Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

And although omnichannel fulfillment is growing in importance, they still want to drive offline sales and bring people into the store, while also minimizing the impact of shipping costs on their bottom line. According to a recent survey , 38% of retailers are worried about meeting consumers’ fast delivery expectations.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

MARCH 11, 2022

Do you know how to manage your inventory as effectively as possible? What are the inventory management best practices? If you can’t answer these questions, it’s time to reconsider how you manage your inventory. Inventory management best practices enable you to run your business most effectively and profitably.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

“We want to be the first port of call for brand-conscious and value-conscious Gen Z and millennial consumers,” said Justin Seskin, one of TheDOM.com’s co-founders, along with Thrills director Howard Blend and It Works managing director Paul Downs. . Everyone might go 30 per cent off on their first markdown, but their reach is limited.

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Mass Relators

MARCH 5, 2024

Target said it maintained appropriate inventory levels by category throughout the year, resulting in lower markdown rates, more effective operations, and stronger in-stock measures compared with 2022. The company’s efficiency efforts delivered savings of more than $500 million in 2023, and cash from operations more than doubled from $4.0

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

There is no standardization across the industry and inconsistent sizing leads to markdowns and returns. When brands and retailers try to bring extended sizing to market, they need to determine how many SKUs they need to allocate to specific stores to accommodate in-store shopping and online fulfillment. Challenge 3: Pricing.

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Retalon

APRIL 21, 2021

Omnichannel order fulfillment that drives customer experience (and boosts profits). Although the trend towards omnichannel fulfillment is not new, the pandemic changed many retailers’ business models almost overnight, and these changes are not going away. What is omnichannel order fulfillment in retail?

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Retalon

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Why should retailers care about their Order Fulfillment Process? Order fulfillment may seem like a fairly straightforward process and according to the generic “high-level” definition, it is. In today’s market, putting the right fulfillment system in place gets you a competitive edge. What is order fulfillment?

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Retalon

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Price optimization and price management are terms that often are used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing. When used properly, both price management and price optimization can substantially affect a retailer’s profitability. You cannot optimize prices without managing them, however.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 3, 2023

By my recollection, the world of flexible fulfillment hit an inflection point about 15 years ago. It was at that point that putting the technology and operations in place to fulfill from an increasingly complex supply chain network embarked upon its next frontier. Let’s start with demand forecasting and inventory deployment.

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365 Retail

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Californian lifestyle fashion brand, Pacsun , doubled its ship completes by better anticipating online demand and intelligently leveraging its stores as ecommerce fulfilment centres, partnering with antuit.ai , a leader in AI-powered SaaS solutions for consumer products and retail insights and now part of Zebra Technologies.

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Retalon

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Managing inventory becomes exponentially more complicated as a retailer grows; and often becomes an overwhelming challenge. Indicators you’re managing bad inventory. Drastic Markdowns. Last minute markdowns that offload stock at a loss. A high cost of overstock management. Siloed inventory management.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2021

This will help them prepare their omnichannel fulfillment operations and ensure items get to customers in the most efficient, and profitable, way possible. We have high demand and low supply, so there are fewer markdowns now,” Kotlyar added. “I That means communication with the consumer, not markdowns.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Get ready, get excited, retailers and customers alike, the 2D barcode, a compact square label with splotches and spaces that encode up to 350X more data than a traditional UPC (4,000 characters) will have a significant impact on managing the business and delivering better customer experiences. Doesn’t that sound amazing?!

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Retail Assist

JUNE 22, 2023

Successfully managing a retail supply chain can be a daunting task, but with the right tools and software, it becomes a seamless process. It addresses the pain points of inventory management, logistics, and data overload by providing unparalleled visibility across your entire supply chain. The result?

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2022

Emerging improvements in automated planning systems are now being used to address the inherent complexities and challenges in supply chain management, supporting retailers in previously unimaginable ways and profoundly mitigating ongoing supply chain risks.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

But operating sustainably isn’t just about meeting consumer expectations — there are industry and business practices to fulfil too. Take for example Ingka Group , a strategic partner in the IKEA franchisee system, which acquired approximately 60,000 acres of forestland in Oklahoma and Texas to boost its responsible forest management.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Returns are increasing labor costs due to inspection and restocking time and often cause markdowns, out-of-stock and logistics expenses to increase. They must approach inventory management, merchandise accuracy and return policies strategically. Retailers can also create a return policy that avoids waste.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In this kind of shopping environment, how should retailers align their promotions and markdowns for the greatest impact? 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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Retail Assist

APRIL 14, 2021

Reduced mark-downs : Optimised stock levels allow you to fulfil your customer demand with fewer stock outs. With a greater sell through of full priced stock and a reduced rate of markdown, margins are protected and profits soar. Contact us here and one of our experts will be in touch. The post What is Stock Replenishment?

