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Retalon is Now a Microsoft Partner, Integrating Retail Analytics Solutions with Microsoft Dynamics 365

Retalon

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.

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Off-Price Quarterly Results Showcase Benefits Of ‘Essential Retailer’ Status

Retail TouchPoints

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%

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Retalon is Now a Microsoft Partner, Integrating Retail Analytics Solutions with Microsoft Dynamics 365

Retalon

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.

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What is Open to Buy? – definition, formula, examples

Retalon

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.

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

Retail TouchPoints

In this kind of shopping environment, how should retailers align their promotions and markdowns for the greatest impact? Ending the Tradition of Blanket Markdowns Enter this year’s holiday shopper. Add it all up and it’s clear that the timing duration, and location of holiday shopping is not like the old days.

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

Retalon

– 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.).

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Retail AI & Predictive Analytics Blur the Line between Bricks and Clicks

Retalon

– 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.).