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As the Holidays Approach, it’s Time to Rethink Retail Pricing Methodology…and AI Can Help

Retail TouchPoints

In addition to this timing variation, over 60% of shoppers plan to do their browsing online, yet 85% expect to buy at least one product in a store. In this kind of shopping environment, how should retailers align their promotions and markdowns for the greatest impact?

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Retail Pricing is a Science – Not an Art

Retail TouchPoints

Discounts within a pricing architecture are frequently deployed when a brand wants to move inventory quickly, which is often the case when faced with bursting warehouses, increasing storage fees and a looming recession. Field leads operational execution, people and customer partnerships at MakerSights.

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How AI is Revolutionising the Retail Sector

Retail Focus

Retailers are using machine learning algorithms to analyse customer data and purchase history to provide tailored suggestions and recommendations. For example, when you shop online at Amazon or ASOS, you’ll notice that the recommendations are specific to your browsing and buying behaviour.

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The Data Dilemma with Retail Pricing and How to Untangle it

Retail TouchPoints

Many retailers are worried that they don’t have all the data at their fingertips, like product data, customer data, transactional data, when items sold, on what device and more. Everyone starts somewhere, and it’s OK wherever you are at in your data journey. I don’t have all the data I know I should have, is that OK?

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Supercharge Your Holiday Pricing with AI-powered Data Science

Retail TouchPoints

Human hunches, especially if they are based on behaviors from past years, are not sufficient in a completely transformed retail landscape. With seasonal items in particular, missing the mark on pricing, even if only a little, often results in excess stock on hand that has very weak demand, necessitating markdowns.

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Recharge Your Digital Pricing Strategies with Data Science

Retail Focus

As other sectors, including travel and hospitality, experienced online commerce surges, the retail market shifted at a more leisurely pace. Let’s look at three ways that data science can help retailers thrive in a highly competitive multi-channel environment.

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Mastering Promotional Pricing: Proactive Holiday Strategies to Protect Your Profits

Retail TouchPoints

Navigating holiday retail pricing strategies during times of economic uncertainty requires a delicate balance between reacting to market conditions and maintaining profitability. Retailers should focus on defining and refining customer segments to understand the impact of promotions on these groups.