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Bed Bath & Beyond Kicks Off $250 Million Tech Upgrade

Retail TouchPoints

The technology investment will enable Bed Bath & Beyond to use analytics and automation to support improvements in merchandising and inventory management, product lifecycle management, retail space planning and optimization, the launch of additional private-label brands, and real-time tracking of merchandise fulfillment within the supply chain.

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As Consumer Demand for Inclusion Rises, Retailers Must Tackle Legacy Issues and Attitudes

Retail TouchPoints

Eventually, these very necessary changes will affect every stage of the manufacturing, supply chain and fulfillment processes, and even the customer experience. After all, there is no “perfect strategy” that can be replicated across all brands and product categories.

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(Some of) the Technology that is Empowering the Customer Channel in Physical Retail

Retail Next

While the last years fueled massive improvements in researching, browsing, selecting, purchasing, returning and/or exchanging on mobile devices, tablets and desktops, the current transformation brings more intelligence and continuity to customer experiences with retailers, where the store is a fundamental part of the process. .

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KPIs In Retail: 7 Essential Metrics to Level Up Your Retail Game

V Count

This metric can be used when planning your store layout. Improve space planning & store layout. Turning your visitors into loyal customers who keep coming back to your stores comes down to your customer experience and satisfaction. Offering a personalized customer experience.

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Rite Aid and RELEX expand partnership

Mass Relators

After launching RELEX’s end-to-end forecasting and replenishment solution in early 2021, Rite Aid will expand their use of RELEX to include space and floor planning, as well as space-aware replenishment for more than 2,400 stores across the country.

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A Crisis Will Always Find A Supply Chain’s Weakest Link

Retail TouchPoints

For many, departmental silos prevented forecasting and inventory teams from working together to identify patterns and relay information to store space planning teams. With organizational alignment, retailers could have reacted much faster to allot more space to essential items and get more product to customers.

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VMSD’s 2021 Designer Dozen: Future Proofing

VMS

Nominated by their peers, these multidisciplinary designers, architects and visual merchandisers have demonstrated a dedication to design excellence as well as a commitment to advance the customer experience at retail in ways we are only beginning to imagine. Most days I’m consumed with space planning or reviewing drawings.