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How Retailers can Combat Inventory Shrinkage with Drone-Powered Warehouse Monitoring

Retail TouchPoints

There’s been a lot of talk recently about retailers reporting lower-than-expected earnings due to inventory shrinkage. According to the Corporate Finance Institute , “Inventory shrinkage occurs when the number of products in stock are fewer than those recorded on the inventory list. What does this mean exactly?

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Different Things to Consider Outsourcing in Your Retail Business (and Why)

Retail Focus

Order Fulfillment When outsourcing, retailers can benefit from streamlined inventory management, order processing, and shipping. This frees up your time to focus on strategic decision-making, financial planning, and growth initiatives. Payroll Processing Handling payroll intricacies can be time-consuming and complex for retailers.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 282 – Cyberweek Recap with Salesforce’s Rob Garf

Retail Geek

Cyberweek and in large part because the two of you everybody saw a ship again in like everybody right it made the Today Show. we saw a shrinkage of 6% of product catalogs so retailers are being conservative. Cyberweek because consumer saw the headline you know I was asked by a customer just recently in the specialty apparel space.