Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2022

With customer demands coming in hotter and the stakes higher than ever, assortment planning is the key to profit growth. Here, we help you avoid profit margin mayhem with a considered, data-driven assortment plan. What is assortment planning? Why is assortment planning important? More on this later. Hello, retention!

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2021

We’ve done our Future Consumer Index seven times during COVID-19 and at this point, 19% say they have no fear at all [about COVID-19] and 33% say they’ll feel more comfortable in the next six months,” Orschell said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. However, availability of products continues to be a challenge for many retailers.

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2022

Supply chain disruption may have become a singularly hot topic in retail circles these past years, but a focus on improving supply chain planning and forecasting is far more than just a passing trend. These software solutions identify patterns in demand data from a variety of sources and use them to make accurate decisions at the store level.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Under the new market delivery model, large items are shipped directly from DCs to the customer, reducing the number of “touches” for each order and freeing up space at brick-and-mortar stores. This helps us to not only capture sales, but also mitigates markdown risk because we avoid stranding product unnecessarily in our stores.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 3, 2021

As other sectors, including travel and hospitality, experienced online commerce surges, the retail market shifted at a more leisurely pace. Fortunately, there is well-established, proven science-based technology that enables retailers to offer carefully crafted prices, promotions and markdowns in online as well as brick-and-mortar channels.

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Retail Smart Guys

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

As we embark on the exciting journey that is 2024, I wanted to share something that has proven to be a game-changer for our clients at Retail Smart Guys and that is our Inventory Planning service. With our Inventory Planning service, we go beyond traditional methods. Contact us to learn more or get started.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

TheDOM.com (DOM stands for Digital Off-Price Mall) will offer discounted designer fashion, streetwear and activewear from more than 90 leading Australian and international brands when it goes live in the second half of June, and there are plans to expand into additional categories, such as homewares, electronics and travel, in the future. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 30, 2023

The company is looking to pivot Journeys to an off-mall strategy, with 13 locations out of a planned 25 already open. Comparable sales at Journeys plummeted 14% , dragging the company’s overall comparable sales down 5% despite positive results from the Schuh and Johnston & Murphy banners. Genesco’s gross margin was 47.3%

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Retail Smart Guys

MARCH 23, 2024

At Retail Smart Guys , our commitment extends beyond traditional inventory management. For our client, and indeed for all our partners, we go beyond the conventional by providing a detailed monthly open-to-buy plan for each class, with a focus on individual locations for multi-store retailers.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 17, 2023

From essentials – at the supermarket and the petrol pump, in the mortgage and in the power bills – to the not-so-essentials, such as the local café, the fashion boutique, the travel agent and the new car dealer. Retailers ignore this heightened awareness of ‘the value of a dollar’ at their peril.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2023

at its flagship banner and up 5.8% at Family Dollar stores, but even discounters are facing cautious consumer spending and employee pay raises that aren’t expected to pay off for some time. at its flagship banner and up 5.8% Beauty sales were a bright point at both businesses. during Q4, but they were up 0.6%

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

“We created the Ai.Retail platform several years ago [to offer retailers] a repository of capabilities that teams could quickly pull off the shelf as they’re figuring out what to do with all their data,” said Jill Standish, Global Retail Lead at Accenture in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “So

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

More and more, that means rethinking product development and expanding their sizing and assortment planning to represent a wider range of sizes and body shapes. But it’s still true that only a small fraction of the fashion retail market has put tactical plans into place to support this significant consumer base. billion in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

At Mejuri, we view data as a strategic asset, especially when it helps us create more compelling customer experiences,” said Majed Masad, COO at Mejuri in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Retailer Plans to Use Solution Across Multiple Channels.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 8, 2024

We’ve unlocked efficiencies at a time when inflation and input costs are starting to fall, enabling us to pass these savings on directly to our customers – bringing down the prices of new and existing lines of everyday essentials and favourites across all our key categories. “So, for 2024 we want to start the year off differently.

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Retalon

AUGUST 22, 2023

Retail merchandise planning is the strategic process retailers use to determine what products to stock, in what quantities, and where to allocate inventory across stores and e-commerce channels. With shifting consumer trends and preferences, retailers need agile planning approaches that can pivot to align with changing times.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 31, 2022

“With this next generation of barcodes, there’s a real opportunity to connect with consumers in ways we haven’t before,” explained Richard Jones, chief marketing officer at GS1. At Woolworths, we plan to build on the potential of these barcodes to offer customers valuable information on provenance, quality and sustainability.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 11, 2024

The retailer was acquired by a group of investors at the end of January 2023 after a fierce battle with founder John Hargreaves. Matalan revealed last October its EBITDA came in at £47.9m to £1.15bn due to price increases, however EBITDA plunged 37.2% to £124.1m and operating profit before exceptionals spiralled almost 80% to £18.7m.

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Retail Smart Guys

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Then, a comprehensive monthly open-to-buy plan for each class (by location for multi-store retailers) is provided. With this kind of system in place, RSG helps to reduce your markdowns and increase your profitability. With this kind of system in place, RSG helps to reduce your markdowns and increase your profitability.

