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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Report: Two-Thirds of Retailers Have Excess Inventory as Holidays Approach
Report: Two-Thirds of Retailers Have Excess Inventory as Holidays Approach
November 13, 2023  |  Retail

American retailers could be saddled with a glut of inventory for the holiday shopping season. With that in mind, chains could see their profit margins...

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Holiday ‘Sales Creep’ May Burden Inventory-Laden Retailers
Holiday ‘Sales Creep’ May Burden Inventory-Laden Retailers
August 22, 2023  |  Retail

Right now, the headlines and news stories detailing the deluge of holiday merchandise on retailers’ shelves are a bit whimsical. Christmas is here, is the...

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Unbound Commerce Launches B2B Scanning App for The Chef’s Warehouse
Unbound Commerce Launches B2B Scanning App for The Chef’s Warehouse
August 07, 2023  |  Retail

Unbound Commerce has launched a mobile B2B scanning app for The Chef’s Warehouse, a distributor of specialty food products. The new app gives grocery store employees...

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Can eGrocery’s Profitability Challenges Be Fixed With AI Procurement?
Can eGrocery’s Profitability Challenges Be Fixed With AI Procurement?
July 21, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

As grocers struggle to make their eCommerce businesses as profitable as brick-and-mortar channels, artificial intelligence (AI) can help close the gap. In an interview with...

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Inventory Data Hints at Summer Slowdown — and Main Street Merchant Markdowns
Inventory Data Hints at Summer Slowdown — and Main Street Merchant Markdowns
April 11, 2023  |  Retail

When goods pile up on shelves and in wholesale channels,  markdowns loom. And among the latest spate of economic data, there are hints that a...

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Bed Bath & Beyond Launches Program to Improve Merchandise Availability
Bed Bath & Beyond Launches Program to Improve Merchandise Availability
April 05, 2023  |  Retail

Bed Bath & Beyond has collaborated with ReStore Capital to launch a vendor consignment program. With this program, credit-focused investment manager ReStore Capital will purchase...

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Supply Chain Platform Blue Yonder Launches Forecasting Tools for Inventory, Orders and Labor
Supply Chain Platform Blue Yonder Launches Forecasting Tools for Inventory, Orders and Labor
March 27, 2023  |  Supply Chain

Blue Yonder has launched three new microservices that help companies better forecast inventory, orders and labor. The new Fulfillment Item Forecasting, Fulfillment Ordering Forecasting and Fulfillment Labor & Resource Forecasting are...

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Target, Nike, Urban Outfitters Get Jump on January Clearance Sales
Target, Nike, Urban Outfitters Get Jump on January Clearance Sales
December 29, 2022  |  Retail

With inventories high, retailers aren’t waiting until January to launch clearance sales. Among these companies is Target, whose new “Target Clearance Run” gives shoppers discounts...

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Inventory Data a Weak Link in Omnichannel Retail, BOPIS Efforts
Inventory Data a Weak Link in Omnichannel Retail, BOPIS Efforts
December 22, 2022  |  eCommerce

Despite all the growth of omnichannel retail, the inventory data needed to satisfy BOPIS demand is still behind. Among those pressures: Having the right inventory...

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