data-driven approach to demand planning and inventory management. It also allows retailers to tailor pricing at an individual level.

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How retailers are protecting margins and profits amid economic uncertainty

Inside Retail

Putting older products through markdowns might not necessarily be the trigger [either], as customers want a quality product. Landlords are not coming to reality with where the market is at the moment. Forever News Pavone raised another lingering pandemic-related cost increase rental rates on commercial properties.

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Six Steps to Stronger Holiday Sales

Retail Adventures

It’s December, so we know that you have already made a list and checked it twice, but here’s a refresher, just in case… EVENTS ARE ESSENTIAL Customers need a reason to visit your store so plan on having at least one major and two minor in-store events in December. MASTER MARKDOWNS Plan now for your post-holiday markdowns.

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Is General Pants Co next on Alquemie Group’s chopping block? Experts weigh in

Inside Retail

At the time of the sale, the stated plan was to merge SurfStitch and General Pants under one umbrella to extract more synergies, given that the two businesses had similar suppliers and customer bases. It’s a very different scenario from a retailing perspective, because you don’t have seasonality at play.”

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The Future of Assortment Planning: AI-Driven Predictive Analytics

Retalon

In todays fast-moving retail landscape, outdated assortment planning methods lead to lost revenue, frustrated customers, and inefficient operations. Retailers using AI-based assortment planning have seen a 36% SKU reduction while increasing sales by 1-2% ( McKinsey ). Why Is Assortment Planning in Retail So Challenging?

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Retail Technology Show announces its 2025 Innovation Award shortlist of game-changing solutions

A1 Retail

Differs (stand #E40) A predictive AI SaaS solution that optimises discounts for each product, allowing retailers, including Sephora and H&M, to sell more at higher prices, protecting margins and optimising markdowns to generate sell-through. Register for free to attend, here.