Tagged: seasonal planning
Retailers of all stripes profit by controlling two cycles–the buying cycle and the selling cycle. If you control one, you only have half control over your merchandising. If you control them both, you’ve got...
When it comes to handling promotional rules, there are the simple rules and the more complex rules. Department store managers have an arsenal of tools available to them to encourage customers to buy more...
Just like in sports, in retailing, winners are performers. Those who are hungriest and willing to fight the hardest will gain the most market share, earn the most revenue, and enjoy the best relationships...
No matter what kind of retail store you manage, flexible planning is essential to profitability, better customer service, and effective retail operations management. Here are four distinct ways to make your retail open-to-buy planning...
Merchandising is the fine art of showcasing your products so that you sell more of them. It’s more than just putting products on a shelf, but it does entail that. For sporting goods retailers,...
Footwear retailers need feet. That is, you need people walking into your footwear retail stores, trying on your shoes, and walking out with at least one pair. That’s how shoes are sold. But the...
Retailers in the sporting goods sector have very specific types of concerns that other types of retailers may not have to deal with. That’s why ChainDrive has a special operations management solution for just...
Footwear retailers have a few special considerations that other retail store chains do not contend with. Size selections alone are enough to drive a retail store manager or chain operations manager insane. Below are...
Planning for a retail operation is a big task. How do you know how many customers will walk in your door in the next three months? How do you know how many of those...
When it comes to sporting goods retail, the leader in your community is the store that can best demonstrate its customers’ needs. If you cater to professional athletes, you’ve got to carry the best...