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

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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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The Reject Shop’s net profit plunges amid rising costs, shrinkage

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. “Like many Australian retailers, The Reject Shop continues to face near-term margin pressure from rising costs and higher shrinkage, which adversely impacted profitability in FY24,” said Steven Fisher, The Reject Shop chair. ” During the year, the company made changes to its merchandise strategy.

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The Reject Shop plans more stores as sales surge

Inside Retail

The company is investing in other initiatives across the business, including in supply chain, technology, infrastructure and warehouse management, he added. million due to rising costs and higher shrinkage. The Reject Shop posted record sales of $852.7 million last year, up 4.1 per cent on the prior corresponding period.

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Kmart MD talks Target merger, shrinkage, and adapting to customer behaviour

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This is the message put forward by Wesfarmers’ CEO Rob Scott, and Kmart Group managing director Ian Bailey, to investors last week. While value for money is undoubtedly a large focus for retailers moving forward, stamping out shrinkage is another. Target of theft ?

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Merchandise strategy pays off for Reject Shop

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. “Like many Australian retailers, The Reject Shop is currently facing a number of macro and inflationary pressures, including higher wages, domestic supply chain costs, and shrinkage,” said Clinton Cahn, The Reject Shop CEO. The company forecasts full-year earnings before interest and taxes to range from $4 million to $5.5

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Detego Offers An RFID-Powered Factory-To-Store Shipment Validation Tool

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The cloud-hosted solution is part of Detego’s end-to-end RFID software platform, which also includes products to manage warehouses, stores, smart displays and AI-powered analytics.

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99 Cents Only to Close All 371 Locations, Hold Liquidation Sale in Business Wind-Down

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” Simoncic, who is also a Managing Director at consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M), will step down; fellow A&M Managing Director Chris Wells will take over as Chief Restructuring Officer to help facilitate the wind-down.

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