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7 Indicators You’re Managing Bad Inventory (and How to Fix It)

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Indicators you’re managing bad inventory. You may be dealing with a bad inventory if you are continuously having one or more of the following issues: 1. Drastic Markdowns. Last minute markdowns that offload stock at a loss. A low rate of inventory turnover. No room for in-demand inventory .

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Top 3 Challenges in Demand Forecasting, and How Analytics Solves Them (2022)

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Challenges in Demand Forecasting Leading to Lost Market Share. Retailers who rely on approximated demand disappoint customers, bleed profits, and lose market share to more tuned-in competitors. Planning inventory based on sales history depends on a logical approximation. Reduced markdowns. Increased inventory turnover.

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12 Critical Retail Industry Performance Metrics (2020)

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Jump Ahead Most Important KPIs for the Retail Industry in 2020 Examples of Retail KPIs that Maximize Inventory ROI 1. Inventory Turnover Ratio 3. Retailers must maintain a healthy In-Stock Percentage for every product at every store, in order to avoid out-of-stocks, lost sales, failed promotions, and costly markdowns.