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Retalon

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

POS / customer engagement software Ecommerce platforms Data analytics and business intelligence software Order management software. Retail IT services: Tech support Field support Device management Software management Disaster recovery Software integration Custom development. Why invest in fulfillment technology?

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Retalon

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Price elasticity of demand, meaning the effect that a set price will have on demand, is an important consideration when setting prices, running promotions, or markdowns. Order fulfillment becomes more efficient; meeting consumer expectations by enabling lower shipping costs, faster fulfillment, and a greater variety of fulfillment options.

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Retalon

JUNE 29, 2013

In order to achieve this there is a lot of thought put into inventory management, allocation, and replenishment processes. For Example: When products don’t sell well at specific stores, retailers are forced to markdown inventory in order to clear the inventory. Originally Published on PA Times. However, not all solutions are equal.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

What retailers need is a strategy to allow stores to become fulfillment centers. This means that a store must not only carry enough inventory to satisfy forecasted demand, but also additional stock to satisfy any online or mobile orders that will be fulfilled though their location. How do you build a smart fulfillment strategy?

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

What retailers need is a strategy to allow stores to become fulfillment centers. This means that a store must not only carry enough inventory to satisfy forecasted demand, but also additional stock to satisfy any online or mobile orders that will be fulfilled though their location. How do you build a smart fulfillment strategy?

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Retalon

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

What retailers need is a strategy to allow stores to become fulfillment centers. This means that a store must not only carry enough inventory to satisfy forecasted demand, but also additional stock to satisfy any online or mobile orders that will be fulfilled though their location. How do you build a smart fulfillment strategy?

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Retalon

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Whether losing sales to out-of-stocks, or facing overstocking costs and markdowns, inefficient stock replenishment has a huge impact on a retailer’s GMROI. Replenishing stock is a key facet of inventory management which helps to balance inventory levels during a selling period. What is replenishment? What is replenishment stock?

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Retalon

APRIL 27, 2021

In effect, this means a reduction of total inventories, maximized sales, and reduced markdowns. While at the same time adding to the online fulfillment system, by providing in-store pickup and local same-day delivery. Order fulfillment automation. to optimize inventory for gross margins. check out their story here).

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A retail fulfillment process that is known as BOPIS — Buy Online, Pickup In-Store. During the pandemic, BOPIS retail fulfillment options kept businesses running while limiting person-to-person contact – which was essential during the pandemic. What is BOPIS? Why are customers choosing BOPIS?

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Retalon

JANUARY 5, 2021

Most of today’s inventory management issues start at the level of forecasting. For example, allocation applications use modeling tools to divide incoming inventory among stores, warehouses, and fulfillment centers based on a dynamic demand forecast. Why isn’t the current method working?

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Indigo 9 Digital

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

That means if there is slow moving merchandise the retailer doesn’t have to worry about taking markdowns to sell the inventory. It looks like this long suffering high street stalwart has turned a sharp corner, proof that management's transformation strategy is paying off,” said Streeter.

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Retalon

AUGUST 16, 2019

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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Retalon

AUGUST 2, 2019

Businesses collect more data than ever before and from every aspect of the supply and demand chain—logistics; vendor compliancy/lead times; POS data; inventory levels; traffic cameras; prices; markdowns; consumer behavior; demand forecasts; and more. Consider the way retailers traditionally forecast fulfillment.

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Retalon

AUGUST 20, 2019

What do consumer purchasing habits look like, and how streamlined is your fulfillment process? You can also beef up fulfillment options so that customers can pick-up in local stores or ship directly from other stores, mirroring the convenience of online ordering. – Inventory management. – and more.

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Retalon

AUGUST 20, 2019

What do consumer purchasing habits look like, and how streamlined is your fulfillment process? You can also beef up fulfillment options so that customers can pick-up in local stores or ship directly from other stores, mirroring the convenience of online ordering. – Inventory management. – and more.

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Retalon

AUGUST 16, 2019

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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Retalon

APRIL 14, 2021

Your overall assortment doesn’t matter to the individual customer — only the assortment of items that fulfill the above criteria. Even when best-laid plans fail, advanced analytics software can adjust everything including inventory levels, sales, markdowns, rebalancing a large assortment and so on. April 26, 2021.

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Retalon

MARCH 4, 2019

Retail is changing faster than ever, and keeping up fulfilment needs, competitive pricing, and trendy assortment is costly. Inventory Management. Traditional inventory management is fragmented silo work that doesn’t take other processes into account. Modern retailing requires a different approach.

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