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More recessions lessons from Greenlit Brands, Camilla, Super Retail

Inside Retail

Experience: We all experienced the GFC – I was CEO of The Good Guys at the time – and the principles of dealing with a downturn are pretty much the same, except in the current situation, we have the added benefit of a more dynamic channel in e-commerce. You look at all of those controllables very closely. Michael Ford. Launa Inman.

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Meet Lindsay Nicholas, the fashion designer bringing NY edge to Melbourne

Inside Retail

With luxurious touches, such as a VIP area with velvet chairs, a personal shopping service, and free domestic shipping for in-store customers, Nicholas calls it “one of the most elegant stores” she has ever seen. In the US, women are more averse to a drop-crotch pant, which in Australia is more common. What brought you to Melbourne?

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Solving the Excess Inventory Retail Crisis

Independent Retailer

Locked down consumers, desperate for a distraction, scrambled for everything from at-home fitness equipment and gaming consoles to gazebos and scatter cushions — and warehouses were cleared of stock as supply chains buckled under the extraordinary pressure. Even returns are up, reaching 17 percent in 2021 from 11 percent in 2020.

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Retail Crisis: Why Mountains Of Excess Inventory And Overselling Is Set To Kill Off Many Promising Businesses

Retail Minded

distraction, scrambled for everything from at-home fitness equipment and games consoles to. Of course, this level of demand could not be maintained – and in 2022, they have dropped. Among them, a global supply chain crisis – rife with driver shortages and lengthy shipping. in 2020 (National Retail Federation).

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Marks & Spencer’s Turnaround Strategy, Why it’s Working

Indigo 9 Digital

representing the fastest growth in at least a decade and sales so far this year have been strong. But in 2020 Marks & Spencer opened up its website to outside apparel brands. That means if there is slow moving merchandise the retailer doesn’t have to worry about taking markdowns to sell the inventory. last year.

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4 Critical Steps for Optimizing Omnichannel Order Fulfillment in 2021

Retalon

Maintaining margins within business constraints while efficiently providing order fulfillment to customers is a tall order, especially considering each customer purchase requires a real-time fulfillment decision within a shifting context of inventory, demand, returns, delivery times, and shipping costs. Will you deny returns at a store level?

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Retailers: Leverage AI For A Greener Planet And Greener Financial Statements

Retalon

Written by Mark Krupnik, CEO at Retalon. There are some who believe that sustainable supply chains that lead to a greener planet can only exist at the expense of the business. In fact, according to Morningstar, sustainable fund flows in the United States continued at a record pace , more than doubling from 2019 to 2020.