Retalon

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Price optimization and price management are terms that often are used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing. When used properly, both price management and price optimization can substantially affect a retailer’s profitability. You cannot optimize prices without managing them, however.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Many of your retail peers found themselves with the dilemma of missing data — from the lack of customer data, transaction history for certain items or timeframes or sales broken out by sales type (regular/base, promotion and markdown). If not, you don’t have to collect every SKU, every day for every competitor location or web page.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Today’s promise engines have gotten smarter about transit time, carrier rates, inventory location and other factors. Ecommerce merchant teams invest significant time in analyzing factors such as free shipping thresholds, promotions, pricing and markdowns.

Merchant Services 215

Merchant Services Shipping Fulfillment Markdowns 215

Retalon

MAY 10, 2024

One way that OTB funds can be managed is by categories, such as women’s wear in the apparel department. Anticipate the activities for the sales period: If you are aware of upcoming promotional activities, you’ll need to adjust to reflect demand accordingly. Managing inventory levels is key to reducing carrying costs.

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Retalon

JANUARY 5, 2021

Simply put, inventory balancing is the process of moving excess inventory from one retail location to a retail location where that inventory is in demand. Today’s big retailers operate multiple store formats, from big-box flagship stores to minimal-assortment express locations. What is inventory balancing?

Location 41

Location Inventory Management Markdowns Fulfillment 41

Retalon

JANUARY 7, 2021

With seasonal product life-cycles becoming ever shorter, retailers need more strategic and granular ways to plan their seasonal assortments so they can maximize revenue while minimizing markdowns. Some of these factors include: Pricing Consumer preferences Competitors Events Promotions Vendors Logistics etc.

Markdowns 41

Markdowns Promotions Accounting Planning 41

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.

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Retail Assist

APRIL 14, 2021

Retailers can automate replenishment using intelligent algorithms, which can be particularly beneficial during promotional or seasonal events. That’s the requirement for every modern retailer today, operating with an omnichannel mentality, especially during peak periods and promotions. Replenishment is essential to avoid stock-outs.

Markdowns 52

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Retalon

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

POS / customer engagement software Ecommerce platforms Data analytics and business intelligence software Order management software. Retail IT services: Tech support Field support Device management Software management Disaster recovery Software integration Custom development. Why invest in pricing and promotions?

Fulfillment 41

Fulfillment Markdowns Promotions Shipping 41

Retalon

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Price elasticity of demand, meaning the effect that a set price will have on demand, is an important consideration when setting prices, running promotions, or markdowns. When Inventory is proactively allocated among locations to meet demand, customers are not repeatedly met with empty shelves pushing them to other retailers.

Markdowns 41

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Retalon

OCTOBER 8, 2020

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. The way you manage the inventory investments for your stores, warehouses, and distribution centers determines your success as a retailer.

Markdowns 41

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Retalon

APRIL 26, 2021

Product clustering (or grouping) is an increasingly common technique that leading retailers use to manage their planning, inventory, pricing, promotions, and markdowns. Retailers may cluster these substitute products together to manage inventory more efficiently. It is an effective way to think about assortment.

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Retalon

MAY 25, 2020

This strategy of incremental markdowns is also used as a product is nearing the end of its season. Retailers may prefer to use it when it is too difficult to calculate, set, and manage optimal prices throughout the season for each product on an individual basis. Effect of promotions. Seasonality. Competitor pricing.

Markdowns 41

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Retalon

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Whether losing sales to out-of-stocks, or facing overstocking costs and markdowns, inefficient stock replenishment has a huge impact on a retailer’s GMROI. Replenishing stock is a key facet of inventory management which helps to balance inventory levels during a selling period. What is replenishment? What is replenishment stock?

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Retalon

APRIL 27, 2021

Although e-commerce gets all of the attention, the past two decades of technological change have transformed every aspect of the retail business — from planning, inventory, pricing, and promotions — all the way down to customer service and the in-store experience. to optimize inventory for gross margins.

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Fulfillment Markdowns Promotions Returns 41

Retalon

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Business Intelligence (BI) and traditional forecasting methodology can provide visibility into a retailer’s past sales, promotions, stock levels, and more. The result of unreliable projections are inventory imbalances: mistakes in planning, purchasing, and inventory management, resulting in inventory levels that don’t match actual demand.

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Markdowns Inventory Management Promotions Accounting 32

Retalon

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Business Intelligence (BI) and traditional forecasting methodology can provide visibility into a retailer’s past sales, promotions, stock levels, and more. The result of unreliable projections are inventory imbalances: mistakes in planning, purchasing, and inventory management, resulting in inventory levels that don’t match actual demand.

Markdowns 32

Markdowns Inventory Management Promotions Accounting 32

Retalon

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Business Intelligence (BI) and traditional forecasting methodology can provide visibility into a retailer’s past sales, promotions, stock levels, and more. The result of unreliable projections are inventory imbalances: mistakes in planning, purchasing, and inventory management, resulting in inventory levels that don’t match actual demand.

Markdowns 32

Markdowns Inventory Management Promotions Accounting 32

Retalon

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

For example, one retailer might want to manage their inventory better, so they would use KPIs like inventory to sales ratios or inventory integrity. This dramatically increases revenue from transfers, lowers inventory costs and increases sales while helping you avoid unnecessary markdowns and subsequent allocations. Promotion Lift.

