Retalon

OCTOBER 8, 2020

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.

Markdowns 41

Markdowns Inventory Management Promotions Planning 41

Retalon

APRIL 21, 2021

Maintaining margins within business constraints while efficiently providing order fulfillment to customers is a tall order, especially considering each customer purchase requires a real-time fulfillment decision within a shifting context of inventory, demand, returns, delivery times, and shipping costs. Emphasizing BOPIS.

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Fulfillment Drop-Shipping Shipping Returns 41

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. to optimize inventory for gross margins. to optimize inventory for gross margins. Retail AI can apply this process when customers return their purchases.

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Fulfillment Markdowns Promotions Returns 41

Retalon

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

BORIS (Buy Online Return In-Store): Concentrates on reverse logistics. Turning your storefronts into local return centers gives your business advantages over purely online competitors. Customers can reserve an item from an online inventory. Customers are able to view the item before purchase, minimizing returns.

Fulfillment 41

Fulfillment Payment Services Inventory Management Shipping 41

Retalon

DECEMBER 8, 2021

How complicated is the returns process? This includes everything from purchasing inventory to returns management. Many cope by using generalized approaches for allocation like category-level inventory management. Setting up the right reverse logistics processes will minimize the impact of product returns.

Merchant Services 41

Merchant Services Fulfillment Drop-Shipping Shipping 41

Retalon

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Without a solid demand forecast, you risk misallocating inventory and missing your revenue targets while watching turns collapse. Fixing the problem through stock rebalancing or price markdowns will be expensive. Not to mention lost opportunity of bringing another product instead and losing cash.

Promotions 41

Promotions Markdowns Inventory Management Accounting 41

Retalon

AUGUST 20, 2019

Plus, going into a retail store significantly reduces the potential for returns and increases upsell opportunities. – Inventory management. – Price management & optimization. – Promotions, event and markdowns. – Inventory needs. – Consumer preference. touching products).

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Fulfillment Comparison Shopping Markdowns Promotions 32

Retalon

AUGUST 20, 2019

Plus, going into a retail store significantly reduces the potential for returns and increases upsell opportunities. – Inventory management. – Price management & optimization. – Promotions, event and markdowns. – Inventory needs. – Consumer preference. touching products).

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Fulfillment Comparison Shopping Markdowns Promotions 32

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Early adopters have proven that the technology can provide a significant return on investment. RFID can raise inventory visibility up to 99%. Additionally, it boosts sales margins and expedites returns and exchanges, making it a valuable tool for profitably improving the consumer experience.

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Fulfillment Markdowns Inventory Management Customer Experience 262

Retalon

JULY 4, 2018

Here’s what they said: Buy via mobile or web site in-store, pick up in-store (64%); Buy online, pick up in-store (62%); Buy via mobile or web site in-store, ship to home (60%); Buy online, return to store (50%); and. Buy in-store, return to another store (46%).

Promotions 32

Promotions Fulfillment Shipping Markdowns 32

Retalon

AUGUST 2, 2019

POS data (sales, returns, etc.). Inventory levels (store, warehouse, distribution centers). Prices (markdowns, promotions, competitor prices, etc.). Because retailers can’t afford to lose money because inventory purchases didn’t account for future promotions, business leaders imposed processes to keep everyone on the same page.

Merchant Services 32

Merchant Services Fulfillment Accounting Markdowns 32

Retalon

DECEMBER 22, 2014

The marketing and loyalty department provide consumer/promotion data, the POS system provides sales/returns data. The DCs and logistics functions provide inventory/supply chain data, as well as the procurement/purchasing department, e-commerce, and more. How much extra inventory should be ordered for planned promotions?

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Dead-Stock Promotions Fulfillment Markdowns 32

Retalon

DECEMBER 22, 2014

The marketing and loyalty department provide consumer/promotion data, the POS system provides sales/returns data. The DCs and logistics functions provide inventory/supply chain data, as well as the procurement/purchasing department, e-commerce, and more. How much extra inventory should be ordered for planned promotions?

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Dead-Stock Promotions Fulfillment Markdowns 32

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.

Markdowns 41

Markdowns Customer Experience Shopping Planning 41

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.

Fashion 41

Fashion Markdowns Promotions Accounting 41

V Count

OCTOBER 5, 2022

When possible, avoid markdowns because they are good for decreasing profits. Initially, work on a better inventory management system. You will be able to sell more products and minimize the need for markdowns because of these better judgments regarding purchases, sales, and marketing. How do you accomplish that?

Customer Retention 52

Customer Retention Markdowns Bundled Pricing Net Profit 52

Wiser

JULY 19, 2017

On the other hand, merchandising handles the product strategy such as category and brand-level planning, managing in-season pricing and promotional activities, and cross-channel inventory management. Optimizing timing and type of markdowns or promotions is important to get inventory moving without killing profits.

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Marketing Promotions Markdowns Advertising 84

Retalon

AUGUST 5, 2020

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.

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Inventory Turnover Promotions Merchant Services Markdowns 41