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Excess Inventory: The Losers And Wieners

Retail TouchPoints

Every business has to manage excess capacity and/or inventory: restaurants have excess food and empty tables; hotels and homeowners have vacant rooms; retailers have overstock and returns. Inventory levels will be further exacerbated by a spike in returns. Applying Marketplace Dynamics To Excess Inventory.

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The gift of inventory management this holiday season

I Vend

Retail is still in the post-pandemic shake-down, with some shoppers loving the return to stores, but others now entrenched with ecommerce as their ‘normal’; inflation is still impacting shoppers’ discretionary spend and the cost of living crisis is making many think twice about purchases they would have made without a care a few short years ago.

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It’s Official – Amazon is an Ecommerce Enabler First and a Retailer Second

Retail TouchPoints

Here’s a look at how Amazon is moving even further away from the domain of retailer with the debut of new services in supply chain management, shipping, banking, market research, product development, inventory management and more. Now qualified sellers can borrow more, up to $5 million.

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Guarding the Retail Fortress: Cybersecurity Challenges and Network Interruption Risks

Retail TouchPoints

The Evolving Threat Landscape Retailers increasingly rely on digital platforms for sales, inventory management and customer engagement. A network outage can mean lost sales in the short term, as shoppers simply move to another brand for that purchase, or losses in the long term if that customer does not return.

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Retail Management Software – The Complete Guide for 2025

I Vend

Omnichannel Integration Your customers no longer differentiate between shopping online and in-store and often want to use a blend of channels within the one transaction such as ordering online and collecting in the store (click and collect), buying online and returning in the store (BORIS) or ordering in-store for home delivery.

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Retail POS technology for streamlined retail operations

I Vend

Inventory management – ‘the right goods, in the right place, at the right time’ sums up the core of retail. So inventory management is essential. Retail technology can streamline inventory management by enabling retailers to accurately track goods from delivery to sale through to returns.

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Why outsourcing employees could be the key to surviving the next disruption

Inside Retail

We’re returning to growth as an economy, but the supply side of employees isn’t growing,” McRitchie said. “[But This is key to the business’ success, as well as the success of outsourcing teams in general, especially with the lack of international talent entering Australia at the moment due to shuttered borders.