Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2023

“In the fourth quarter, we benefited from our disciplined inventory approach and compelling gift-giving strategy, which allowed us to provide fresh fashion and style at great values for all our customers,” said Jeff Gennette, Chairman and CEO of Macy’s in a statement. “We

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Retalon

MAY 10, 2024

Anticipate the activities for the sales period: If you are aware of upcoming promotional activities, you’ll need to adjust to reflect demand accordingly. If you plan to mark down products at a certain stage of the product lifecycle, such as the last trimester of the season, you need to adjust the numbers to account for markdowns.

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Retalon

AUGUST 16, 2019

Not only do you have to decide which metrics are most likely to provide high-value consumer data, but then you must have the resources on hand to analyze it in search of trends that help you to hone your brand strategies and better personalize the retail customer experience. Benefits and Challenges of Personalization.

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Independent Retailer

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Offer Promotions & Product Markdowns. Offer Promotions & Product Markdowns. Dynamic pricing, promotions, and markdowns are strategic ways to tackle inventory management, according to Nari Viswanathan, Senior Director of Supply Chain Strategy at Coupa. Help Shoppers Find the High Stock Products.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Similarly, with real-time integration between the digital shelf and the retailer’s online offer, consistency of pricing, product spec and promotion can be consistently managed more dynamically to improve CX and drive conversions.

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Retail Assist

APRIL 14, 2021

Retailers can automate replenishment using intelligent algorithms, which can be particularly beneficial during promotional or seasonal events. That’s the requirement for every modern retailer today, operating with an omnichannel mentality, especially during peak periods and promotions. Replenishment is essential to avoid stock-outs.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In this kind of shopping environment, how should retailers align their promotions and markdowns for the greatest impact? Ending the Tradition of Blanket Markdowns Enter this year’s holiday shopper. Retailers can now gauge how different items sell at different speeds at different times, to different customers.

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Retalon

APRIL 27, 2021

Although e-commerce gets all of the attention, the past two decades of technological change have transformed every aspect of the retail business — from planning, inventory, pricing, and promotions — all the way down to customer service and the in-store experience. to optimize inventory for gross margins.

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Retalon

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Price elasticity of demand, meaning the effect that a set price will have on demand, is an important consideration when setting prices, running promotions, or markdowns. Customer experience. Unfortunately, approximations often lead to lost sales, drastic markdowns, and unfulfilled potential. Reduced markdowns.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

On the other hand, another retailer might want to enhance the customer experience, so they would choose KPIs like customer satisfaction and retention. This dramatically increases revenue from transfers, lowers inventory costs and increases sales while helping you avoid unnecessary markdowns and subsequent allocations.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

On the other hand, another retailer might want to enhance the customer experience, so they would choose KPIs like customer satisfaction and retention. This dramatically increases revenue from transfers, lowers inventory costs and increases sales while helping you avoid unnecessary markdowns and subsequent allocations.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

On the other hand, another retailer might want to enhance the customer experience, so they would choose KPIs like customer satisfaction and retention. This dramatically increases revenue from transfers, lowers inventory costs and increases sales while helping you avoid unnecessary markdowns and subsequent allocations.

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Independent Retailer

AUGUST 19, 2022

According to a report, 54 percent of shoppers are concerned about inflation driving price increases and are on the lookout for promotions and switching to lower-priced brands. Whether you decide to promote your loyalty program, increased rewards, sales, or discounts, you need to stay competitive in order to stay in the game.

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Retalon

AUGUST 20, 2019

This is because today’s competitive advantage in retailing can often come down to the customer experience. Creating a Consistent and Unified Customer Experience. – Promotions, event and markdowns. – Promotional media performance. – Promotional media performance.

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Retalon

AUGUST 20, 2019

This is because today’s competitive advantage in retailing can often come down to the customer experience. Creating a Consistent and Unified Customer Experience. – Promotions, event and markdowns. – Promotional media performance. – Promotional media performance.

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Retalon

APRIL 21, 2021

Omnichannel order fulfillment that drives customer experience (and boosts profits). Optimizing your omnichannel fulfillment process requires reducing costs, automating repetitive tasks, and improving your customer experience. And what happens if customers begin to return items to your store that were drop-shipped?

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Retalon

JULY 4, 2018

seasonality, price-elasticity, geo-demographic diversity, past promotions) and applies sophisticated mathematics to your specific business rules, policies, and costs constraints. Retailers are working hard to get as close as possible to their customers, by reaching them wherever they are.

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Retalon

AUGUST 16, 2019

Not only do you have to decide which metrics are most likely to provide high-value consumer data, but then you must have the resources on hand to analyze it in search of trends that help you to hone your brand strategies and better personalize the retail customer experience. Benefits and Challenges of Personalization.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

By creating narrower product assortments and limiting inventory levels — especially for product shipments headed to brick-and-mortar stores —merchants would gain the ability to react more quickly to changing consumer trends, and even potentially reduce their need for markdowns.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

For example, most retailers order too much of the wrong products and then rely on discount promotions and clearance pricing to fix the resulting inventory problems. Those problems rarely occur when retailers start by asking the right question: “What is the true customer demand for all of our products?”.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 20, 2023

GenAI can adapt pricing strategies and offers to customers by analysing market data, competitive pricing and consumer behaviour. By adjusting prices in real time based on this analysis, retailers can increase revenue, reduce markdowns, and remain competitive in a constantly changing market. Airlines have been doing this for years.

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Retalon

AUGUST 14, 2023

Unlocking Revenue Growth Potential More sales avenues and integrated inventory planning mean higher conversion rates and reduced markdowns. Omnichannel strategy ensures alignment of messaging and customer experience. While omnichannel connects the channels, merchandising ensures what happens in each channel captivates customers.

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Retalon

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Knowing demand at SKU/store level means that inventory is allocated to the customer’s closest location. Textbooks don’t need to languish on shelves and be subject to drastic markdowns, while students are turned away at the out-of-stock university bookstore. Order Processing. BOPIS (Buy online, pick up in-store).

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Retalon

AUGUST 5, 2020

How effective are their promotional campaigns? Promotions Uplift Retail KPIs that Answer Questions About Customer Behavior 8. Customer Lifetime Value Which Retail Industry KPI is the Most Important? Stock-outs result in lost sales and degrade the customer experience. In-Stock Percentage 2. Foot Traffic 9.

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Retalon

AUGUST 14, 2023

There is very little coordination between them, which leads to disconnected experiences for shoppers. For instance, the e-commerce team might be trying to run a promotion while stores have inadequate inventory to fulfill demand. Enhanced Gross Margins Traditional forecasts are often inaccurate, leading to steep markdowns.

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