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How Retailers can Combat Inventory Shrinkage with Drone-Powered Warehouse Monitoring

Retail TouchPoints

There’s been a lot of talk recently about retailers reporting lower-than-expected earnings due to inventory shrinkage. According to the Corporate Finance Institute , “Inventory shrinkage occurs when the number of products in stock are fewer than those recorded on the inventory list. What does this mean exactly?

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Solutions Designed for Retail Associates Need to Keep the Customer Experience in Mind

Retail TouchPoints

Understaffing contributes to theft and shrinkage in general, but it also creates an increasingly impersonal feeling for offline shopping ,” said Nick Kramer, Leader of Applied Solutions at SSA & Co. Ideally, these apps also should contribute to a better in-store shopper experience. in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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5 Real-World Ways 5G Will Transform Retail

Retail TouchPoints

Additionally, we’re able to look at what are the highly trafficked areas and what are the focus spots [in the store] to reduce shrinkage and optimize employee staffing ,” she added. Supply Chain Optimization.

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5G in Retail: Creating the WOW factor

Retail TouchPoints

5G can reduce wasted time and prevent inventory shrinkage, providing retailers with cost savings. Delivery and stocking experiences: 5G can support massive IoT connectivity, which can be used to improve product tracking capabilities. A pallet of goods can be tracked from departure at the manufacturing site through transit to the store.

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Different Things to Consider Outsourcing in Your Retail Business (and Why)

Retail Focus

Order Fulfillment When outsourcing, retailers can benefit from streamlined inventory management, order processing, and shipping. Third-party logistic experts possess the infrastructure, expertise, and technology required to handle outsourcing order fulfillment with precision.

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Loss Prevention & Fraud Detection in Retail

Cisco Retail

Shrinkage means the retailer has less physical inventory than their system reflects. There are other downstream implications to inaccurate inventory, like out-of-stocks, or “outs,” which can prevent retailers from fulfilling online orders or meeting in-store customer demand.

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What Is Phantom Inventory? Here’s How to Spot It

Wiser

ShrinkageShrinkage occurs when a product is lost due to employee theft, shoplifting, or another unknown reason. . Employee errors – Store associates may make an error when entering data, processing returns, or picking inventory to fulfill an online order. . You can’t fix what you don’t know is even a problem.

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