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Sick of hearing about AI? The key is understanding how to make it work for you

Inside Retail

In-store enhancements Computer vision: Improves product displays and store layouts to attract shoppers. AI can identify the fastest retrieval routes, automate markdown processes, and provide real-time inventory insights, ultimately improving your margins.

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How to achieve profit growth with a killer assortment plan

Inside Retail

It’s basically the harmonious union of merchandising, product placement and store layout (online or physical) to get the most bang from the season and provide a competitive advantage. Reduce markdown activity through planning width (number of options) and depth (units per option) of range.

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5 Key Questions to Improve Your Assortment Plans (2021)

Retalon

If your predictions are inaccurate (or your assortment plan fails to reflect consumer demand) — you’ll be facing out-of-stocks, markdowns, and unhappy customers all year. Others will begin by considering that brick-and-mortar assortments must reflect the reality of store layouts. This is easier said than done.

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Try-On Data Unlocked: Driving In-Store Analytics for a Smarter Retail Experience

Retail TouchPoints

From the art of visual merchandising (VM) to the subtle science of store layout, many of the best decisions were historically guided by experience, gut instinct and the occasional stroke of genius. A quick VM or store layout adjustment could fix what might otherwise remain a mystery.