Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 8, 2022

Target is taking multiple actions to right-size its inventory, including additional markdowns, removing excess inventory and cancelling orders, as it makes room for merchandise including groceries and back-to-school supplies. The company also is planning to add five distribution centers over the next two years to support its supply chain. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In addition to this timing variation, over 60% of shoppers plan to do their browsing online, yet 85% expect to buy at least one product in a store. In this kind of shopping environment, how should retailers align their promotions and markdowns for the greatest impact? And don’t forget the shopper looking for that end-of-season deal.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2021

The solution also will help Sally Beauty create more effective promotions through enhanced targeting and develop profitable markdown plans. Among the activities Americans plan to engage in during what Vagaro refers to as a “Quarantine Glow-Up” are enhanced skin and haircare routines — Sally Beauty’s sweet spot.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Predictive analytics provides retailers with a data-driven approach to demand planning and inventory management. This reduces overstocking and the need for massive markdowns. This helps retailers optimise inventory levels, staffing, and promotions for smoother operations and waste reduction.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 17, 2024

will deploy the Base Price and Markdown pricing solutions from Revionics , an Aptos Company , to help scale optimized pricing across its 2,200 stores and ecommerce site. Tractor Supply Co. The rural lifestyle retailer has been a Revionics customer since 2010.

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Retail Adventures

JANUARY 20, 2021

And when it doesn’t you need a plan to get rid of it so you can buy fabric that will sell. Be firm about delivery dates, and implement a strong markdown program to clear out product that’s past its sell date. When done on time, the first markdown you take is always the cheapest markdown. but it isn’t selling.

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Wiser

AUGUST 15, 2017

In a perfect retail world, markdowns wouldn’t be necessary and every item would sell at full price within weeks of being in store. This is where markdowns come in handy, as the demand for a product diminishes, sales can encourage shoppers to purchase an item they wouldn’t have considered buying at full price. Plan Markdowns in Advance.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 18, 2023

As part of the new multiyear agreement — which builds upon a partnership that started in 2016 — Academy will use the Revionics Base Price and Markdown solutions to not only optimize its pricing strategy but better manage inventory levels throughout the product lifecycle.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 1, 2024

The deployment is designed to reduce the risk of markdowns and stock shortages while also limiting the impact of underperforming products. Family Dollar has partnered with First Insight to refine its merchandise assortment strategy using the solution’s predictive analytics and actionable data.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The retailer also is guarding against supply chain shocks by expanding its network of coastal holding facilities, including a new one Lowe’s plans to open in Suffolk, Va. This helps us to not only capture sales, but also mitigates markdown risk because we avoid stranding product unnecessarily in our stores.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

TheDOM.com (DOM stands for Digital Off-Price Mall) will offer discounted designer fashion, streetwear and activewear from more than 90 leading Australian and international brands when it goes live in the second half of June, and there are plans to expand into additional categories, such as homewares, electronics and travel, in the future. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2021

With seasonal items in particular, missing the mark on pricing, even if only a little, often results in excess stock on hand that has very weak demand, necessitating markdowns. The Win-Win Imperative: There are No Do-Overs. Michaud is President and CEO of DemandTec.

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Inside Retail

JULY 22, 2021

The warehouse, situated in Ravenhall, Victoria, will serve Myer’s stores and online efforts, will hold over 100,000 SKUs, and is key to the next phase of the department store’s ‘Factory to Customer’ initiative – and is another important step in the ongoing ‘Customer First Plan’ according to chief executive John King.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 1, 2025

Putting older products through markdowns might not necessarily be the trigger [either], as customers want a quality product. Planning and forecasting carefully is important you dont want to get into a stock position where cashflow demands a fire sale to fund the next round of purchasing, Pavone said.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 3, 2023

When it came to inventory planning and optimization, stores were planned, allocated and/or replenished, and transacted with their customers entirely separately from the digital channel. This last, critical element (markdown avoidance) is the least fully adopted technique across the retail landscape today.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 3, 2021

Fortunately, there is well-established, proven science-based technology that enables retailers to offer carefully crafted prices, promotions and markdowns in online as well as brick-and-mortar channels. Think of pricing in the context of the full lifecycle, from everyday price through promotions and markdowns/clearance.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

An increase in volatility in any one of these variables would be troublesome for a retailer, but when all six are in play it makes for a perfect planning storm. The planners in turn use data and adopt planning methodologies of varying complexity to move stock at optimum price and margin. .

