Retail Focus

JUNE 18, 2025

Playing With Fire (Or 40% Off Everything) Promotions might feel like harmless marketing, but they are often a bandage over deeper issues. Smart markdowns keep the shelves clean without damaging your brand. Or were you just seduced by a 70% markdown and the words “final hours”? Products don’t sell really well? Slap a promotion.

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Promotions Markdowns Consumer ATS 130

Inside Retail

JUNE 16, 2025

In early June, Alquemie Group confirmed the closure of National Geographic Stores in the ANZ market, less than two years after launching the business in partnership with The Walt Disney Corporation, which owns the National Geographic brand. It was just the latest portfolio consolidation. A great example of this is Dissh.”

Fashion 179

Fashion Markdowns Marketing Apparel 179

Small Biz Trends

JULY 7, 2025

Researching Your Niche: Conduct thorough research to identify profitable products and analyze competition, focusing on market demand to tailor your offerings effectively. Marketing Strategies: Utilize social media and eBay promotions to boost your store’s visibility and drive sales, engaging effectively with your target audience.

Payment Services 106

Payment Services Accounting Shipping Markdowns 106

Small Biz Trends

JUNE 21, 2025

The Process of Consignment Sellers Select Items : You choose items to consign based on quality, market demand, and sales potential. Unsold Items : If items don’t sell within the specified timeframe, you retrieve them or agree on actions like markdowns or donating. This can include excess inventory or unique products you no longer need.

Payment Services 98

Payment Services Inventory Management Promotions Markdowns 98

Retail Adventures

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Have copies to hand out in-store, feature your lists on your website, in your marketing, social medias, ads and promotions. MASTER MARKDOWNS Plan now for your post-holiday markdowns. TOP 10 LISTS OF HOLIDAY GIFTS Create a Top 10 List of Holiday Gifts by age, category, and more.

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Markdowns Cross Merchandising Returns Checkout 52

Small Biz Trends

JUNE 14, 2025

Enhance Communication: Strengthen relations with suppliers and staff by sharing insights about demand fluctuations to align production, sales, and marketing strategies. In today’s fast-paced market, demand volatility can feel like a constant storm, throwing your business plans off course.

Inventory Management 68

Inventory Management Boutique Consumer Management 68

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2025

Whether that’s the algorithmic side of where to fulfill products from so that we have fewer split shipments, or making sure that we are putting the right depth, size and color basis from a geography between digital and physical so that we don’t take as many markdowns because we put the wrong product in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Department Stores 281

Department Stores ATS Markdowns Marketing 281

CJ Retail Solutions

JULY 21, 2025

Understanding this journey allows you to create targeted marketing strategies that resonate with your audience and guide them smoothly toward making a purchase. This information allows you to make informed decisions about inventory management, marketing strategies, and product offerings.

Shopping 52

Shopping Inventory Management Customer Experience Inventory Turnover 52

Retalon

MARCH 21, 2025

Its typically built through a collaborative effort between finance, merchandising, marketing, supply chain, and store operations. A well-structured retail AOP helps guide: Sales targets: Setting revenue goals for each channel, region, or category, often grounded in historical performance, market trends, and growth projections.

Markdowns 41

Markdowns Finance Promotions Planning 41

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

JUNE 12, 2025

This comprehensive guide dives deep into how ChainDrive Apparel ERP software stacks up against some of the leading competitors in the market: NetSuite, Jesta I.S., Dynamic Promotions & Discounts Engine: Configure, automate, and manage fashion-specific markdowns and sales campaigns.

Apparel 52

Apparel Fashion Wholesale Markdowns 52

Retalon

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In todays fast-paced market, relying on gut instincts and spreadsheet-based planning alone is like using a flip phone in a smartphone erait just doesnt cut it anymore. learn more… Fewer Markdowns Minimize profit loss from excess inventory. Curious to see how AI can improve your numbers? Request an AI-Impact assessment.

