Retail Dive

JULY 9, 2025

Dive Brief: Amid efforts to recapture market share, Lululemon is increasing markdown activity at “alarming rates” alongside strategic merchandise shifts that pose a risk to earnings, according to a Wednesday research note from Jefferies analysts shared with Retail Dive. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Please select at least one newsletter.

Markdowns

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 28, 2020

While the retailer incurred additional expenses from associate bonuses and other COVID-19-related expenditures, Dollar General was able to reduce markdowns, on top of benefiting from increased purchase volume. Unlike some other retailers , Dollar General’s selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses actually dropped, to 20.5%

Markdowns

Retail Smart Guys

JANUARY 28, 2023

Going over your inventory, finances, open-to-buy planning, etc., Aside from that, you can evaluate over-performing and under-performing stores, which can help balance your finances well. By doing this, we can reduce markdowns and enhance your profitability. Dealing with a single retail store can already be a handful.

Planning

Retail Smart Guys

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Going over your inventory, finances, open-to-buy planning, etc., Aside from that, you can evaluate over-performing and under-performing stores, which can help balance your finances well. By doing this, we can reduce markdowns, speed up turns, and enhance your profitability. How much more if you need to handle multiple stores?

Planning

Retalon

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Microsoft Dynamics 365 gives retailers unprecedented visibility into their orders, channels, finances, supply chains, vendors, and customers. About Retalon: Retalon is an award-winning provider of advanced Retail AI solutions for planning, merchandising, inventory optimization, pricing, promotion, and markdowns.

Markdowns

Retalon

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Microsoft Dynamics 365 gives retailers unprecedented visibility into their orders, channels, finances, supply chains, vendors, and customers. About Retalon: Retalon is an award-winning provider of advanced Retail AI solutions for planning, merchandising, inventory optimization, pricing, promotion, and markdowns.

Markdowns

Retalon

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Fewer markdowns. Where you expect to finish is your closing inventory plus your planned sales and markdowns. Everyone from your buyers and planners to your finance team should be on the same page. Open to buy (OTB) planning lets you control inventory and stay cash flow positive. Optimal stock levels. Less overspending.

Markdowns

Retail Dive

JULY 10, 2025

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Department Stores

Retalon

JUNE 10, 2020

Therefore, it’s vital to create your own pricing rules and thresholds (discounts limited to certain product classes, maximum clearance markdowns, etc.) Promotions come in many shapes and sizes (including percentage discounts, dollar discounts, Buy-One-Get-One, bundles, free samples, financing, etc.). Optimize Prices for Each PLC Stage.

Planning

365 Retail

JUNE 5, 2024

This will require you to spend some money to improve the customer experience in your store, so consider checking out Credibly’s financing solutions or other lenders to ensure your plans are well-funded. For instance, it might suggest markdowns for slow-moving seasonal items or pinpoint opportunities to cross-sell.

Payment Services

Retail Dive

JULY 10, 2025

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Department Stores

Retail Dive

JULY 10, 2025

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Payment Services

Retalon

JUNE 18, 2019

Keep in mind that promotions are not the same part of a product’s pricing lifecycle as Markdowns. In contrast, markdowns are permanent changes designed to clear inventories at the season’s end. Financing promotions can change a customer’s mental math.

Promotions

Retalon

MARCH 3, 2020

Retalon is an award-winning provider of retail AI and predictive analytics solutions for planning, merchandising, inventory optimization, pricing, promotions and markdowns. About Retalon: . All Retalon solutions are built on one unified retail AI platform resulting in higher accuracy, increased automation, and significantly higher GMROI.

Payment Services

Retalon

JUNE 18, 2019

Keep in mind that promotions are not the same part of a product’s pricing lifecycle as Markdowns. In contrast, markdowns are permanent changes designed to clear inventories at the season’s end. Financing promotions can change a customer’s mental math.

Promotions

Retail Dive

JULY 9, 2025

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Department Stores

Retalon

AUGUST 20, 2019

– Promotions, event and markdowns. Suitable retail AI and predictive analytics can help you with: – Demand Forecasting. – Inventory management. – Merchandise, Assortment, and Store planning. – Price management & optimization. – and more. See Retalon’s full Predictive Analytics solutions portfolio.).

Fulfillment

Retalon

AUGUST 20, 2019

– Promotions, event and markdowns. Suitable retail AI and predictive analytics can help you with: – Demand Forecasting. – Inventory management. – Merchandise, Assortment, and Store planning. – Price management & optimization. – and more. See Retalon’s full Predictive Analytics solutions portfolio.).

Fulfillment

Retalon

AUGUST 16, 2019

Consider high-end fashion labels like Louis Vuitton that simply refuse to undercut premium pricing or even offer any markdowns. A luxury brand, for example, may offer a higher level of service to individual customers, but avoid things like items or prices particular to a region, so as not to dilute the brand value.

Fulfillment

Retalon

AUGUST 16, 2019

Consider high-end fashion labels like Louis Vuitton that simply refuse to undercut premium pricing or even offer any markdowns. A luxury brand, for example, may offer a higher level of service to individual customers, but avoid things like items or prices particular to a region, so as not to dilute the brand value.

Customer Experience

Retalon

AUGUST 2, 2019

Prices (markdowns, promotions, competitor prices, etc.). Retail businesses collect more data than ever before, and from every aspect of the supply chain, including: Logistics data (vendor compliance, lead times, etc.). POS data (sales, returns, etc.). Inventory levels (store, warehouse, distribution centers). Demand forecasts.

Merchant Services

Retail Dive

JULY 10, 2025

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Consumer

Retail Dive

JULY 7, 2025

Visibility into those line items fogs up easily, though, because the method works best when markons, markups and markdowns are fairly consistent, according to Suni Shamapande, partner at PwC U.S. A century ago this was a brilliant formula for pencil-and-paper estimates of inventory and margins, as merchandise flowed in and out of stores.

Accounting