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Is It Too Late for JCPenney to ‘Make it Count’? Inside the Retailer’s $1B Turnaround Plan

Retail TouchPoints

New inventory management systems, among other tools, will support more accurate decision-making and efficiency, so the retailer can cater to customers’ unique needs. JCPenney’s “Make it Count” customer strategy and brand proposition is the centerpiece of the turnaround plan. Merchandising and supply chain optimization.

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Understanding Furniture Inventory Management Software in 2023

Retalon

Nearly 70% of retailers face challenges managing inventory due to relying on legacy processes. For executives in planning and merchandising roles, this leads to sleepless nights and the nagging feeling there must be a better way. Furniture inventory management software offers a smarter solution.

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Zalando improves profitability due to lower fulfilment costs

Retail Gazette

The German fashion giant said adjusted EBIT rose to £24.3m (€28.3m) in the three months, up from a loss of £600,000 (€700,000) for the same period last year. It noted the “substantial improvement” in profitability was driven by lower fulfilment costs and successful inventory management, which contributed to a 1.3%

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Yutori Taps PLM Software to Prepare for Rapid Growth and Future IPO

Retail TouchPoints

Japanese DTC fashion startup yutori has selected Centric Software ’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution. yutori operates a vintage fashion community and several direct-to-consumer brands targeting consumers in their teens and twenties.

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How Retailers like Rothy’s and Shinola are ‘De-Risking’ Product Design with Consumer Data

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers have changed, they are less willing to be dictated to, they are harder to predict and they’re moving faster — now more than ever we’re seeing merchants and planners and designers looking for ways to be more attuned, more regularly, with what their consumers want.”. Distribution is No Longer Destiny.

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Zadig & Voltaire Streamlines Merchandise Planning and Distribution

Retail TouchPoints

French ready-to-wear brand Zadig & Voltaire has centralized inventory planning and purchasing processes across its brick-and-mortar and digital channels with the deployment of allocation, replenishment and buying solutions from Aptos. in addition to its website.

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Myer’s latest trading update is a testament to putting the customer first

Inside Retail

It’s no secret that consumer-facing retail has had a tough year trying to stay price-competitive for customers. Our focus remains on seeking to drive further and sustainable cost efficiencies and inventory management,” he added. While some industry experts are saying that Myer’s optimistic take on its 0.1