Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 19, 2025

Traffic Hot Spots and Dead Corners: If a back corner sees minimal fitting room requests, a quick refresh – better signage, new product groupings or a complementary seating area – can coax customers to explore. Localized Inventory: When certain products spark high try-on rates in one region, stock up accordingly.

Visual Merchandising 147

Visual Merchandising Dead-Stock Store Layout Markdowns 147

Retalon

APRIL 14, 2021

What is a retail markdown strategy? A retail markdown strategy is a plan that describes when and how certain products should go on markdown. Having a markdown strategy is important because, all too often, markdowns are a kneejerk reaction to end-of-life inventories. ” What are markdowns in retail?

Markdowns 41

Markdowns Dead-Stock Promotions Planning 41

Retalon

APRIL 21, 2021

This includes everything from storing inventory, processing orders, picking stock, shipping packages, and delivering orders to the end consumer. Firstly, a BOPIS model simply pushes the optimization burden to the individual stores — as consumers tend to check individual store stock before ordering.

Fulfillment 41

Fulfillment Drop-Shipping Shipping Returns 41

Retail Prophet

JULY 18, 2022

Indeed, in a world where consumer preference can shift on a single influential TikTok video, fashion-based products may be out of fashion even before they reach the rack. The result is slow turns, deep markdowns, write-offs, and heaps of dead stock in warehouses, much of which eventually becomes landfill.

Dead-Stock 59

Dead-Stock Shipping Merchant Services Markdowns 59

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

MAY 29, 2025

This reduces overstocking and avoids lost sales due to out-of-stock issues. Dynamic Pricing and Markdown Optimization Setting the price too high will drive away customers while setting it too low will erode your profits. It also suggests markdowns that clear slow-moving stockwithout hurting margins.

Dead-Stock 59

Dead-Stock Jewelry Markdowns Sporting Goods 59

Retalon

MAY 26, 2025

In the 1990s, a fashion trend could last for years. Fashion designers, glossy magazines, television shows, and celebrity endorsements all played a role in determining what was in and that determination often held firm for several quarters, sometimes longer. Even a short delay can turn a viral winner into dead stock.

Planning 41

Planning Dead-Stock Markdowns Fashion 41