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

Inside Retail

If you’re looking at this over a time period, the greater benefits [will come] in FY25-26,” Bailey said. We feel that we have enough levers at our disposal to be able to continue to do that.” While value for money is undoubtedly a large focus for retailers moving forward, stamping out shrinkage is another. Target of theft ?

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New merchandise offering boosts The Reject Shop’s top line

Inside Retail

The company ended the half with a national store network of 383, up from 376 at the end of December 2022. Like many Australian retailers, The Reject Shop is facing some near-term margin pressure from higher shrinkage and rising costs. EBIT for the half was $19.4 million, down 16.1 per cent year on year.

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99 Cents Only to Close All 371 Locations, Hold Liquidation Sale in Business Wind-Down

Retail TouchPoints

” Simoncic, who is also a Managing Director at consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M), will step down; fellow A&M Managing Director Chris Wells will take over as Chief Restructuring Officer to help facilitate the wind-down.

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How Best Buy Is Winning the War Against Retail Theft

Retail Wire

While major retailers like Target, Walmart, and Dick’s have raised concerns about rising retail theft, Best Buy has managed to maintain a stable rate of shrinkage, according to CEO Corie Barry.

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Shrink increases with more shoppers and thieves in stores

Retail Wire

Retailers have reported a rise in shrinkage at the same time that more people are going to stores to shop. “We definitely had an uptick since last year,” Macy’s CEO Jeff Gennette said on the retailer’s earnings call. “It’s an industrywide trend.”

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Detego Offers An RFID-Powered Factory-To-Store Shipment Validation Tool

Retail TouchPoints

Detego , an RFID software solution provider for fashion and sports retailers, has launched tools that validate factory shipments at the item level, to help prevent shipping errors and provide complete traceability throughout the supply chain.

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How Retailers can Combat Inventory Shrinkage with Drone-Powered Warehouse Monitoring

Retail TouchPoints

There’s been a lot of talk recently about retailers reporting lower-than-expected earnings due to inventory shrinkage. According to the Corporate Finance Institute , “Inventory shrinkage occurs when the number of products in stock are fewer than those recorded on the inventory list. What does this mean exactly?

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