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Integrate Pricing, Promotions and Markdowns to Drive Profitability

Retail TouchPoints

Despite a positive job market and a stabilized economic environment, most consumers ( 96% ) are looking to save money in the short term, according to a recent study from PwC. Additionally, these markets have different culinary preferences and even lifestyles that can and should influence pricing.

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From Barcodes to Bytes: Retailers Prepare for Next-Generation UPC

Retail TouchPoints

Giving Retailers More of What They Need 2D barcodes will have an immediate impact on visibility and management of inventory and, as a result, will reduce markdowns while also enabling quicker resolution of recall items. For example, Australian grocery giant Woolworths is using 2D barcodes to enhance food safety and cut down on food waste.

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Marks & Spencer’s Turnaround Strategy, Why it’s Working

Indigo 9 Digital

That means if there is slow moving merchandise the retailer doesn’t have to worry about taking markdowns to sell the inventory. Ocado is an online grocer and Marks & Spencer paid £750 million for a 50% stake in Ocado’s UK retail business in 2019. 57% of Amazon’s unit sales in come from third party sellers on its platform.

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Price Optimization MythBusters: How to Meet Shoppers’ Needs While Achieving Your Business Goals

365 Retail

Throw in the whiplash effects of the global pandemic – intensely price-sensitive shoppers, disrupted supply chains, an unprecedented shift to online channels – and retailers are faced with a stark reality: nothing they could historically rely on as a foundation for pricing, promotion and markdown decision-making is still standing.