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 also, for a long time, been a bit of a hit-or-miss proposition — merchants might have too much stock on...
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 the case moving into the holiday season. The inventory data offered up by the Census Bureau represents nondurable and durable...
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 to streamline workflows, reduce costs and deliver consumer-grade experiences to business buyers. After all, as of Tuesday (Dec. 10), you...
Veterinary care company Bond Vet has launched a partnership with spend management provider Coupa. The collaboration, announced Monday (Nov. 4), will see Bond Vet clinics employ Coupa’s artificial intelligence (AI) platform to manage their finances and supplies. “As Bond Vet opens more clinics to meet...
April 08, 2025
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 also, for a long time, been a bit of a hit-or-miss proposition — merchants might have too much stock on hand, languishing on shelves, ripe for markdowns. Or there might […]
April 11, 2024
The way businesses pay vendors, handle invoices and apply for financing is, in many ways, what defines and drives their business strategy. And the financial operations supporting today’s top business...
March 01, 2024
Brands invest significant resources in merchandising, often relying on third-party interventions to ensure proper stocking and presentation of products in stores. To accomplish this, brand representatives are deployed to stores...
January 22, 2024
Omnichannel commerce has transformed how we pay for things and the length of time in which we expect to get what we pay for. Delivery windows are shrinking. Where once...
April 28, 2025
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 to pay past-due balances over the course of a year. The luxury retailer has returned its inventory to levels set in 2023 and currently has about $400 million in liquidity, […]
November 04, 2024
Veterinary care company Bond Vet has launched a partnership with spend management provider Coupa. The collaboration, announced Monday (Nov. 4), will see Bond Vet clinics employ Coupa’s artificial intelligence (AI)...
April 15, 2024
Retail inventories climbed in February after being flat the prior month. According to the Commerce Department’s Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services report released Monday (April 15), inventories rose 0.6% month...
April 10, 2024
U.S. wholesale inventories rose 0.5% in February compared with January. When compared with February 2023, these total inventories declined 1.5%, the U.S. Census Bureau said in a Wednesday (April 10) press release. The...
