While 2020 saw a slough of retail closures, whether temporary (in response to regional COVID outbreaks) or permanently for this and a myriad of other reasons, 2021 saw only slight improvements throughout what many insiders had high hopes would be a year of return to more traditional numbers – at least partially. But not to... Read more »
The concept of a retail warehousing comes from the continued decline of available warehouse space in the United States. According to the Wall Street Journal, retailers throughout the country are experiencing a shortage of available warehouse capacity. The effects of less warehouse capacity causes a lot of issues for retailers, from an inability to meet ecommerce demand… Read more »
While there’s a number of different types of inventory management you can focus on, today is all about retail inventory management. Retail inventory management is not “attractive” or “fun,” but you can bet your bottom dollar that it’s a key component to the success or failure of your business. We still remember when Walmart lost… Read more »
Multi-channel retailing is the practice of using multiple channels to sell your products. Multi-channel-retailing strategies force you to think outside the box, leaving the comfort of a website and exploring other channels that could drive potential customers to your brand. There’s no question about it, consumers are using more avenues today to shop for the… Read more »
When it comes to warehouse management, one of the first steps of operations is receiving inventory. If the inventory coming in is messed up, everything else that follows is going to be messed up too. It doesn’t matter what industry you’re in, receiving inventory is what sets up the rest of your operations. It’s a… Read more »
What is Dead Stock? Inventory that doesn’t turn over, also referred to inventory that doesn’t sell, is often referred to as dead stock. If a business doesn’t have software for their inventory management, dead stock can remain on warehouse shelves for long periods at a time. If inventory is “dead” and sitting around gathering dust,… Read more »
Inventory holding costs refers to “costs” associated with storing inventory that remains unsold. These costs are one component of total inventory costs, along with ordering and shortage costs. A company’s holding costs can include a number of different elements; Prices on damaged goods Labor cost Storage cost Insurance cost Materials Supplies Holding Costs Definition: Holding costs… Read more »
Supply Chain Management (SCM) requires proper management of many complex dependencies between teams, departments and partners across international boundaries. Due to this, data plays a key role in allowing us to run an efficient supply chain. Supply chain efficiency is vital to optimizing all levels of the supply chain. Supply Chain Metrics Supply chain metrics… Read more »
When it comes to storage cost, there’s a lot of different elements that could be labeled under that term. While some retail companies can rely on their own warehouses to store inventory, others must find an affordable solution for their inventory. There’s a number of different expenses a company can have as it pertains to… Read more »
A lot of merchants commonly mix up operating expenses and capital expenses. While the two relate in some areas, these two represent totally different things. An operating expense (OPEX) is an expense required for the day-to-day functioning of a business. On the other hand, a capital expense (CAPEX) is an expense a business incurs to… Read more »
The law of supply is known as a basic principle in economics, it assumes all else will be constant, an increase in the price of goods will have a corresponding direct increase in the supply thereof. The law works similarly for decreases in prices. There’s two key facts you should know about the law of supply.… Read more »