Planning 41

Planning Markdowns Fulfillment Consumer 41

Retail Dive

JULY 11, 2025

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Payment Services 52

Payment Services Promotions Department Stores Markdowns 52

Wiser

JUNE 9, 2025

These kinds of V-shaped trends aren’t signs of market instability; they’re markers of margin tactics, end-of-season clearances, and fresh assortment rollouts. Mattresses followed a different playbook: staggered markdowns, volatile rebounds, and brand-level strategies that masked broader declines. Retailer behavior also diverged.

Management 78

Management Markdowns Promotions Consumer 78

Wiser

MARCH 14, 2025

Additionally, they oversee promotional strategies, ensuring that discounts and marketing initiatives align with both retailer objectives and supplier funding. Without clear visibility into market dynamics, they risk misaligning pricing strategies, missing gaps in assortment, and failing to optimize category-wide profitability.

Management 78

Management Inventory Turnover Promotions Markdowns 78

Small Biz Trends

JUNE 29, 2025

Look for deals on software solutions, including CRM software, business apps, and digital marketing tools. Other tech items from brands like Dyson also feature substantial markdowns, offering you the latest in small business technology. You can find significant savings on digital tools that enhance productivity and workflow automation.

Shopping 78

Shopping Payment Services Drop-Shipping Accessories 78

Retail Dive

JULY 14, 2025

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Beauty and Health 104

Beauty and Health Department Stores Markdowns Retail Trends 104

Retail Dive

JULY 14, 2025

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Department Stores 59

Department Stores Payment Services Markdowns Sporting Goods 59

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

From ensuring high-demand items are always available to minimising markdowns on short-lifecycle products, the pressure to get inventory right has never been greater. Slow response to market shifts: Market trends, customer demand and supply chain issues shift quickly static models cant keep up.

Markdowns 130

Markdowns Inventory Management Planning Outdoor 130

Wiser

AUGUST 24, 2017

They are also a way to ensure markdowns and promotions are effective. If your markdown and sale patterns become obvious to your consumer, they will wait for those markdowns and hold off on shopping until a promotion rolls around. Some psychological pricing strategies can have a bigger impact on shoppers than others.

Markdowns 180

Markdowns Marketing Drop-Shipping Promotions 180

Retail Dive

JULY 14, 2025

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Department Stores 95

Department Stores Markdowns Location Planning 95

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 19, 2025

Targeted Marketing Campaigns: Low conversion on a new dress might mean it needs an influencer campaign or a style tutorial. By zeroing in on these clues, retailers can craft marketing that addresses real customer hesitations, ensuring each promotional effort feels relevant and timely.

Visual Merchandising 147

Visual Merchandising Dead-Stock Store Layout Markdowns 147

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Despite a positive job market and a stabilized economic environment, most consumers ( 96% ) are looking to save money in the short term, according to a recent study from PwC. Additionally, these markets have different culinary preferences and even lifestyles that can and should influence pricing.

Markdowns 321

Markdowns Promotions Merchant Services Marketing 321

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 27, 2024

“With so many things happening over the last two years — the pandemic, political pressures, social justice protests, geopolitical and supply chain challenges — everyone stayed at a perfect moderate level of anxiety,” said Ericka McCoy, Chief Marketing Officer at analyst firm Resonate in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

Markdowns 337

Markdowns Drop-Shipping Consumer Discount Store 337

Wiser

APRIL 7, 2020

Altering your price, particularly through markdowns, can be a smart strategy, but only if done correctly. Unsuccessful or excessive markdowns can lead to staggering losses in terms of missed revenue and a lower margin on your goods. What are Retail Markdowns? How to Implement a Markdown Strategy. Don’t believe us?

Markdowns 128

Markdowns Inventory Management Drop-Shipping Apparel 128

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 7, 2021

sustainability market is projected to reach $150 billion in sales by 2021, and nearly half of consumers say they would definitely or probably change their consumption habits to reduce their impact on the environment. Businesses can then better predict and measure markdown results while dynamically updating markdown plans.

