Inside Retail

APRIL 1, 2025

Many retailers tightened their belts to preserve cash flow and shareholder returns, and implemented cost-out campaigns to offset margin erosion from discounting activities. Putting older products through markdowns might not necessarily be the trigger [either], as customers want a quality product.

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Retail Focus

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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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

But operating sustainably isn’t just about meeting consumer expectations — there are industry and business practices to fulfil too. To help address this, some retailers have been using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) to improve forecasting capabilities and optimize markdown processes to reduce product waste.

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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

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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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

MARCH 11, 2022

It is beneficial to exhaust your resources first, so you don’t end up with the excess products in one store that you eventually have to markdown. These items need to be replaced and either returned to the vendor or donated. It is essential to keep non-sellable products separated from your regular inventory.

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Retail Smart Guys

DECEMBER 11, 2022

With that, customer satisfaction becomes more favorable because you can offer what they need from your store and do not waste their time since you know your products rather than making them wait with nothing in return. Finally, we’ll help you reduce markdowns to grow your profitability.

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Mass Relators

AUGUST 16, 2023

Second-quarter gross margin rate was 27%, up from 21.5 % in 2022, a trend the company attributed to retail prices increases, fewer markdowns, and lower supply-chain and digital fulfillment costs. For the trailing twelve months through second quarter 2023, after-tax return on invested capital (ROIC) was 13.7%, compared with 18.4%

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Retalon

JUNE 11, 2021

And retailers are rushing to offer new fulfillment options, like “buy online, pick up in-store” (BOPIS), curbside pickups, cashless checkouts, drop-shipping, mobile shopping and more. Increased Carbon Footprint: The shift to “next-day” e-commerce has increased the logistics associated with fulfilling an order and accepting returns.

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Retalon

APRIL 27, 2021

Advanced analytics has the capacity to integrate every channel of a multi-channel business into its forecast to maximize the return on promotion investments. In effect, this means a reduction of total inventories, maximized sales, and reduced markdowns. Order fulfillment automation. to optimize inventory for gross margins.

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Retalon

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

In addition, retail giants like Amazon have conditioned today’s consumers to want simple and efficient order fulfillment options, fast delivery and a wide range of product options. As a result, retailers are able to optimize their inventory across all channels and locations to avoid potential lost sales and unnecessary markdowns.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Inventory Management: Retailers often struggle with balancing sufficient inventory to meet demand while avoiding excess stock, which can lead to increased carrying costs and potential markdowns. This dual focus can stretch resources thin, complicating fulfillment processes. Strategies to Overcome Supply Chain Challenges 1.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Often resulting in inventory distortion that lead to lost sales and costly markdowns. The variations in fit and color between brands and styles causes an increase in product returns. The cost of returns alone can make a retailer question the profitability of online stores. Often minimizing markdowns in the process.

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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. BORIS (Buy Online Return In-Store): Concentrates on reverse logistics.

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Retalon

AUGUST 14, 2023

The goal is to weave these channels together seamlessly so customers can: Purchase online and return in-store Browse in-store and buy online later Have their data and shopping cart synced across all platforms Omnichannel retail delivers convenience, flexibility, and personalization to meet modern customer expectations.

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Retalon

MARCH 2, 2021

What fulfillment methods are you offering? How do you handle returns? Retalon automatically suggests the optimal size distribution for all fashion products to make sure they are not left with fringe sizes at the end of the season significantly reducing markdowns. What are your customer profiles? How seasonal is your business?

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As such, the GMROI formula is used to evaluate how successful retailers are in getting a return on their inventory. You may already be familiar with the term Return on Investment or ROI. Traditionally, return on investment measures how much profit you get when you invest a dollar. What is GMROI? How is GMROI calculated?

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Retalon

APRIL 14, 2021

Deep assortments can appeal to a smaller, more passionate customer base that spends more and returns regularly. Your overall assortment doesn’t matter to the individual customer — only the assortment of items that fulfill the above criteria. 4 Critical Steps for Optimizing Omnichannel Order Fulfillment in 2021.

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Retalon

AUGUST 20, 2019

Plus, going into a retail store significantly reduces the potential for returns and increases upsell opportunities. What do consumer purchasing habits look like, and how streamlined is your fulfillment process? – Promotions, event and markdowns. – Consumer preference. – Relative permanence of online brands.

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Retalon

AUGUST 20, 2019

Plus, going into a retail store significantly reduces the potential for returns and increases upsell opportunities. What do consumer purchasing habits look like, and how streamlined is your fulfillment process? – Promotions, event and markdowns. – Consumer preference. – Relative permanence of online brands.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Fixing the problem through stock rebalancing or price markdowns will be expensive. The system automatically accounts for seasonality, assortment depth vs diversity, store times, e-commerce fulfillment demand, promotional uplifts, price elasticity, related product and much more. Getting off on the right foot is critical.

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Retalon

JULY 4, 2018

Ultimately many retailers will often compete on the fulfillment strategy. A Forrester research team surveyed retailers on what they plan to implement to support fulfillment efforts. Buy in-store, return to another store (46%).

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Retalon

AUGUST 2, 2019

POS data (sales, returns, etc.). Prices (markdowns, promotions, competitor prices, etc.). Consider the way retailers traditionally forecast fulfillment. Add in a final fly-by-your-gut manual tweak and the fulfillment forecast would be ready. Inventory levels (store, warehouse, distribution centers).

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

That’s why retail key performance indicators are dominated by inventory-based metrics like Gross Margin Return on Investment and In Stock Percentage. Understanding the true historical demand reveals where retailers lost sales due to understocks and what drove their clearance markdowns on overstocks.

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Retalon

AUGUST 5, 2020

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. Gross Margin Return on Investment is the ratio between gross margin dollars and the average inventory costs. This avoids markdowns that cut into profit margins.

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Retail Geek

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

I believe that they may have announced that they acquired some some sorting centers or some fulfillment center space in the US but I don’t think it’s come online yet so I think at the moment it’s all being shipped abroad but I’m not certain on that. Jason: [33:04] The for Sheehan.

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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

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Drastic Markdowns. Last minute markdowns that offload stock at a loss. Inventory storage, overstock management, ROI lost to markdowns, even lost sales due to stockouts, are all tangible costs of bad inventory. Indicators you’re managing bad inventory. A low rate of inventory turnover. No room for in-demand inventory .

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Retalon

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Retalon is known for Smart Fulfillment. Smart Fulfillment is a small, but important part of it, and I will address it in the next question. Regarding omni-channel fulfillment, how does predictive analytics help retailers take action on the data and deliver better results? Originally posted on Retail IT Insights.

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Retalon

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Retalon is known for Smart Fulfillment. Smart Fulfillment is a small, but important part of it, and I will address it in the next question. Regarding omni-channel fulfillment, how does predictive analytics help retailers take action on the data and deliver better results? Originally posted on Retail IT Insights.

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Retalon

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In response, retail and supply chain leaders are investing in analytics and AI-powered retail IT because it enables them to optimize operations — from planning all the way to fulfillment. Add another $428 billion to the tally to cover the cost of returns. Lost sales due to empty shelves cost another $145 billion.

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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 Eagerness to Return to Stores Means Retailers Need to Tackle Labor Shortages, Stat.

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