inventory

Inventory or stock is the goods and materials that a business holds for the ultimate goal of resale. Inventory management is a discipline primarily about specifying the shape and placement of stocked goods.

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RADAR Wants to Make the Physical Store as Smart as Its Website

RADAR Wants to Make the Physical Store as Smart as Its Website
RADAR Wants to Make the Physical Store as Smart as Its Website
June 15, 2026  |  Retail

Watch more: Monday Conversation With RADAR’s Spencer Hewett On a busy Saturday, a shopper in an apparel store finds the right jacket but not the...

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Lowe’s Thinks Smarter Shelves Can Win the Pro Customer
Lowe’s Thinks Smarter Shelves Can Win the Pro Customer
April 01, 2026  |  Retail

Retail runs on inventory management. And inventory management increasingly runs on artificial intelligence. Historically, retail forecasting and replenishment have been constrained by lagging indicators and...

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AI Revives Autonomous Microstores as Inventory Agents Cut Costs
AI Revives Autonomous Microstores as Inventory Agents Cut Costs
November 19, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Autonomous microstores are returning to the retail market as artificial intelligence (AI) solves the accuracy and cost issues that stalled the first generation. New systems...

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Kargo Raises $18.4 Million to Develop AI-Powered Products for Supply Chains
Kargo Raises $18.4 Million to Develop AI-Powered Products for Supply Chains
June 06, 2025  |  Investments

Kargo raised $18.4 million to develop new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered products that connect supply chain data to help with inventory management. The company currently offers Kargo...

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Saks Says Plan to Pay Past-Due Bills Improved Vendor Relationships
Saks Says Plan to Pay Past-Due Bills Improved Vendor Relationships
April 28, 2025  |  Retail

Saks Global Enterprises reportedly told creditors that it has improved its relationships with vendors and built up its inventory since implementing a plan in February...

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Stop the Steal: Smart Stores Help Brands Meet Consumers in New Settings
Stop the Steal: Smart Stores Help Brands Meet Consumers in New Settings
April 08, 2025  |  Retail

Inventory keeps retailers in business. Inventory keeps consumers loyal to their preferred to merchants. Inventory makes impulse buying possible and keeps sales flowing. Inventory has...

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Latest Inventory Data Offers Mixed Signals for Merchants
Latest Inventory Data Offers Mixed Signals for Merchants
January 09, 2025  |  Economy

The latest government data on inventories moving through the channels offered up mixed signals for merchants, particularly for nondiscretionary items — or at least that was...

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Digital B2B Marketplaces Are Cutting Out Middlemen While Reshaping Procurement
Digital B2B Marketplaces Are Cutting Out Middlemen While Reshaping Procurement
December 12, 2024  |  B2B Payments

There’s a sea of change sweeping through the B2B landscape. Traditional models of enterprise buying and selling are being displaced by digital marketplaces that aim...

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