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Extended Back-to-School Season Spotlights Need for Tactical Markdowns

Retail TouchPoints

Additionally, shoppers are continuing to buy even after school has started to save on markdown items and stretch their budgets further. Consumers also are allocating more of their BTS budget to apparel and school supplies rather than pricey electronics, although belt-tightening is likely influencing decisions in multiple product categories.

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Apparel prices rise despite markdowns

Retail Wire

Apparel prices in June were 5.2 percent higher on a year-over-year basis, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The clothing category, driven by an uptick in work-appropriate clothing and formalwear, rose five percent from January through May, according to NPD.

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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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Tractor Supply Leverages Pricing Optimization Solution

Retail TouchPoints

will deploy the Base Price and Markdown pricing solutions from Revionics , an Aptos Company , to help scale optimized pricing across its 2,200 stores and ecommerce site. Tractor Supply partnered with Martha Stewart on a line of branded gardening apparel in March 2024. Tractor Supply Co.

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Navigating AI Adoption: Why the Co-Pilot Approach is the Most Successful  

Retail TouchPoints

AI in Pricing: Automating Markdowns to Increase Sell-Through and Profit Lifecycle pricing is an intensely data-driven process for retailers, and markdown optimization is a key area where AI can deliver greater value. For example, AI can help retailers ensure that holiday decorations are sold out just before the big event.

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Academy Sports + Outdoors Expands Revionics Partnership to Optimize Customer-Centric Pricing

Retail TouchPoints

As part of the new multiyear agreement — which builds upon a partnership that started in 2016 — Academy will use the Revionics Base Price and Markdown solutions to not only optimize its pricing strategy but better manage inventory levels throughout the product lifecycle.

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New Slate of Google Tools Aims to Help Holiday Bargain Hunters

Retail TouchPoints

The general Deals page features promotions and markdowns in a range of top holiday categories — including apparel, electronics, toys and beauty — from a wide variety of merchants, ranging from big-box stores and multi-brand retailers to DTC brands and local stores.

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