Wiser

APRIL 7, 2020

Inventory management will rarely be the only thing that makes a retailer successful, but it can absolutely be the something that breaks you. Knowing what your customers like is one thing, but understanding how much of each item you need on shelves and how to price them is where inventory management can go awry.

Markdowns

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

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.

Markdowns

Independent Retailer

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This is why inventory management is key, especially as retailers look to deal with unsold merchandise after the holidays. “Seemingly overnight, shortages are flipping to inventory surpluses in certain categories. . Offer Promotions & Product Markdowns. Donate Excess Inventory. Liquidate Excess Inventory.

Inventory Management

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

This year the powerful combination of the special sale dates in Q4 (like Target, Amazon and Walmart holding October Black Friday events) and an increase in ecommerce holiday shopping means that this upward trend for returns will continue. Below are some considerations to prepare for the peak shopping season and the post-holiday return influx.

Returns

Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Retailers are integrating AI with bricks-and-mortar shops and online platforms to give the shopping experience a remarkable transformation, enhancing both customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. Inventory management Predictive analytics: This helps optimise your stock levels, preventing overstocking and stockouts.

Loss Prevention

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2023

A number of major retailers have had some form of adoption because of its ability to materially improve inventory management, but it hasn’t offered the same benefit to the customer experience. For example, a customer shopping for jeans could stop at a display that features a sign reading “Need Help?” Doesn’t that sound amazing?!

Merchant Services

M19 Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Why Your Supply Chain Management System Depends on the Right Retail Inventory Management Software In today’s complex retail environment, managing a supply chain management system is no small feat.

Supply Chain Management

Inside Retail

JANUARY 31, 2022

There are also other supply chain benefits for businesses including improved inventory management, recall readiness, sustainability, ethical sourcing and product authentication. It’s a great opportunity for retailers to start thinking about how to engage with your customer and provide a better shopping experience.”.

Markdowns

Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2024

The task management solution ensures those clean and clear instructions are passed on so you get great productivity out of the employee.” Salespeople on the shop floor can use these devices to seek a colleague’s assistance in locating a certain size or style of a product instead of leaving the customer alone while the salesperson finds it.

Loss Prevention

365 Retail

AUGUST 14, 2024

As a shop owner, one of the most critical aspects of your business is managing your stock effectively. Stock management can be the difference between a thriving business and one that struggles to meet customer demands. An inventory management system helps you keep track of stock levels, sales, and orders in real time.

Management

Retail Smart Guys

JANUARY 6, 2025

Smarter Inventory Management More products dont always mean more profits. The Challenge : Excess inventory eats into profits through markdowns, while understocking risks disappointing customers. This plan ensures reduced markdowns, faster stock turns, and higher profitabilityputting you ahead in 2025.

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Retail Assist

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

It calls for a seamless integration of all business processes, from inventory management to customer experience. Improved Inventory Management: One of the most critical aspects of retail is inventory management. Staying ahead means more than just knowing your market and customers inside out.

Inventory Management

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. Analyze and Forecast Demand Understanding customer demand patterns is essential for effective inventory management.

Supply Chain Management

365 Retail

JUNE 5, 2024

In a business world where customers demand seamless shopping experiences, retailers face intense pressure to keep up. Optimizing Inventory Management Proper inventory control is crucial for any retail business. Enter smart inventory management systems. Read on for more insight! But how do they work?

Payment Services

Retail Design Solutions

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of retail, technology continues to revolutionise the way we shop. Retailers in these countries have partnered with tech companies such as Waste-less, whose AI-powered system gauges the risk of food items expiring on the shelf and determines whether a markdown is necessary.

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Retalon

AUGUST 14, 2023

Mastering omnichannel ecommerce strategy is essential for retailers to deliver a seamless shopping experience. An omnichannel strategy provides customers with a unified shopping experience across all channels, whether online, mobile, or brick-and-mortar. Omnichannel retail delivers the seamless shopping journeys consumers demand.

Markdowns

M19 Retail

APRIL 14, 2021

The multiplication of choices induced by this model translates into a drop in productivity of the physical store space and an increase in markdowns at the end of the season to sell unsold products. For all of these reasons, supply management is one of the current priorities of many retailers, the health crisis having served as an accelerator.

Point of Sale

Retalon

JULY 15, 2019

Not only do overstock situations force retailers to markdown inventory at the end of a season at slim-to-no profit margins, but it also takes up physical space in stores warehouses, accruing carrying costs, and ties up extra cash that could be used towards advancing business goals. How much safety stock is ideal?

Markdowns

Retalon

MARCH 4, 2019

Inventory Management. Traditional inventory management is fragmented silo work that doesn’t take other processes into account. Things are done retroactively or not at all, and any changes made tend to be at a category level, not a SKU level, leading to lost sales and unnecessary markdowns.

