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7 Tips for Wholesale Inventory Management

Independent Retailer

Wholesale inventory bloat, combined with a softening demand in the economy, is taking its toll on cash flow and earnings at retailers. . billion of inventory in October, a 21% increase from last year, according to the U.S. “Seemingly overnight, shortages are flipping to inventory surpluses in certain categories. .

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Do You Have What It Takes to go from Wholesale to DTC?

Retail TouchPoints

If you’re a wholesale retailer or brand owner and you haven’t already launched a direct-to-consumer sales channel, you’d better be thinking about it. The global pandemic not only accelerated the growth in ecommerce, it highlighted the shortcomings of wholesale-only sales channels. Fulfillment and Returns. to visit your website.

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Guarding the Retail Fortress: Cybersecurity Challenges and Network Interruption Risks

Retail TouchPoints

The Evolving Threat Landscape Retailers increasingly rely on digital platforms for sales, inventory management and customer engagement. A network outage can mean lost sales in the short term, as shoppers simply move to another brand for that purchase, or losses in the long term if that customer does not return.

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Choosing a Distribution Model: Drop Shipping vs Traditional Inventory

Retail Bound

Traditional Inventory: Beyond the Basics Operational Dynamics: Retailers purchase products in bulk, store them, and then ship them out as orders come in. Strategic Considerations: Inventory management becomes paramount. For example, a customer may order three products that come from three different wholesalers.

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Meet Nakedvice, the brand founded by best friends in the Sportsgirl stockroom

Inside Retail

Both Miller and Gargan worked at Tiger Mist, another Australian fashion brand, before Miller moved on to work at Sass & Bide and Gargan went into product development at S&R Fashions, a design, development and supplier of women’s fashion garments to retailers and branded wholesalers.

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Reconomy brand Advanced Supply Chain invests £60m in new German logistics site

A1 Retail

The company develops specialist software in-house to provide value-added services covering pre-retail, returns processing, fulfilment, wholesale distribution, and transportation. We develop bespoke supply chain management software, solutions, and strategies to improve the efficiencies and effectiveness of stock inventory management.

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Independent Retailers & Sellers Conference Announces Speaker Line-Up for ASD Market Week’s Upcoming Show

Retail Minded

Denver, CO (February 15, 2023) – The Independent Retailers & Sellers Conference is proud to return to ASD Market Week at their upcoming Las Vegas trade show, which will be held February 26 to March 1, 2023. ASD Market Week brings together 40,000+ attendees and 1,800 sellers in the wholesale merchandise industry.