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“Optimizing Special Events and Seasonality in Retail: Embracing High-Resolution Planning” by Greg Arthur via Total Retail

“Optimizing Special Events and Seasonality in Retail: Embracing High-Resolution Planning” by Greg Arthur via Total Retail

Mastering inventory for special events and seasonality is a key ongoing challenge for retailers of every kind and size. The ebb and flow of sales during festive seasons, promotions, shopping days, and holidays can pose significant hurdles for inventory management....
“2024 Retail Trends: How the Latest Technologies Continue to Shape the Industry” by Pierre Kremer

“2024 Retail Trends: How the Latest Technologies Continue to Shape the Industry” by Pierre Kremer

Credit: Getty Images by FangXiaNuo Our rapidly digitalizing and globalizing world hasn’t been kind to the retail industry these past few years, especially for brick-and-mortar stores. As a result, many retailers have begun to wrestle with questions concerning...
“Relationships vs. Transactions and the Future of Email” by Jon Stamell via Total Retail

“Relationships vs. Transactions and the Future of Email” by Jon Stamell via Total Retail

Credit: Jon Stamell Do you know how many emails are sent every day around the world? I ask people that all the time and I get some surprising answers. I’ve heard 10 million, 100 million and up to a billion. The answer is that in 2024, people around the world will send...