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Fashion in Focus Podcast: Omnichannel Becomes Omnipresent
In this episode, AlixPartners' Bryan Eshelman discusses how to evaluate the costs and value of omnichannel…
Report: Future-Proofing the Fashion Business Begins with Flexibility
In this period of unprecedented unpredictability, responsiveness and adaptability will separate the firms…
‘Old Habits Die Hard’ and Other AlixPartners + Sourcing Journal Survey Findings
AlixPartners' Murali Gokki and Joe Schmitt present findings from the report "Fashion in Focus, Investing in a…
Apparel Set to Lead Holiday Spend for First Time This Century
Holiday sales will see apparel and department store sectors fare better than other categories, but retail…
Fashion in Focus Podcast: Managing Supply Chain Risks
For sourcing professionals, Covid has served up a seemingly never-ending series of logistical quagmires. Hear…
Up Close: In Conversation with AlixPartners’ Joel Rampoldt
In this Q&A, AlixPartners' Joel Rampoldt discusses Covid-era retail digitization and why fashion should…
What Consumers Can Expect from Retail This Holiday
"Overall, the amount of uncertainty out there is unprecedented," AlixPartners' Alexa Driansky said of the…
AlixPartners: Retailers That Manage to Boost Margins Will Win
Faced with a slew of challenges from every direction, 2017 became a year when retailers adopted a wide range…
The $50 Billion Bill Retailers Will be Scrambling to Pay
Retailers are furiously cutting costs to try to partially offset diminished foot traffic and profits but…
Consumers to Shop In-Store This Holiday, But Will Retailers Be Ready?
Retail footfall is expected to remain constant this holiday and the stores most likely to benefit are those…
Deloitte, AlixPartners: Holiday Sales Could Increase 4.4% or More
As retailers start wrapping up their holiday 2017 plans, the first predictions about the make-or-break season…
Profit & Loss: Omnichannel Sales Aren’t all Created Equal
AlixPartners offers a cautionary tale for retailers that might be unwittingly chasing topline sales to the…
Improving COGS and Margins With Strategic Sourcing
A strategic sourcing approach can yield between 5% and 10% cost decreases and should be a requirement for all…
Strategic Sourcing in the Time of Deep Discounting
Given the current economic environment of commodity pricing and excess capacity, retailers have the…
AlixPartners: Political Divides, Dead Malls and M-Commerce will Shake Up Retail This Year
Although retail remains an uncertain landscape, AlixPartners is providing the industry with game-changing…