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Is the DTC business model dead, or just evolving?

Inside Retail

Like many trends, the discourse around DTC is a rollercoaster, ranging from ‘DTC is dead!’ Analyzing over 80 different rigorous peer-reviewed studies on DTC, we discovered a few common insights that prove the DTC model isn’t dead, it’s just evolving and, in fact, it could still be a great way for smaller brands to build customer engagement.

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Reinventing the phone shop: Dialling up the experience

Retail Gazette

In fact, the number of high street phone shops has plummeted 38% over the past five years, dropping from just over 10,000 in 2017 to just over 6,000 in 2023, data from the Local Data Company shows. That’s not to say the mobile phone shop is dead.

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The Future of Retail in the New Era of Risk

Retail Prophet

The result is slow turns, deep markdowns, write-offs, and heaps of dead stock in warehouses, much of which eventually becomes landfill. The myopic focus on low price has lead to an epidemic of markdowns and dead stock. Image Credit: Hip To Save). Becoming a Force for Good.

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How Predictive Analytics Are Transforming Omni-Channel Retail

Retalon

What is the optimal pricing/markdown strategy to sell off inventory by end of season while a staying away from lost sales, and dead inventory? How do you calculate optimal safety stock levels? How are predictive analytics helping retailers reduce out-of-stocks? How can the refine forecast accuracy?

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How Predictive Analytics Are Transforming Omni-Channel Retail

Retalon

What is the optimal pricing/markdown strategy to sell off inventory by end of season while a staying away from lost sales, and dead inventory? How do you calculate optimal safety stock levels? How are predictive analytics helping retailers reduce out-of-stocks? How can the refine forecast accuracy?

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4 Critical Steps for Optimizing Omnichannel Order Fulfillment in 2021

Retalon

This includes everything from storing inventory, processing orders, picking stock, shipping packages, and delivering orders to the end consumer. Firstly, a BOPIS model simply pushes the optimization burden to the individual stores — as consumers tend to check individual store stock before ordering.

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How Aussie label Form & Fold is building a better swimwear brand

Inside Retail

IR : The official launch was in 2017. We really want to extend our size range, but it’s such an undertaking, and you’re left with so much dead stock because it’s really hard to forecast. IR : In addition to selling online, you’re also stocked by Net-A-Porter, Matches Fashion, Brown and Harrods.