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Smart supply chains tackle labour, inventory and fulfilment challenges

Inside Retail

This reduces returns, builds customer trust, and improves forecasting. Enhanced inventory accuracy also leads to fewer markdowns, lower storage costs, and less waste, directly contributing to improved EBIT. Shrinkage remains a significant issue, often exacerbated by limited visibility across the supply chain.

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Inventory management for efficiency and experience

I Vend

This lack of inventory costs retailers an estimated up to 8% of revenue in lost sales. iVend Retail Inventory Management Inventory management drives store efficiency and customer experience. Read about iVend’s smart retail technology for inventory management.

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Retail Risk Management And Business Protection From Emerging Threats

Retail Minded

Theft and Organized Retail Crime Retail theft continues to be a significant issue with significant shrinkage in inventory. In 2023, the inventory deficit was projected to be around 2% of net sales, notes The Wall Street Journal. The loss, due to the shrinkage, reached $142 billion in 2023, a 25% increase from the previous year.

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Sick of hearing about AI? The key is understanding how to make it work for you

Inside Retail

Inventory management Predictive analytics: This helps optimise your stock levels, preventing overstocking and stockouts. Loss prevention: AI combats retail shrinkage also, by integrating computer vision and motion analytics at self-checkouts, detecting suspicious activities and ultimately reducing theft.

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Inventory Management Challenges for Growing Retailers

Retail Assist

For growing retailers, managing inventory effectively is crucial to customer satisfaction, operational costs and growth potential. This can easily lead to stockouts, excess inventory and other issues that affect both profitability and reputation.

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How smart new technologies are improving sales and reducing costs for retailers

Inside Retail

These technologies are helping retailers achieve efficiencies in operational functions including staff deployment and management, customer service, shrinkage reduction and lifecycle pricing. Lifecycle pricing inventory management Zebra Technologies also has products focused on inventory management and Lifecycle Pricing.

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Is Your Wine & Liquor Store Stuck in the Past? Unlock Growth with Integrated POS

I Vend

Inventory managementManaging inventory in wine and liquor retail can prove to be a big headache. Loyalty and promotions – liquor retailers want to create loyal customers who return to the store for all their alcohol purchases. Why is inventory management so important in liquor retail?