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The Reject Shop plans more stores as sales surge

Inside Retail

Discount variety retailer The Reject Shop plans to open more stores this year to support sales growth and increase profitability. million due to rising costs and higher shrinkage. The post The Reject Shop plans more stores as sales surge appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. However, its profit plunged 35.9

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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

Inside Retail

“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. It plans to open about 15 to 20 new stores during this fiscal year, including 10 in the first half.

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New merchandise offering boosts The Reject Shop’s top line

Inside Retail

Meanwhile, general merchandise sales were down, with planned lower average selling prices largely offset by strong unit volume growth. Like many Australian retailers, The Reject Shop is facing some near-term margin pressure from higher shrinkage and rising costs. EBIT for the half was $19.4 million, down 16.1 per cent year on year.

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Don’t Blame Shrinkage: Why Poor Digital Strategy Might Be Responsible for Retail Uncertainty

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Don’t Blame Shrinkage: Why Poor Digital Strategy Might Be Responsible for Retail Uncertainty While retail is a cyclical industry, it’s important to be honest about transformations, negative and positive, in the industry. Certainly, these elements make an impact. Though researchers have found that in terms of tech, 65.1%

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

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The demise of 99 Cents Only points to a larger weakness in the dollar-store category, Brad Thomas, Equity Research Analyst at KeyBanc Capital Markets told Yahoo Finance , pointing to Dollar Tree ’s plans to close nearly 1,000 locations over the next several years.

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The productivity revolution: Transforming retail operations to combat inflation

Inside Retail

Shrinkage: -15 per cent. PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act): Embed a culture of continuous improvement. In our experience, operational excellence programs deliver measurable improvements across retailers’ balanced scorecards: Customer satisfaction: +7 per cent. Sales: +25 per cent. Market share: +2.2 Stockouts: -21 per cent.

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