Strategic insights for unified retailing

Strategic insights
for unified retailing

Merchandising


Minimising markdowns with enterprise order management Minimising markdowns with enterprise order management
Simon Evetts

Most retailers are struggling to keep markdown budgets down. We believe there is significant opportunity to minimise markdowns with enterprise order management.

Increasing range and competing with the ‘Amazons’ without escalating stock investments Increasing range and competing with the ‘Amazons’ without escalating stock investments
Ali Athar

The ‘Amazons’ continue to increase their range. And because they can combine supplier stock with their own stock, they can do so without a proportionate increase in stock investment.

Without real-time stock you are probably losing sales Without real-time stock you are probably losing sales
Ali Athar

So many retailers still do not have real-time stock. In today’s technological environment there is no excuse for this.

Stock optimisation better than the traditional ERP vendors Stock optimisation better than the traditional ERP vendors
Ali Athar

With 85% of sales still going through our shops, managing stock in shops remains critical. But we decided to change the paradigm and create an advanced system that ERP vendors can't match.

Is there a need to increase productivity in retail? Is there a need to increase productivity in retail?
Ali Athar

Retail profitability has been declining as a percentage of revenue. So what can we do to fundamentally increase productivity in UK retail? We look at three key areas of focus.

Imagine a world where price, promotions and stock can be optimised with minimum human intervention Imagine a world where price, promotions and stock can be optimised with minimum human intervention
Ali Athar

Imagine a software robot, which could track and forecast sales for each product at each location every week, or even daily.

Most systems that retailers have are dumb! Most systems that retailers have are dumb!
Ali Athar

Retailers have invested millions in systems, most of which are focussed on operational support. If they moved to intelligent systems they could further transform their business.

Raise the performance of the traders who work for you Raise the performance of the traders who work for you
Ali Athar

You have hundreds of traders working for you, making hundreds of decisions every week that can make or break trading performance. How can you guarantee performance?

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