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,...
Apr 24, 2020 | Publication
Disruption in Retail Operations Goes Well Beyond Supply Chain The COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe disruption across all aspects of retail, and we are beginning to understand the full impact this will have on the industry. The US Census Bureau released sales...
Jun 14, 2019 | Publication, Retail Business Transformation, US Retail, Consumer, and Economic Indicators
Using data to meet market demand in brick-and-mortar fashion retail Spring may feel like an overnight shift to consumers—they wake up one day to find leaves on trees and pastel hues in shop windows—but to retailers it can represent a year’s worth of inventory...
Nov 15, 2018 | Holiday Retail Outlook Report, Publication, US Retail, Consumer, and Economic Indicators
Keith Jelinek writes about best practices to serve customers and increase profitably in a challenging omnichannel retail environment, including understanding customers, leveraging analytics, and optimizing inventory allocation capabilities. Read the article at Total...