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When is the right time to scale? Three indications you might be ready

Inside Retail

For example, onboarding an inventory management system so that you can work with national (and international!) retailers in stocking your product, and coping with high volumes of inventory. For example, is your time better spent on developing new products, rather than spending hours on bookkeeping and managing finances?

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CIO Q&A: Lessons and Priorities from Aldo Group’s Companywide Digital Transformation

Retail TouchPoints

Customer-focused digital transformation is important for any retail business, but the pandemic-induced volatility and fast pace of change in the industry means that such transformations need to occur in all areas of the enterprise, from product design to planning and supply chain.

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The gift of inventory management this holiday season

I Vend

We can see the importance of inventory management during the three key stages of the holiday season: Preparation – before the holiday season rush, retailers need to plan and forecast to ensure they know what is most likely to sell, via which channel and in which stores. . weeks, down from a pre-pandemic shopping season of 7.4

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As the Holidays Approach, it’s Time to Rethink Retail Pricing Methodology…and AI Can Help

Retail TouchPoints

In addition to this timing variation, over 60% of shoppers plan to do their browsing online, yet 85% expect to buy at least one product in a store. Keeping in mind as well the need to optimize their supply chain fulfillment to meet consumer delivery expectations while managing parcel carrier costs?

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Personalization vs. Consistency in the Retail Customer Experience

Retalon

How can you juggle concerns like forecasting, inventory management, distribution, fulfillment, and more against the growing demand for personalization, all while continuing to create the consistent experience customers expect? From a Customer side, nobody likes being bombarded by ads & products they don’t want or need.

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Key Tips for Leveraging Personalization in the Retail Industry

Retalon

So, how can you juggle concerns like forecasting, inventory management, distribution, fulfillment, and more against the growing demand for personalization, all while continuing to create the consistent experience customers expect ? From a Customer side, nobody likes being bombarded by ads & products they don’t want or need.

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Online vs. Offline Retail – Blurring the Line between Bricks and Clicks

Retalon

What do consumer purchasing habits look like, and how streamlined is your fulfillment process? For starters, you need omni-channel visibility that ensures customers have access to the same inventory across platforms. – Inventory management. – Merchandise, Assortment, and Store planning.