ID Number: G00168662



User Survey Analysis: Capture Retail Opportunities in a Tough Economy by Focusing on Merchandising Inventory and Markdowns
11 June 2009
 
Jeffrey Roster  

Retailers' manic focus on merchandising systems has been muted in 2009. Inventory management is emerging as a solution that focuses on cost removal as well as improving visibility. Double-digit growth will return to merchandising projects for 2010.





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Table of Contents


Overview

Key Findings

Recommendations

Survey Objective

Respondent Demographics

Merchandising Mania Has Slowed but Not Stopped

Opportunities Still Exist in Inventory Management

Big Opportunities Among Late and Nonadopter Retailers

Replenishment by Subsector and Adoption Profile

Replenishment by Adoption Profile

Merchandise Planning by Subsector and Adoption Profile

Merchandise Planning by Adoption Profile

Allocation by Subsector and Adoption Profile

Allocation by Adoption Profile

Assortment Planning by Subsector and Adoption Profile

Assortment Planning by Adoption Profile

Markdown Optimization by Subsector and Adoption Profile

Markdown Optimization by Adoption Profile

Methodology

Definitions




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Retail Systems
Merchandising
Retail Business Strategies
Retail Marketplace
Markdown
Price Optimization




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