Inventory
From Pileups to Promising, How Inventory is Separating the Winners and Losers
Supply chains separated the winners and losers during the second quarter with department stores with better…
Inventory Control Has Wholesale Order Sizes All Over the Map
As strategies shift, some stores are trending toward small, frequent orders, while others are bulking up the…
Could Walmart’s In-Store Robots Spell the End of Shelf-Scanning Staffers?
Walmart's 50-store trial of shelf-scanning robots could transform store operations and free up staff to…
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New Apparel Data Indicates Macy’s Inventory Efforts Are Paying Off
Macy's has been investing in activewear, plus-size and maternity apparel inventory online and yielding…
Retailers are Feeling Boxed In by E-commerce Returns
Free, fast shipping has become the mantra for online retailers looking to lure shoppers to their sites. And…
Phantom Inventory May Be Retailers’ Biggest Holiday Season Headache
Misplaced products could make or break retailers’ holiday season performance. “Phantom inventory,” also known…
Cowen: Inventory “Surgery” Comes to an End, Second Half Looks Brighter
Retailers are finally whittling down the inventory glut they were left with after unseasonable weather over…
Walmart Warehouses Will Use Drones Within a Year
Attention, warehouse workers: flying robots are coming for your jobs.
Lightspeed Launches Tech That Connects Brick and Click in Real Time
Now that the industry knows the necessity of all-channel retail, new technologies are emerging to help…
Cowen: “Bloated” Inventory to Pressure Retail Through Spring
Weird weather and the like has many retailers stuck with winter stock, and the surplus will likely plague…
US Port Volume Expected to Pick Up
It looks like the West Coast ports drama that wreaked havoc on retailers for most of 2014 and part of this…
Walmart Streamlines Stores, Disappoints Suppliers
The world's largest retailer is hoping to sell more by stocking less.
Levi’s Pilots Intel’s RFID System
Levi’s has partnered with Intel to test the technology company’s new real-time inventory platform in its Levi…
Teen Retailers Saddled With Excess Inventory on Slow Sales
Teens are increasingly shifting their spending toward electronics over apparel, and the retailers that…
The New Threat to Retail: Too Much Inventory
Retail analysts have been voicing their anxiety over the possibility that aggressive promotional strategies…