Inventory Management

Retalon

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Instead of only shipping to customers’ homes, retailers let online customers shop from their local and online store’s inventory and pick up their orders from their closest brick-and-mortar location the same day. The customer visits a retail store’s e-commerce website and adds products to their shopping cart.

Fulfillment

Retalon

APRIL 27, 2021

to optimize inventory for gross margins. In effect, this means a reduction of total inventories, maximized sales, and reduced markdowns. More importantly, an analytics-driven retailer no longer reacts to sales and inventory reports, but instead proactively optimizes its business. This number will continue to grow.

Fulfillment

V Count

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Previously, customers used to shop for particular products at a variety of specialized stores. When possible, avoid markdowns because they are good for decreasing profits. Initially, work on a better inventory management system. Every shopper loves to shop in a retail store that values its presence.

Customer Retention

Retalon

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Meanwhile, mobile technology has surged allowing consumers to go shopping on their personal device from their pocket at anytime. Many retailers are already set up to reach their customers, what they need is a smart fulfillment strategy that will have the inventory in place in advance to avoid unnecessary transfers, and markdowns.

Fulfillment

Retalon

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Meanwhile, mobile technology has surged allowing consumers to go shopping on their personal device from their pocket at anytime. Many retailers are already set up to reach their customers, what they need is a smart fulfillment strategy that will have the inventory in place in advance to avoid unnecessary transfers, and markdowns.

Fulfillment

Retalon

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

In order to truly understand the cost of lost sales, and just how many customers they will be losing, Coach needs to understand the shopping habits and preferences of fur-buyers, and also identify what products are being offered by competitors that could steal your customers. 2) Customers stand by Coach’s decision.

Markdowns

Retalon

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

In order to truly understand the cost of lost sales, and just how many customers they will be losing, Coach needs to understand the shopping habits and preferences of fur-buyers, and also identify what products are being offered by competitors that could steal your customers. 2) Customers stand by Coach’s decision.

Markdowns

Retalon

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

Meanwhile, mobile technology has surged allowing consumers to go shopping on their personal device from their pocket at anytime. Many retailers are already set up to reach their customers, what they need is a smart fulfillment strategy that will have the inventory in place in advance to avoid unnecessary transfers, and markdowns.

Fulfillment

Retalon

AUGUST 20, 2019

This has spurred a lasting debate about whether or not brick-and-mortar stores will remain relevant as more and more consumers subscribe to the convenience of shopping online. Consumers can find the same products across the globe, and now, consumers can comparison shop online and find the lowest priced goods in seconds.

Fulfillment

Retalon

AUGUST 20, 2019

This has spurred a lasting debate about whether or not brick-and-mortar stores will remain relevant as more and more consumers subscribe to the convenience of shopping online. Consumers can find the same products across the globe, and now, consumers can comparison shop online and find the lowest priced goods in seconds.

Fulfillment

Retalon

AUGUST 16, 2019

The growth of online and mobile shopping spheres has created more opportunities to connect with shoppers, but introduced new challenges where personalization and consistency are concerned. Unless you truly believe you’ll add value and create more incentive for consumers to shop, your time and money could be better spent elsewhere.

Fulfillment

Retalon

AUGUST 16, 2019

The growth of online and mobile shopping spheres has created more opportunities to connect with shoppers, but introduced new challenges where personalization and consistency are concerned. Unless you truly believe you’ll add value and create more incentive for consumers to shop, your time and money could be better spent elsewhere.

Customer Experience

Retalon

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In fact, recent McKinsey industry research found that when delivery (fulfillment) times are too long, almost half of consumers will shop elsewhere. It used to be that consumers mostly shopped at stores geographically close to them. Many cope by using generalized approaches for allocation like category-level inventory management.

Fulfillment

Retalon

APRIL 21, 2021

At its most basic, it only requires integrating live inventory counts from your ERP / inventory management software with your e-commerce platform, ensuring customers can get accurate information about which store has the items they’re looking for (or give them the option to ship to store). Book a personalized demo with our team.

Fulfillment

Retail Prophet

JULY 18, 2022

The result is slow turns, deep markdowns, write-offs, and heaps of dead stock in warehouses, much of which eventually becomes landfill. The myopic focus on low price has lead to an epidemic of markdowns and dead stock. Failing to do so will send capital, growth, and prosperity shopping elsewhere. Image Credit: Hip To Save).

Dead-Stock

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

MAY 29, 2025

Intelligent Inventory Management Managing inventory across multiple locationsstores, warehouses, and eCommerceis tough. Retail Impact: Higher inventory turnover Lower carrying costs Increased product availability 2. It also suggests markdowns that clear slow-moving stockwithout hurting margins.

Dead-Stock