Retail Dive

JULY 9, 2025

Dive Brief: Amid efforts to recapture market share, Lululemon is increasing markdown activity at “alarming rates” alongside strategic merchandise shifts that pose a risk to earnings, according to a Wednesday research note from Jefferies analysts shared with Retail Dive. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Please select at least one newsletter.

Markdowns

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 28, 2020

The retailer saw increases in consumables, seasonal home products and apparel, with the company attributing this growth to COVID-19’s impact on consumer behavior. While both companies may be able to recover in the coming months, the large quarterly losses took their toll on each retailer’s finances. during the same period.

Markdowns

Retail Dive

JULY 10, 2025

Say On-Demand Pay Would Help Improve Their Finances From DailyPay June 25, 2025 Editors picks The image by Avicennasis is licensed under CC BY 3.0 However, ultra-luxury items, jewelry, apparel and eyewear are expected to remain strong, according to the report. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Sign up A valid email address is required.

Department Stores

Retail Dive

JULY 10, 2025

Dive Insight: Generative AI has dominated the retail landscape with its various use cases from content creation to consumer-facing tools and more. The shopping journey has become far more automated than some consumers may prefer. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Sign up A valid email address is required.

Payment Services

Retail Dive

JULY 10, 2025

While Ulta saw improvement in Q1 in stores that got hit by competitive openings, the broader consumer environment is still a threat to the space and executives warned that Ulta is not “immune” to those challenges. Ulta even paused on expanding its own Target shop-in-shops recently to improve the existing locations.

Department Stores

Retalon

JUNE 10, 2020

Therefore, it’s vital to create your own pricing rules and thresholds (discounts limited to certain product classes, maximum clearance markdowns, etc.) Demand is the total consumer desire to purchase a specific product. to ensure that your brand and positioning aren’t tarnished in the long-term. What does this mean?

Planning

365 Retail

JUNE 5, 2024

However, manual methods are time-consuming and prone to errors. This will require you to spend some money to improve the customer experience in your store, so consider checking out Credibly’s financing solutions or other lenders to ensure your plans are well-funded. Read on for more insight!

Payment Services

Retalon

JUNE 18, 2019

You have many types of promotions to choose from, each with its own effects on consumer behaviour and the resulting outcome. Keep in mind that promotions are not the same part of a product’s pricing lifecycle as Markdowns. In contrast, markdowns are permanent changes designed to clear inventories at the season’s end.

Promotions

Retalon

JUNE 18, 2019

You have many types of promotions to choose from, each with its own effects on consumer behaviour and the resulting outcome. Keep in mind that promotions are not the same part of a product’s pricing lifecycle as Markdowns. In contrast, markdowns are permanent changes designed to clear inventories at the season’s end.

Promotions

Retail Dive

JULY 9, 2025

Most Popular Lululemon increasing markdowns at ‘alarming rates’ as momentum fades Levi Strauss to lay off hundreds with Kentucky distribution center closure J.C. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Sign up A valid email address is required. Please select at least one newsletter.

Department Stores

Retalon

AUGUST 20, 2019

The internet has indisputably created new opportunities for retailers to reach consumers. This has spurred a lasting debate about whether or not brick-and-mortar stores will remain relevant as more and more consumers subscribe to the convenience of shopping online. – Consumer preference. – Tangible interactions (i.e.

Fulfillment

Retalon

AUGUST 20, 2019

The internet has indisputably created new opportunities for retailers to reach consumers. This has spurred a lasting debate about whether or not brick-and-mortar stores will remain relevant as more and more consumers subscribe to the convenience of shopping online. – Consumer preference. – Tangible interactions (i.e.

Fulfillment

Retalon

AUGUST 16, 2019

Any business that caters to a consumer marketplace deals with 2 common challenges. It’s a balancing act that grows more challenging as the retail industry continues to evolve, increasing consumers options and placing pressure on retailers to accommodate them. This balance act can prove to be very tricky.

Fulfillment

Retalon

AUGUST 16, 2019

In any business undertaking that caters to a consumer marketplace, there are two major challenges – delivering an experience that feels personalized to shoppers, while simultaneously creating a consistent experience across retail locations and channels so that customer can enjoy the comfortable familiarity of your brand.

Customer Experience

Retalon

AUGUST 2, 2019

Prices (markdowns, promotions, competitor prices, etc.). Consumer behavior (average ticket price, product preferences, time, weather, etc.). Your assortment is different, consumer behaviour is different, your store count is different, your competitive environment is different. POS data (sales, returns, etc.). Demand forecasts.

Merchant Services

Retail Dive

JULY 10, 2025

Dive Brief: Nearly eight in ten (77%) Americans believe tariffs will impact their household finances, according to a survey of 1,000 U.S. Forty-one percent said tariffs are already disrupting their finances. consumers are already shifting their spending habits due to tariffs. Please let us know if you have feedback.

Consumer

Retail Dive

JULY 7, 2025

Cost accounting is also more accurate because it leverages the actual cost of inventory, according to Mike Sansone, partner in Kearney’s consumer practice. Rainey described how, under the ratio used in RIM, rising prices drive markups on inventory and merchandise margin gains, while markdowns offset that. he said by video conference.

Accounting