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The Order Fulfillment Process in 2022 and Beyond

Retalon

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 fact, the best order fulfillment processes become sources of revenue, profit, and even customer loyalty.

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5 Vital Considerations for Big Data Analytics in Retail

Retalon

Retail businesses collect more data than ever before, and from every aspect of the supply chain, including: Logistics data (vendor compliance, lead times, etc.). POS data (sales, returns, etc.). Inventory levels (store, warehouse, distribution centers). Prices (markdowns, promotions, competitor prices, etc.). The result?

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12 Critical Retail Industry Performance Metrics (2020)

Retalon

Throughout the history of retail, success and failure has come down to how well a company manages — and profits from — its inventory investment. Inventory management teams calculate the In-Stock Percentage by dividing the number of stores that have a SKU in stock by the number of stores that should stock that SKU.