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11 Steps to Shopping Your Competition

Retail Adventures

Stop in each important area of the sales floor and watch shoppers, trying to see the merchandising and customer service through their eyes. Don’t forget to visit service areas, classrooms, and rest rooms, too. o How does the retailer differentiate between full price and markdown merchandise? Is coverage adequate?

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How to Shop Your Competition

Retail Adventures

Stop in each important area of the sales floor and watch shoppers, trying to see the merchandising and customer service through their eyes. Don’t forget to visit service areas, classrooms, and rest rooms, too. o How does the retailer differentiate between full price and markdown merchandise?

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Forever 21: 4 Reasons it Failed & Filed for Bankruptcy

Indigo 9 Digital

If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox 3. If you can’t move all of the inventory then markdowns are required which eats into sales per sq. Do you like this content? Aggressive store expansion and failure to adapt to eCommerce.