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Optimize Seasonal Promotion Plans Seasonal promotions are a staple in retail, but not all promotions are created equal. This strategic approach to promotion planning can help retailers avoid unnecessary discounting while still driving sales during peak periods.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In addition, the retailer is revising its planned same-store sales growth of 1.0% Dollar General also executed nearly 850 real estate projects during Q2 2023, “further extending our reach and expanding our ability to serve both new and existing customers,” Owen explained. Dollar General plans to spend between $1.6 in Q2 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

More and more, that means rethinking product development and expanding their sizing and assortment planning to represent a wider range of sizes and body shapes. But it’s still true that only a small fraction of the fashion retail market has put tactical plans into place to support this significant consumer base. billion in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2023

The decline was primarily driven by clearance markdowns of approximately 750 basis points, according to CFO Jill Timm. One strategy will be putting more gifting items up front in stores, which the retailer did for Valentine’s Day and plans to continue doing for Mother’s Day and “all true gift-giving periods.” in Q4 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Retailer Plans to Use Solution Across Multiple Channels. This customer-level profit insight can inform every business decision, from where to acquire the highest value customers to how best to serve them in a retail store and at the residential doorstep. ”.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2022

With customer demands coming in hotter and the stakes higher than ever, assortment planning is the key to profit growth. Here, we help you avoid profit margin mayhem with a considered, data-driven assortment plan. What is assortment planning? Why is assortment planning important? More on this later. Hello, retention!

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Retalon

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In todays fast-moving retail landscape, outdated assortment planning methods lead to lost revenue, frustrated customers, and inefficient operations. Retailers using AI-based assortment planning have seen a 36% SKU reduction while increasing sales by 1-2% ( McKinsey ). Why Is Assortment Planning in Retail So Challenging?

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2023

We were competitive but measured in our promotions, took strategic markdowns and intentionally did not chase unprofitable sales. Dollar Tree’s outlook includes about $430 million in operating expenses across a number of investments, including plans to increase average wages by $2 per hour. “We during Q4, but they were up 0.6%

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

So it could be markdown optimization or customer analytics or supply chain or assortment and merchandising — there are a lot of use cases that retailers tend to need. Retailers can then run “what if” simulations, calibrate demand forecasting, improve inventory planning, formulate strategies for supply chain segmentation and more.

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365 Retail

JUNE 16, 2021

Online retail giant The Very Group will continue to enhance its pricing strategies with DemandTec Markdown Optimisation. The post The Very Group Renews DemandTec Markdown Optimisation appeared first on 365 RETAIL | Retail News.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 30, 2023

The company is looking to pivot Journeys to an off-mall strategy, with 13 locations out of a planned 25 already open. This was attributed to increased markdowns at Journeys offsetting an otherwise normalized promotional environment, which led to improved margins at the other businesses. Genesco’s gross margin was 47.3% in Q1 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2021

A recent Shopkick survey proposes that these behaviors are likely to continue through the holiday season: 22% of consumers plan to shop for the holiday well ahead of schedule and 25% even plan to finish their shopping by Thanksgiving, which historically has been the “official kick off” of the holiday shopping season.

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2022

Supply chain disruption may have become a singularly hot topic in retail circles these past years, but a focus on improving supply chain planning and forecasting is far more than just a passing trend. The post AI-driven solutions take supply chain planning to the next level appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Retail Adventures

DECEMBER 1, 2024

It’s December, so we know that you have already made a list and checked it twice, but here’s a refresher, just in case… EVENTS ARE ESSENTIAL Customers need a reason to visit your store so plan on having at least one major and two minor in-store events in December. MASTER MARKDOWNS Plan now for your post-holiday markdowns.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 17, 2023

You’ll probably have to adjust margins to implement this model effectively, and it’s likely that the ‘better’ offer will end up being the largest seller, so plan your orders accordingly. Tread carefully because markdowns will bite hard if you misjudge stock weights. And you’ll need a pre-planned mechanism to achieve that.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 5, 2025

In a press release, Jean-Marc Bellaiche, Printemps Groupes chief executive officer, stated, “We think we can bring something unique, both to its engaged local consumer base and the strong tourist flows the city welcomes We plan to pioneer a new format of experiential retail in this fast-changing and demanding market.”

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Retalon

MARCH 21, 2025

AOP meaning – Annual Operating Plan, is a comprehensive strategic plan that outlines a companys financial goals, key initiatives, and operational tactics for the upcoming fiscal year. For retailers, an AOP serves as a central planning tool that drives alignment across departments and informs high-level decisions.

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A1 Retail

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Differs (stand #E40) A predictive AI SaaS solution that optimises discounts for each product, allowing retailers, including Sephora and H&M, to sell more at higher prices, protecting margins and optimising markdowns to generate sell-through.

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Wiser

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Promotions influence shopper behavior , and consumers are conditioned to search for the best deals and prioritize brands and retailers who markdown products more often than the competition. Examples of TPRs include the standard dollars-off markdown, limited-time coupons, contests, rebates, and more.

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Retail Dive

AUGUST 17, 2022

The retailer resorted to markdowns after facing sluggish demand as consumers grapple with inflation. Was it a speed bump, or a sign of poor planning?

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