Markdowns 32

Markdowns Promotions Customer Experience Fulfillment 32

Retalon

JUNE 22, 2020

The Cons of using a Sales-based forecast: The problem with this approach is that if you’re a modern retailer that sells through multiple channels, with multiple locations and DCs, a sales-based forecasting will result in far too many exceptions. Demand Forecast Definition. But don’t wait too long.

Merchant Services 41

Merchant Services Markdowns Promotions Location 41

Retalon

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

For example, one retailer might want to manage their inventory better, so they would use KPIs like inventory to sales ratios or inventory integrity. This dramatically increases revenue from transfers, lowers inventory costs and increases sales while helping you avoid unnecessary markdowns and subsequent allocations. Promotion Lift.

Markdowns 32

Markdowns Promotions Customer Experience Fulfillment 32

Retalon

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

For example, one retailer might want to manage their inventory better, so they would use KPIs like inventory to sales ratios or inventory integrity. This dramatically increases revenue from transfers, lowers inventory costs and increases sales while helping you avoid unnecessary markdowns and subsequent allocations. Promotion Lift.

Markdowns 32

Markdowns Promotions Customer Experience Fulfillment 32

Retalon

APRIL 21, 2021

direct-to-consumer e-commerce orders), retailers now have to worry about fulfilling orders across multiple complex channels and B&M locations. Instead of turning every B&M store into a fulfillment node, some retailers have realized massive cost savings by centralizing fulfillment to a select few locations.

Fulfillment 41

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Retalon

MARCH 9, 2021

Low prices leave little room for promotions or end-of-lifecycle markdowns. Balancing the tradeoffs and identifying the best pricing strategy or combination of pricing strategies has always required deep retail management expertise. An initial promotion introduces customers to a service that they continue to use and pay for.

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Retail Adventures

JANUARY 1, 2024

This is especially important if your store is located in an area where people tend to walk, and areas populated with restaurants and bars. Discuss products, policies, promotions – anything store associates need to know that day. Manage your customer response times. Don’t wait too long to take a markdown.

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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. Store-specific information about curbside or in-store pickup locations. Payment, return, and exchange policies.

Fulfillment 41

Fulfillment Payment Services Inventory Management Shipping 41

Retalon

AUGUST 20, 2019

The debate over bricks (physical locations) versus clicks (online stores) has long centered on several key factors, including: – Cost efficiency. If you doubt the benefit of such a strategy, just consider the speed at which Amazon has started to acquire physical locations – over 500, including Wholefoods and book stores.

Fulfillment 32

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Retalon

AUGUST 20, 2019

The debate over bricks (physical locations) versus clicks (online stores) has long centered on several key factors, including: – Cost efficiency. If you doubt the benefit of such a strategy, just consider the speed at which Amazon has started to acquire physical locations – over 500, including Wholefoods and book stores.

Fulfillment 32

Fulfillment Comparison Shopping Markdowns Promotions 32

Retalon

DECEMBER 8, 2021

As mentioned earlier, in its simplest form, order fulfillment is the physical process of getting a purchased product from a storage location to the customer. Some factors affecting this decision include the proximity of the storage location to the customer, inventory availability, and the labour involved. What is order fulfillment?

Merchant Services 41

Merchant Services Fulfillment Drop-Shipping Shipping 41

Retalon

JULY 4, 2018

seasonality, price-elasticity, geo-demographic diversity, past promotions) and applies sophisticated mathematics to your specific business rules, policies, and costs constraints. Usually by purchasing more inventory they already have in other locations, or marking down inventory that is selling too slow.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

For example, most retailers order too much of the wrong products and then rely on discount promotions and clearance pricing to fix the resulting inventory problems. The demand forecast informs plans for more accurate product assortment decisions, promotional strategies, and more. Demand Forecasting Methodologies.

Payment Services 41

Payment Services Promotions Accounting Fulfillment 41

Retail Adventures

AUGUST 25, 2021

This is especially important if your store is located in an area where people tend to walk, and areas populated with restaurants and bars. Discuss products, policies, promotions – anything and everything store associates need to know that day. Manage your customer response times. Don’t wait too long to take a markdown.

Returns 83

Returns Cross Merchandising Promotions Marketing 83

Retalon

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Are the right products in stock at the right locations/channels to support the shift in demand? Are the current pricing and markdown strategies still the optimal ones based on the new forecast? What products being dropped already have substitutes being stocked? What products might also see an uplift? Contributed by Adrian Silipo.

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Retalon

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Are the right products in stock at the right locations/channels to support the shift in demand? Are the current pricing and markdown strategies still the optimal ones based on the new forecast? What products being dropped already have substitutes being stocked? What products might also see an uplift?

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Retalon

AUGUST 16, 2019

Delivering an experience that feels personalized to shoppers, while also… Creating a consistent experience across retail locations and channels so that customer can enjoy the comfortable familiarity of your brand. Any business that caters to a consumer marketplace deals with 2 common challenges.

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Retalon

AUGUST 16, 2019

In any business undertaking that caters to a consumer marketplace, there are two major challenges – delivering an experience that feels personalized to shoppers, while simultaneously creating a consistent experience across retail locations and channels so that customer can enjoy the comfortable familiarity of your brand.

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I Vend

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

By now, you know you need something more for your inventory management—pen and paper just aren’t going to cut it—but you still have questions about cloud-based inventory management software. Earlier this year, 56% of retail business owners said their inventory management was not accurate. What is it? How do you benefit from it?

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