CJ Retail Solutions

JULY 21, 2025

This seamless experience encourages repeat business and fosters loyalty, as customers are more likely to return to a brand that understands their preferences and meets their needs across different channels. Additionally, creating a cohesive experience means that promotions and branding should be consistent across all platforms.

Shopping

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 19, 2025

Shifting Focus to Human Connection: When technology handles the grunt work of tracking inventory and analyzing trends, store associates can concentrate on building rapport, delivering memorable service and giving customers a reason to return.

Visual Merchandising

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 14, 2023

Returns are, like it or not, as much a part of retail operations as the sales themselves. The exact return rate varies among different verticals and individual retailers, but online sales consistently generate higher levels of returns compared to brick-and-mortar. That means you’re out of business.

Returns

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Here are some of the issues facing retailers — and ways that they can harness AI-powered pricing and promotions to cope with them productively. Similarly, online shoppers respond to different types of promotional offers, and obviously different promotional vehicles used to reach shoppers when shopping online.

Promotions

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

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

SoundCommerce allows us to track the exact impact of these variables on our profitability as we make real-time decisions regarding assortment, promotions, inventory, marketing and fulfillment.” . “Shopper behavior is also less predictable today, requiring more creative experimentation in merchandising and marketing.

Markdowns

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

Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Targeted advertising: You can use data to target promotions effectively, enhancing campaign ROI. AI can identify the fastest retrieval routes, automate markdown processes, and provide real-time inventory insights, ultimately improving your margins.

Loss Prevention

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Here are some of the issues facing retailers — and ways that they can harness AI-powered pricing and promotions to cope with them productively. Similarly, online shoppers respond to different types of promotional offers, and obviously different promotional vehicles used to reach shoppers when shopping online.

Promotions

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2024

Executives are hesitant to admit they’re receiving minimal return on investment from their data departments for fear of being perceived as Luddites clinging to traditional methods. In addition to store closures and layoffs, retailers have had to consolidate operations, renegotiate deals and scale back promotional activities.

Consumer

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 6, 2022

Time-sensitive or exclusive items can be promoted on an aisle endcap. An item’s popularity or novelty can be communicated via badges that read “best seller,” “newly added,” or even “new markdown.” An exceptional product page can turn a passive “window shopper” into a returning ecommerce customer.

Checkout

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2023

We were competitive but measured in our promotions, took strategic markdowns and intentionally did not chase unprofitable sales. Given value is absolutely top of mind right now, being able to deliver affordable joy differentiates us in the marketplace,” said Brian Cornell, CEO of Target on a call with investors. “In

Markdowns

Wiser

APRIL 13, 2021

There are times when you want to switch up prices more often, such as a promotional period or holiday season. Competitive, low prices on Amazon might be what you need to win the Buy Box, alongside other factors like fast shipping times, strong reviews and ratings, and fewer returns or replacements. Turn to Markdowns and Promotions.

Markdowns

Wiser

MARCH 17, 2020

They might also believe the specific price demonstrates greater value or a markdown. There’s also the promotional aspect of it. Which ones drive the most value, generate the most sales, or return the greatest profit? These are a few reasons why charm pricing works. Pricing something at $19.95 instead of $20.00

Markdowns

Retail Adventures

JULY 13, 2021

Plan Events & Promotions: You have competition coming at you from all sides, all vying for the customers’ attention. Make Sure Your Return Policy is Competitive. If every one of your competitors accepts returns and exchanges but your policy screams NO! Be Prepared for Markdowns. Start here: 1. Or strategy.

Markdowns

Retail Adventures

JUNE 4, 2020

Plan In-Store Events & Promotions: You have brick and mortar stores, online retailers, TV, catalogs, and more coming at you from all sides, all vying for the customers’ attention. As we head into summer and fall, be ready with one major and one to two minor events locked and loaded on your promotional calendar.

Markdowns

Wiser

JULY 19, 2017

The 4 P’s; product, placement, price, and promotions are basic components of a marketing plan. On the other hand, merchandising handles the product strategy such as category and brand-level planning, managing in-season pricing and promotional activities, and cross-channel inventory management. Discounting and Promotions.

Marketing

Independent Retailer

DECEMBER 23, 2022

.” Here are 7 tips for retailers on how to better manage their wholesale inventory and get rid of some of that product bloat: Return for a Refund or Credit. Offer Promotions & Product Markdowns. Return for a Refund or Credit. Offer Promotions & Product Markdowns. Donate Excess Inventory.

Inventory Management

Retail Adventures

JULY 1, 2020

Continue to Plan Events & Promotions: You have competition coming at you from all sides, all vying for the customers’ attention. Make Sure Your Return Policy is Competitive. If every one of your competitors accepts returns and exchanges but your policy screams NO! Be Prepared for Markdowns. Start here: 1.

Markdowns

Retail Dive

JULY 24, 2025

Dive Insight: As consumers brace for a surge in back-to-school prices, they’re hunting for bargains at promotional events. Nine in ten survey respondents said promotions will sway their back-to-school shopping decisions, according to a separate ICSC survey. Shoppers are also deploying AI tools to stretch their back-to-school budgets.

