Why Out-of-stocks, Data Mismatch, and Hidden Demand Still Catch Out Beauty Brands When beauty brands review retail performance, the picture often looks reassuring. Availability appears high. Sales reports feel complete. Forecasts are built on what was sold. But our conversations with brands working directly with Ulta and Sephora reveal a more complicated reality. One where... Read more »
Safety stock is a retail term used to refer to an additional quantity of items help by a company in inventory to reduce the risk of being out of stock. In a perfect world, we would never run out of stock. Unfortunately, it’s not a perfect world and at some point, it can happen to… Read more »
Reordering products are easy, right? Well, not so fast. When it comes to determining reorder points, there’s a lot you have to consider. This is why many retailers use a reorder point formula. If you don’t know what a reorder point formula (ROF) is, it’s defined by a specific time for you to order new… Read more »
Ever heard of the phrase, “the numbers don’t lie?” If something feels “off” in your business, the first order of business is looking at your retail metrics. When it comes down to brass tacks, for any retailer big or small, your numbers don’t lie. Your numbers give you the cold hard truth (good and bad)… Read more »
One of the most popular and most used financial comparisons in the world is the year-over-year method, also referred to as YOY. By using YOY, anyone can compare two or more measurable events on a yearly basis. If you’re a retailer that collects POS Data, you’re likely familiar with YOY as your POS Reports likely give… Read more »
When it comes to important calculations for your business, ending inventory formula is one that’s super important. Ending inventory formula is used to calculate the value of goods available for sale at the end of the accounting period. When it comes to inventory management and utilizing your POS data, these formulas can play an important… Read more »
If you’re familiar with inventory management, you’ve likely heard of “inventory control.” Just in case you haven’t, inventory control refers to the process used to maximize a company’s use of inventory. The main goal of inventory control is to generate the maximum amount of profit from the least amount of inventory. Among companies that have… Read more »
The definition of demand forecasting is exactly how it sounds, it refers to the process of using historical sales data to build an estimate of an expected forecast of customer demand. The purpose of demand forecasting is to provide your company with an estimate of the amount of services or goods that customers will purchase… Read more »
While both price analysis and cost analysis are familiar terms in business, the two terms are sometimes confused with one another or their true meanings are took out of context. We want to help you clear them both up as business analytics are always valuable to a company that knows how to read such data.… Read more »
Price Elasticity is used by economists to understand how supply or demand changes work in the real economy when price changes are made to a product or service. When it comes to setting the prices for your products and services, it can be a difficult decision to face. At some point, every company or business must… Read more »
It doesn’t matter what type of business you run, an online ecommerce store or a brick and mortar store, inventory forecasting is vital to the success of your business. Think about it, what happens if you don’t have enough inventory on hand? Simple, you lose sales! What happens if you have too much inventory on… Read more »
