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7 Tips for Wholesale Inventory Management

Independent Retailer

Wholesale inventory bloat, combined with a softening demand in the economy, is taking its toll on cash flow and earnings at retailers. . ” Here are 7 tips for retailers on how to better manage their wholesale inventory and get rid of some of that product bloat: Return for a Refund or Credit. Retailers were sitting on $739.5

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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.

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AllSaints ‘confident as ever’ after posting third year of record results

Retail Gazette

The retailer said the strong financial performance was driven by a reduction in promotional and markdown activity, as well as a changing sales mix with growth in wholesale, franchise and licensing channels. This has allowed the fashion brand, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, to reach more customers than ever before.

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Burberry sales return to pre-pandemic levels despite rich tourists staying away

365 Retail

Outgoing chief executive Marco Gobbetti, who announced he was quitting the retailer last month, said: “We saw strong growth across our strategic categories, in particular leather goods and outerwear, and exited markdowns in digital and mainline stores. “We

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6 Ways Farfetch is Disrupting Luxury Retail

Indigo 9 Digital

Under this model brands have more control over merchandising, pricing and the customer experience. With more pricing control brands can offer more merchandise at full price, avoiding markdowns which are thought to negatively impact a luxury brand’s image. In 2015 Farfetch purchased Browns, a luxury fashion boutique in London.

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Open to Buy Retail Planning Done Right

Retalon

Consider whether the budget is for the entire company or specific segments, such as the e-commerce division or the wholesale part of the business. If you plan to mark down products at a certain stage of the product lifecycle, such as the last trimester of the season, you need to adjust the numbers to account for markdowns.

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Open to Buy Retail Planning Done Right

Retalon

Consider whether the budget is for the entire company or specific segments, such as the e-commerce division or the wholesale part of the business. If you plan to mark down products at a certain stage of the product lifecycle, such as the last trimester of the season, you need to adjust the numbers to account for markdowns.