Tagged: boutiques

Why Apparel Retailers Have It Made

One of the most challenging types of retail businesses to operate is an apparel business. Whether you specialize in men’s fashions, women’s fashions, children’s clothes, or you sell all kinds of apparel, you have...

What Is The Goal Of OTB?

Open To Buy –  OTB planning in retail – can seem like a complicated secret formula involving a lot of time. But when you keep the goal of OTB in mind, this important aspect...

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How To Calculate Open-To-Buy

About.com has a page on Open-to-Buy wherein they teach you how to calculate OTB for a typical retail business. It’s a bit oversimplified, but the concept is good to understand. It’s a good primer...