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Is your Inventory Planned ?
While planning the merchandise mix, a retail organization has to start with a clear definition of its merchandise hierarchy. The merchandise hierarchy is a disciplined way of grouping the merchandise mix at different levels, starting from a high-level grouping to the lowest level of the stock-keeping unit (SKU). The grouping may at times have even more than four-five levels such as Color, Size and Design.
Garber on Business: Pier 1 and The Almighty 'Price-point'
Consumers are ever more mindful of 'Price-point' -- especially during times of economic downturn. Savvy retailers will wise up to this fact of life. (And those who don't will be left behind.)

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Does your system tells how much you should buy?
Retailing is a delicate balance between merchandise and cash. It’s a high stakes balancing act: commit money early to large quantities of merchandise, and possibly end up with too much; or, commit less up front, saving cash for later, and take the risk of not being able to get the goods when you need them.

PoP (Point of Purchase) Visual Merchandising
Visual Merchandising is often known as PoP or Point of Purchase, is the art of presentation, which puts the merchandise in focus. It educates the customers, creates desire and finally enhances the selling process.
Understanding Retail Metrics
Running a successful retail business involves more than buying merchandise, marking it up and selling it. The information you get from your POS software enables you to analyze your operation, identify problem areas, and take immediate corrective action before it costs you a bundle. These reports contain the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for your business.
Running Franchise Merchandise Programs through Online Stores
Franchises are in a unique situation when it comes to creating a merchandise program; most individual stores have a different owner each with their own opinion on how the business should be run. An online store can ensure consistency across all your promotional products and merchandise.
FSA Payments
Retail Pharmacies are facing upcoming regulation changes on accepting flexible spending account payments for approved merchandise. They need to be sure they're ready and using an approved system.
Real World Advice for Retailers - Loss Prevention, Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of Michael’s series on Loss Prevention discusses ways that your employees can steal from you without physically taking merchandise or money. He also suggests ways that a retailer can use their POS system to minimize or even eliminate these problems altogether.
Is your Inventory Planned ?
While planning the merchandise mix, a retail organization has to start with a clear definition of its merchandise hierarchy. The merchandise hierarchy is a disciplined way of grouping the merchandise mix at different levels, starting from a high-level grouping to the lowest level of the stock-keeping unit (SKU). The grouping may at times have even more than four-five levels such as Color, Size and Design.
eBay Tip: How to maintain consistent sales on eBay
A key factor in making a consistent income on eBay is product line diversification. In this article, I describe 8 tips that will broaden the type of products you carry, beef up your inventory and keep your business fresh and your merchandise in demand!
Competing with the Retail Giants
Whether you call them power centers, factory outlets, off-price retailers, or mass merchandisers, shoppers perceive that they all deliver roughly the same thing: so-called good merchandise, one-stop shopping convenience, and a chance for customers to save a few bucks. They are popping up all over and their cash registers are ringing.

Customers And Loyalty Come With Devoted and Enthusiastic Retailing--Part I
Traditionally as specialty retailers, we have gone out and bought the merchandise we liked and felt was appropriate for our business. Those of us who had a good eye or had some ability at marketing were able to move our store’s product assortments reasonably well. But things are changing. Increased competition and technology are forcing change. Retailing from here on out is going to require turning a good part of this strategy upside down. Again, in the past we all started with products and categories we wanted to carry, and then worked to build a customer base for that merchandise. But today those retailers who are doing the best jobs of sales and profit margins are learning to adjust to the rapidly changing retail world by taking advantage of more technology and information.

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