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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. In the years to come, AI will prove extremely useful in supply chain management.

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Leveraging Voice-Directed Picking to Optimize Multichannel Fulfillment

Retail TouchPoints

Manage Peak Seasons Better One of the most powerful aspects of voice picking technology is its flexibility to adapt to fluctuations in order volume and changes in product lines. To enhance the WMS, the company included a multi-modal voice-directed applications and a management console.

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Understanding the Modern Category Manager: Overcoming Daily Challenges with Smarter Solutions

Wiser

The Complex Role of a Category Manager Category Managers sit at the center of a high stakes balancing act. Managing category growth, supplier partnerships, and promotional execution across multiple retailers and sales channels requires constant coordination. Every product decision carries weight.

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3 Key Retail Metrics and How Supply Chain Readjustments Can Help

Retail TouchPoints

Inventory Turnover Definition: The speed at which a business sells and replenishes its inventory during a given period, also known as “stock turn.” However, high or low inventory turnover can also be attributed to how quickly or slowly a retailer can move their goods around.

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Steps for Choosing and Implementing Retail Store Planning Software

Retail Focus

Key customization factors include configurable planogram rules to align with brand guidelines, store-specific layouts that balance localization with corporate consistency, and role-based user access to accommodate corporate teams, store managers, and visual merchandisers. Data analysis and feedback identify improvement areas.

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4 Top Inventory Management Techniques and Best Practices

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

Do you know how to manage your inventory as effectively as possible? What are the inventory management best practices? If you can’t answer these questions, it’s time to reconsider how you manage your inventory. Counting inventory in manageable segments can make things easier for you.

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Analysing Retail Industry Trends Through Stock Indicators

365 Retail

Inventory Turnover Retail success depends on how efficiently inventory is managed. The inventory turnover ratio helps measure how often a company sells and replaces stock within a given time. A rising metric signals that the retailer is gaining traction, whereas declining figures might raise red flags.