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Wiser

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Promotions influence shopper behavior , and consumers are conditioned to search for the best deals and prioritize brands and retailers who markdown products more often than the competition. Examples of TPRs include the standard dollars-off markdown, limited-time coupons, contests, rebates, and more. Can You Execute at the Store Level?

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2024

Retailers worldwide may be facing challenging times right now, but the evolution of technology – including the deployment of AI – is opening the way to dramatic improvements in productivity at all stages of the retail business model. You are optimising the value of that product by discounting at the right time, rather than too early.”

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 11, 2024

Matalan’s pandemic cost-cutting efforts returned the business to stable ground ahead of its sale last year, helping to provide a launchpad as it steps up its transformation plans under CEO Jo Whitfield. in its second quarter, with sales up 0.8% Matalan said it will report its full year results for the current trading period in June.

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Retail Smart Guys

MARCH 15, 2023

. #2 Buy what you can sell profitably It is essential to follow a merchandise plan to know what you can purchase from suppliers and sell to customers. It is not enough to keep filling up your stores, as it can only result in heavy markdowns, slow inventory turnover, higher operating costs, and disruptions to cash flow.

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Retalon

JANUARY 6, 2021

An effective replenishment plan will drive profit. There is an age old saying, and it goes like this: “you don’t plan to fail, you fail to plan.” ” And what can be easier than planning replenishment? All you need to do is plan to replenish the products that you sell out of.

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Retail Smart Guys

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As someone deeply immersed in the world of retail, I’ve witnessed firsthand the transformative power of Merchandise Planning and Open-To-Buy, especially when executed with precision and done right. At Retail Smart Guys , we make sure our services empower our clients to grow strategically.

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365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

A further 41% have started meal planning to cut down on overbuying food that could lead to food waste, up +5% year-on-year. Currently, 90% of retailers use static markdowns to sell-through fresh or ambient products nearing their best, which apply binary discounts at various stages leading up to the end of the product’s shelf life.

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Talking Retail

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Aldi is introducing a policy of selling food at 30% reduction if its packaging is damaged. All of the group’s 920 stores are making the markdowns on goods including rice, pasta, cereal and tinned goods in a bid to further reduce food waste. The reduction plans to give customers a chance for a bargain as.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Many retailers are worried that they don’t have all the data at their fingertips, like product data, customer data, transactional data, when items sold, on what device and more. Everyone starts somewhere, and it’s OK wherever you are at in your data journey. Begin with what you have and build a plan to fill in the gaps.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2023

Becoming proficient at navigating these obstacles is key to protecting retail profits. As consumers faced higher prices at the gas pump, grocery stores and other places, many cut back on their spending, increasing the competition among retailers. Neil Cohen is Chief Marketing Officer at Kasada. Bad Bots are Siphoning Profits.

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Retail Smart Guys

JANUARY 26, 2023

For over 15 years of being in service to countless retailers worldwide, we at Retail Smart Guys have seen the ups and downs of the retail industry. This can be a great help in your open-to-buy planning, as you can strategically fund a profitable category while reducing or cutting off those that do not.

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Retalon

JANUARY 7, 2021

Seasonal merchandise planning carries a unique challenge for retailers, as product life cycles are measured in weeks or even days. . This is a problem because retailers plan their inventory months in advance — having almost no window to react to out-of-stocks or an unexpected up-lift in demand.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 25, 2022

Experience: We all experienced the GFC – I was CEO of The Good Guys at the time – and the principles of dealing with a downturn are pretty much the same, except in the current situation, we have the added benefit of a more dynamic channel in e-commerce. You look at all of those controllables very closely. Michael Ford. Launa Inman.

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Retail Design Solutions

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

At RDS we embrace technology so let’s explore the rise of AI-driven digital pricing, its potential benefits, and the concerns it raises for both consumers and retailers. This unpredictability can complicate budget planning for individuals on a tight financial squeeze.

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Retail Adventures

JULY 13, 2021

Plan Events & Promotions: You have competition coming at you from all sides, all vying for the customers’ attention. Think about the upcoming holidays and plan for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Holiday 2021. Plan each event, buy product for each event as needed, and get your team involved. Start here: 1.

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Retalon

OCTOBER 23, 2023

TORONTO (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 04, 2022 Retalon, an award-winning provider of AI and predictive analytics for retailers has become a Microsoft Partner through the release of their analytics solutions for planning, inventory management, and lifecycle pricing on Microsoft Dynamics 365.

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Independent Retailer

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Wholesale inventory bloat, combined with a softening demand in the economy, is taking its toll on cash flow and earnings at retailers. . This is complicating retailer’s ability to shift with consumer behaviors,” Dr. Madhav Durbha, VP supply chain strategy at Coupa , said. Offer Promotions & Product Markdowns.

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Retalon

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Whether it’s fast fashion or high-end brands, at the end of the day, the goal of a business is to maximize shareholder value. The direct and indirect damages of lost sales are so great that retailers prefer to markdown unsold inventory, or even get rid of it at cost. How do retailers get into this mess? Incentives A current U.S.

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