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Try-On Data Unlocked: Driving In-Store Analytics for a Smarter Retail Experience

Retail TouchPoints

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. It might sound ambitious, but the goal is to make shopping more intuitive and fun. 5000 list.

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RFID is a key technology in digital transformation

365 Retail

Technology has advanced significantly and with brands now moving into their busiest season, consumers will continue to opt for convenient shopping both online and on the high street for the ideal purchase. . This way, they can enable the delivery of excellent shopping experiences. Tom Vieweger , RFID business expert at Nedap Retail.

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4 Critical Steps for Optimizing Omnichannel Order Fulfillment in 2021

Retalon

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.

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Sustainable Supply Chains in 2022 (and Beyond)

Retalon

This was possible because: Talented labor in other countries was cheaper than domestic workers Overseas factories began producing high-quality products at lower prices Consumers wanted goods to be equally attainable for all financial classes Increased margins allowed retailers to stock more inventory and carry larger assortments.

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The Future of Retail in the New Era of Risk

Retail Prophet

The result is slow turns, deep markdowns, write-offs, and heaps of dead stock in warehouses, much of which eventually becomes landfill. The myopic focus on low price has lead to an epidemic of markdowns and dead stock. Failing to do so will send capital, growth, and prosperity shopping elsewhere.

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5 Ways Agentic AI Is Powering Smarter Retail Operations

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

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.

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From Seasons to Seconds: Assortment Planning in the Age of Microtrends

Retalon

A product once expected to sell steadily for months might now spike in demand for just a few days, only to stagnate before it even hits the shop floor. This fluid sense of loyalty is matched by a preference for discovery-driven shopping. Even a short delay can turn a viral winner into dead stock.