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PetSmart Rolls Out Store Solution to Improve Inventory Management and Digital Fulfillment

Retail TouchPoints

PetSmart has deployed the gStore platform from GreyOrange to enhance inventory management and store operations in its nearly 1,700 stores. The SaaS solution includes capabilities for optimizing digital fulfillment by utilizing dynamic pick paths and real-time inventory data for customizable routes.

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Fresh Market Aims to Improve Inventory Management with New Tech, Including Electronic Shelf Labels

Retail TouchPoints

The Fresh Market will deploy solutions from VusionGroup across all 166 grocery stores in its fleet next year, adding electronic shelf labels (ESLs), improved inventory management technology and analytics designed to better support in-store merchandising decisions, timing of out-of-stocks and prioritizing waste reduction.

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How Hot Topic and Lamps Plus Mastered Inventory Management and More

Retail TouchPoints

For our customers it’s all about breadth.” Hot Topic has found that predictability — not necessarily speed — is among the most important aspects of the customer experience. Additionally, its products are often delicate and heavy, which makes getting delivery right paramount for a good customer experience.

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How AI is set to revolutionise inventory management

Inside Retail

Great product diversity, changing consumer demands, and the expansion of e-commerce have turned inventory management into a major pain point for retailers. Poor inventory management results in overstocking and under-stocking, impaired cash flow, and losses from theft and spoilage. Here are some reasons why: 1.

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Product Substitution: How Savvy Retailers and Manufacturers can Build Supply Chain Resiliency, Reduce Costs and Improve Customer Experiences

Retail TouchPoints

The letdown customers experience when their orders don’t arrive on time, or at all, results in uncertainty and distrust that’s difficult — if not impossible — to remedy. Retailers can expect that customers will turn to other vendors; once this happens, they’ve lost both the sale and the customer’s trust and loyalty.

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Managing retail touchpoints for a positive customer experience

Retail Focus

Retail formats in an omnichannel context ensure a seamless experience . In an omnichannel retail environment, each retail format becomes an active contributor of a positive customer experience. In that context, different retail formats functionalities are enhanced, technologies integrated, and their management rethought.

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Breaking Barriers: How Brick-and-Mortar Retailers can Deliver Exceptional Customer Experiences

Retail TouchPoints

Understanding the products shoppers tend to buy in a single basket can lead to co-merchandising opportunities that not only drive incremental sales, but also increase convenience for customers by reminding them of complimentary items they may otherwise forget to buy. Better inventory management means better business operations, period.