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Adobe: Consumers Will Spend More Online in First 10 Months of 2021 than All of 2019

Retail TouchPoints

That’s 9% more than the comparable period last year and 58% more than 2019. 1, 2021, consumers will have spent more online than the $575 billion they spent in all of 2019. As a historical benchmark, from 2015 to 2019, online prices fell 3.9% In fact, Adobe forecasts that even before the holiday season begins on Nov.

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What are Retail Markdowns?

Wiser

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?

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New app helps grocers, consumers reduce food waste

Inside Retail

Local customers can see what is on sale in their neighbourhood supermarkets and actively participate in reducing waste in their community “Typically, retailers have to rely on shoppers sporadically finding a markdown in store while preoccupied with their shopping. The Gander app is available for download on iOS and Android devices.

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Young customers push Burberry sales to pre-pandemic levels

Retail Wire

Burberry, which operates 454 stores, reports that sales in the last quarter were up 86 percent over 2020 and one percent from 2019, as younger consumers purchased the luxury retailers clothing and accessories. “We

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Preparing for the Rise in Online Retail Returns

Retail TouchPoints

Returns are increasing labor costs due to inspection and restocking time and often cause markdowns, out-of-stock and logistics expenses to increase. A 2019 study found that 46% of returns were attributed to the “wrong size, fit, or color.” Retailers can also create a return policy that avoids waste.

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How Smaller Assortments, Lower Inventory Levels Can Maximize Post-COVID Success

Retail TouchPoints

By creating narrower product assortments and limiting inventory levels — especially for product shipments headed to brick-and-mortar stores —merchants would gain the ability to react more quickly to changing consumer trends, and even potentially reduce their need for markdowns. Richard Maicki.

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Off-Price Quarterly Results Showcase Benefits Of ‘Essential Retailer’ Status

Retail TouchPoints

in Q1 2019. While the retailer incurred additional expenses from associate bonuses and other COVID-19-related expenditures, Dollar General was able to reduce markdowns, on top of benefiting from increased purchase volume. in Q1 2019. of net sales, compared to 22.5% of net sales in Q1 2020, compared to 23.1%

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