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How to Maximize Margins with the Timing and Depth of Markdowns

Wiser

In a perfect retail world, markdowns wouldn’t be necessary and every item would sell at full price within weeks of being in store. Unfortunately, we all know we don’t live in a perfect world, and we’ve all seen end of season sales, BOGO deals, and clearance racks. A challenge faced by retailers is how to maximize margins while clearing seasonal merchandise by a certain date.

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Brands shunned by disloyal consumers: innovation and convenience 'more important' than the brand

Retail Technology Review

The era of the disloyal consumer is upon us; new research from global ecommerce consultancy Salmon has found that brand loyalty is tumbling as consumers prioritise speed, innovation and convenience when they shop.

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Win With Weird – 22 Unique Products That Will Help You Break Through The Clutter

Store Growers

There aren’t any secret marketing channels which your competitors know nothing about. Same for growth hacks. Most ecommerce businesses rely on the same channels to get trafficand heck, almost everybody is trying to make them work in the exact same way. This means that only those that excel at a specific channel will dominate. And that’s only 10-20% of the market.

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Betting on the House vs a Third Party Pricing Solution

Wiser

You’re a major retailer or direct to consumer brand and the million dollar question is: should you build an in-house pricing solution or partner with a third party provider? By this point it has become abundantly clear that being able to change your prices in real time is a make or break aspect of a holistic retail strategy. It’s the difference between responding to market changes with intelligent price updates and scrambling the next morning when you realize that your sales tanked b

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Get MACH Ready: Preparing Your Business for Digital Transformation

Adopting MACH technology means more than implementing new platforms. This type of digital change affects your organization at every level and requires a thoughtful approach to navigate challenges that crop up. The Get MACH Ready report, co-authored by MACH Alliance member Scott Canney in collaboration with Orium, commercetools, and Contentstack, will provide you with strategies to prepare your organization for a digital transformation.