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How Online Businesses can Master Inventory Management to Impact Operations

Retail TouchPoints

There’s an inventory sweet spot you’re always looking to achieve — not overstocking, not understocking, and still managing to keep up with changing buyer demands. Learning to master your inventory management processes can net significant bottom-line results in your ecommerce business.

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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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Why Data Will Drive the Future of Inventory Management

Retail TouchPoints

Retailers acted with agility, changing the way they planned and managed inventory in a remarkably short time. Effective inventory management plays a vital role in this — and data-led solutions can make a real difference here. It all adds up to a challenging scenario for retailers and suppliers. years, on average.

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Vallarta to Implement Integrated Inventory Management Solution

Retail TouchPoints

Vallarta Supermarkets will implement Logile IMS, an inventory management solution that will allow the Southern California regional supermarket chain to manage orders and receiving while also handling in-store production and service, via integration with the retailer’s forecasting and workforce management solutions.

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The gift of inventory management this holiday season

I Vend

We can see the importance of inventory management during the three key stages of the holiday season: Preparation – before the holiday season rush, retailers need to plan and forecast to ensure they know what is most likely to sell, via which channel and in which stores. . weeks, down from a pre-pandemic shopping season of 7.4

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Party City Debuts New Online Party-Planning Marketplace in Las Vegas

Retail TouchPoints

Party City has launched a new digital party-planning marketplace, aptly called Party+ Marketplace , that brings together local vendors and service providers with the retailers’ range of party supplies.

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Serta Simmons Seeks to Improve Inventory and Supply Chain Planning with New Tech

Retail TouchPoints

Mattress retail conglomerate Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB) — the owner of brands including Serta , Simmons , Beautyrest and Tuft & Needle — is working to transform its supply chain planning capabilities through a new partnership with Blue Yonder.

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