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4 Top Inventory Management Techniques and Best Practices

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

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. Do you have enough stock on hand?

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How to Effectively Balance Inventory Across All Locations (2021)

Retalon

But before we dive into the solutions, let us first discuss what inventory balancing actually is, why it’s important, and what causes inventory imbalances in the first place. What is inventory balancing? Most of today’s inventory management issues start at the level of forecasting.

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5 Seasonal Merchandise Best Practices (2021)

Retalon

With seasonal product life-cycles becoming ever shorter, retailers need more strategic and granular ways to plan their seasonal assortments so they can maximize revenue while minimizing markdowns. Some of these factors include: Pricing Consumer preferences Competitors Events Promotions Vendors Logistics etc.

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

Retail TouchPoints

Add it all up and it’s clear that the timing duration, and location of holiday shopping is not like the old days. 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.

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7 Expert Tips Guaranteed to Reduce Inventory Costs (2020)

Retalon

More expensive than real estate, merchandising, or even labor — inventory is the largest investment your company makes. But getting the biggest return on that investment, especially in today’s tough retail environment, requires a more nuanced, data-driven approach to inventory management than most retailers are used to.

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Stock Replenishment in 2022 (Definition, Process, Best Practices)

Retalon

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. Stock replenishment is the process of ordering and allocating inventory to replace missing products on store shelves. What is replenishment? What is replenishment stock?

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How to Effectively Use Product Clustering in Retail (2021)

Retalon

Product clustering (or grouping) is an increasingly common technique that leading retailers use to manage their planning, inventory, pricing, promotions, and markdowns. Occasion attributes – Another product group can be formed based on products that behave similarly during specific holidays, seasons, or promotions.