What Is Return on Inventory – and Why Should Retailers Care?
In retail, few metrics cut through the noise like return on inventory. While terms like margin, turnover and demand forecast accuracy …
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Staying on Track in Turbulent Times: How Leading Hardware Retailers Are Using Inventory Optimization to Stay Competitive
It’s been a volatile couple of weeks in the US economy, and retailers across all sectors are feeling the pressure. With the introduction of sweeping tariffs and the knock-on impact of uncertainty through global supply chains, the cost of doing business shot up overnight.
Whether it’s a tariff on Chinese imports, a blanket import fee, or a surcharge on automotive-related products, the impact is clear: margins are shrinking, costs are unpredictable, and strategic agility has never been more critical.
In this environment, best-in-class hardware retailers are not simply reacting. They’re planning. They’re optimizing. They’re working with experts to bring greater visibility and control to one of the most powerful levers they still hold: inventory.
What is the “Inventory Bubble”?
Inventory bubbles happen. Learn how to manage the increase in inventory. The inventory bubble often occurs when retailers implement an …
Five Questions Circling the Footwear Retailing Sector
A footwear retail executive sheds light on the pressing issues, strategic responses, and the future direction of the sector. The …
Ten Tips to Reduce Your Inventory Carrying Costs
Our team of inventory management and planning experts have these recommendations for reducing inventory costs. Carrying costs are among the …
Optimizing Your Supply Chain and Inventory Opportunities
Financial Metrics Retailers Need to Monitor and Get Right Supply chain and inventory management is an ongoing process where retailers …
Hardware Retailing Article
Supply Chain and Inventory Management: A Growing But Addressable Problem Hardware Retailing invited the inventory management experts to provide its …
Now, That’s a Well-Oiled Machine
Run Your Inventory Management Capability Effectively with a Well-Oiled Predictive Demand Engine There’s a reason why people say, “It’s a …
Retail Touchpoints Special Report
Supply Chain Visibility: How Predictive Analytics and RFID Can Battle Uncertainty The past several years have proven that uncertainty is …
Shoptalk 2023 Conference Recap
Key Takeaways from Retail’s Biggest Gathering of Rising Influential Leaders and Brands Shoptalk is an event for retailers to discuss …