Markdowns 325

Markdowns Promotions Consumer Planning 325

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 13, 2024

Early use cases for AI in retail include inventory management, dynamic pricing, customer service chatbots, loss prevention and personalized marketing. AI in Marketing: Creating Compelling, Engaging Content at Scale AI has revolutionized content marketing for retailers. That’s just the beginning, though.

Markdowns 311

Markdowns Loss Prevention Customer Experience Inventory Management 311

Inside Retail

APRIL 9, 2022

Your markdown SKUs are live, but how are they tracking? Now is the time to check how your markdown performance is tracking against your retail markdown strategy keeping inventory management top of mind. Full price vs markdown mix. Review performance of current markdown clearance stock. Markdown cover.

Markdowns 130

Markdowns ATS Inventory Management Promotions 130

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 18, 2023

As part of the new multiyear agreement — which builds upon a partnership that started in 2016 — Academy will use the Revionics Base Price and Markdown solutions to not only optimize its pricing strategy but better manage inventory levels throughout the product lifecycle.

Outdoor 235

Outdoor Markdowns Apparel Fulfillment 235

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Under the new market delivery model, large items are shipped directly from DCs to the customer, reducing the number of “touches” for each order and freeing up space at brick-and-mortar stores. Lowe’s kicked off the transition to the market delivery model in 2021 in its Florida and Ohio Valley regions. During the call on Nov.

Fulfillment 302

Fulfillment Markdowns Store Operations Shipping 302

Wiser

AUGUST 15, 2017

In a perfect retail world, markdowns wouldn’t be necessary and every item would sell at full price within weeks of being in store. This is where markdowns come in handy, as the demand for a product diminishes, sales can encourage shoppers to purchase an item they wouldn’t have considered buying at full price. Plan Markdowns in Advance.

Markdowns 90

Markdowns Promotions Planning Shipping 90

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2021

The solution also will help Sally Beauty create more effective promotions through enhanced targeting and develop profitable markdown plans. The beauty retailer will use the AI-powered solution to identify competitive price levels while still maximizing revenue and profit performance.

Markdowns 264

Markdowns Promotions Planning Target Market 264

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 28, 2024

The campaign will include an expansion of paid media advertising and new influencer marketing initiatives with a prioritization on social media placements to reach Gen Z crafters specifically. chains , including competitor Michaels , in announcing permanent markdowns on more than 15,000 products. “‘And’

Markdowns 288

Markdowns Advertising Marketing ATS 288

Retail Dive

JULY 9, 2025

Daily Dive M-F DTC Weekly Every Tuesday Marketing Weekly Every Wednesday Tech Weekly Every Thursday Operations Weekly Every Monday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. market, with its Q1 revenue and comps growth in June stemming mostly from international regions.

Markdowns 78

Markdowns ATS Department Stores Marketing 78

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 17, 2022

Inventory markdowns weighed on Target in Q2 2022 as its net earnings dropped to $183 million , down almost 90% from its Q2 2021 performance. Reduced performance was expected as the retailer worked to right-size its inventory , including through markdowns, removing excess inventory and cancelling orders. billion for Q2 2023, down 6.8%

Markdowns 277

Markdowns Management ATS Marketing 277

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

is requiring more markdown dollars,” said Doug McMillon, President and CEO of Walmart in a statement. In addition to a strong start to the back-to-school season, Walmart expects its grocery market share to rise as shoppers put an even greater emphasis on price.

Markdowns 317

Markdowns Apparel Marketing Consumer 317

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Because of efforts to address this mismatch of product and real-world sizing, Coresight Research estimates that the value of the extended-size market for women will grow to $32.3 this year alone, representing approximately 21% of the total women’s apparel market. Test the market with new size options and be inclusive in marketing.

Consumer 290

Consumer Merchant Services Markdowns Fulfillment 290

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

“With COVID and recent market dynamics, tracking variable costs in real time becomes even more important. “Shopper behavior is also less predictable today, requiring more creative experimentation in merchandising and marketing. .

Markdowns 251

Markdowns Fulfillment Shipping Marketing Spend 251