Payment Services

Inside Retail

JULY 4, 2023

per cent in the APAC region as a whole and Greater China had “returned to growth” after “two years of declining business”. Another global athletic brand with high hopes pinned on the China market is Puma, and it has only just resumed growth in China, in the first quarter of this year.

Markdowns

M19 Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Your retail management software must be equipped to identify those high-demand items and ensure they are restocked efficiently, while also managing slow-moving SKUs to reduce waste and markdowns. Product returns, promotional campaigns, and seasonal spikes in demand all have a significant impact on the supply chain.

Supply Chain Management

Independent Retailer

AUGUST 19, 2022

According to a report, 54 percent of shoppers are concerned about inflation driving price increases and are on the lookout for promotions and switching to lower-priced brands. Whether you decide to promote your loyalty program, increased rewards, sales, or discounts, you need to stay competitive in order to stay in the game.

Shipping

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

MARCH 11, 2022

It is beneficial to exhaust your resources first, so you don’t end up with the excess products in one store that you eventually have to markdown. These items need to be replaced and either returned to the vendor or donated. It is essential to keep non-sellable products separated from your regular inventory.

Inventory Management

Retalon

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Often resulting in inventory distortion that lead to lost sales and costly markdowns. The variations in fit and color between brands and styles causes an increase in product returns. The cost of returns alone can make a retailer question the profitability of online stores. Can this be considered a truly successful promotion?

Fashion

365 Retail

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Retailers are increasingly embracing AI-based solutions for full lifecycle pricing, that provide price, promotion and markdown optimization that keeps pace with rapidly changing competitor, market and shopper behaviours that cannot be predicted by just looking at the past.

Markdowns

Retail Adventures

OCTOBER 22, 2020

These signs include the promotional and event signs that are meant to be hung for a limited amount of time. Try a Buy $25 in gift cards, get a $5 gift card for free or Buy $50 in gift cards, get a $10 bonus card promotion. Be prepared for markdowns and returns. Zone Two Signs are hung just above the shoppers’ eye level.

Markdowns

Retalon

JANUARY 17, 2022

This is one of the main reasons why leading retailers are bolstering their retail pricing strategy by investing in UPPMO (Unified Price, Promotion, and Markdown) solutions. Pricing is the number one most impactful lever a retailer has to affect GMROI (gross margin return on investment). Let’s find out.

Retailing Pricing

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.

Fulfillment

Retail Adventures

AUGUST 25, 2021

Discuss products, policies, promotions – anything and everything store associates need to know that day. Your return/exchange policy should be comparable to other retailers in your area that sell what you sell. becomes customer-friendly when changed to “We gladly accept returns and exchanges within days.

Returns

Retail Dive

JULY 10, 2025

More often, shoppers save content and return to it when they’re ready to buy, the report said. Dive Insight: Though TikTok is becoming a popular platform for finding high-end fashions, fewer are making immediate purchases. About 15% of survey respondents bought a luxury item directly after seeing it on the platform, according to TikTok.

Department Stores

Retalon

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

In fact, recent research from McKinsey & Co found that there are a few key areas of IT investment that has allowed some retailers to outperform their competitors by a whopping 68% in returns. Why invest in pricing and promotions? Advanced analytics tools can pinpoint demand for a specific SKU at a specific location or channel.

Fulfillment

Retail Dive

JULY 10, 2025

Social commerce and livestream shopping are on the rise, as users consistently return to TikTok Shop and categories like beauty continue to grow on the platform. This is compared to $1 a month by baby boomers, Gen X who spends $39 monthly and Gen Z who averages $33 a month. TikTok Live remains the top live shopping platform among U.S.

Payment Services

Retalon

MARCH 2, 2021

What channels do you promote through? How do you handle returns? Do you run promotions? Run a promotion last year that you don’t plan for this year? Without understanding these business-specific considerations, none of your data, or analytics will yield intelligent and reliable insight. . What are your customer profiles?

Fashion

Retalon

AUGUST 14, 2023

The goal is to weave these channels together seamlessly so customers can: Purchase online and return in-store Browse in-store and buy online later Have their data and shopping cart synced across all platforms Omnichannel retail delivers convenience, flexibility, and personalization to meet modern customer expectations.

Markdowns

V Count

OCTOBER 5, 2022

You may want to sell more of these items or promote them more prominently in your store. When possible, avoid markdowns because they are good for decreasing profits. You will be able to sell more products and minimize the need for markdowns because of these better judgments regarding purchases, sales, and marketing.

Customer Retention

Retalon

AUGUST 5, 2020

How effective are their promotional campaigns? Promotions Uplift Retail KPIs that Answer Questions About Customer Behavior 8. In particular, effective promotion planning depends on having accurate measurements of In-Stock Percentages. Is the right product getting to the right place at the right time? In-Stock Percentage 2.

Inventory Turnover