Nov 17, 2020 | Holiday Retail Outlook Report, Publication
COVID-19 has forced structural change in how retailers serve their customers. The global pandemic forced retailers across the country to weigh options in serving customers. Uncertainty still exists in gauging how consumers may react to the COVID threat. Shopping...
Nov 6, 2020 | Holiday Retail Outlook Report, Publication
More than ever, allocation strategies and methods need to be responsive to the current environment. Retailers always face decisions that will have a critical impact on overall sustainability. Some of the most important are product considerations for store allocation...
Oct 30, 2020 | Publication
COVID-19 has driven changes in consumer buying habits, shifting purchases online and increasing expectations for omni-channel fulfillment options. These new expectations are requiring action from retailers’ operations to fulfill demand in a seamless and cost-effective...
Aug 28, 2020 | Publication, Retail Business Transformation
Retailers face extraordinary challenges in forecasting the sales impact of COVID-19. Store closures and the prospect of another round of shutdowns will force retail executives to stress-test sales and cash-flow forecasts based on various reopening scenarios. Read the...
Jun 24, 2020 | Publication
Transforming Retail Organizations to Address New Business Realities Retailers face declining revenues as a result of the global pandemic and have been forced to make difficult decisions to endure economic uncertainty. Labor, being a major cost component, has been...
May 15, 2020 | Publication
Reopening of stores will make available a portion of inventory previously inaccessible. What must retailers do to manage it? Retailers are dealing with unprecedented challenges brought on by the COVID-19 crisis. Prolonged store closures have left year-round, seasonal,...
