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Open to Buy Retail Planning Done Right

Retalon

We refer to these as Merchant-driven organizations. Consider whether the budget is for the entire company or specific segments, such as the e-commerce division or the wholesale part of the business. Previous commitments In the fashion industry, for instance, it’s common to plan and commit to certain expenditures well in advance.

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How Smaller Assortments, Lower Inventory Levels Can Maximize Post-COVID Success

Retail TouchPoints

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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Jason & Scot Show Episode 303 Amazon, Walmart and E-com Q4 Results

Retail Geek

Scot: [6:16] Should be over should be like part of the onboarding. So it’s an area where companies are looking to save money very quickly because you’re not locked into certainty or anything like that like you would, be with some software as a service platforms. Jason: [34:15] 100% And it’s interesting you know.

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