What Questions Should You Ask When Considering a 3rd-Party Merchandising Firm?

As brands and retailers settle into business after the pandemic, we’re experiencing a landscape full of new challenges and opportunities. Consumer demographics have shifted, with Gen Z now taking up significant consumer space and shaping trends. Consumers across the board expect a more smoothly integrated and immersive retail experience, and retailers are responding with new

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Leverage These Retail Trends for Brand Success in 2023

The retail industry has undergone a significant evolution in the past few years as it has adapted to unprecedented market disruptions such as lockdowns, supply chain interruptions, and fluctuating trends in consumer budgets and behaviors. While the industry adapts to a new “normal,” major retailers are benefiting from native infrastructure that supports the entire customer

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The In-Store Holiday Retail Execution Checklist

Halloween is just around the corner and if you’re like most brands, you’re already in the busiest time of year: holiday retail sales. But don’t let this year scare you. Even with persistent supply chain challenges, labor shortages, and rising inflation, a successful holiday sales season is possible with a little planning and the right

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Why In-Store Retail Execution Matters Most During the Holidays

In-store retail execution during the holiday season can feel like a high-stakes video game. Goal 1: order the right amount of inventory based on predictions. Goal 2: get inventory to the shelves. Goal 3: make sure the inventory on the shelf is set according to the planogram and is priced correctly. Goal 4: get inventory

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Five Trends That Will Impact 2022 Holiday Sales

The busiest retail season of them all, the holidays, is just around the corner and this year, the trends impacting suppliers, consumers, and retailers alike are wild. For starters, there’s a massive labor shortage for retail workers, which impacts everything from price to in-store execution. Then, there’s rising inflation squeezing consumers’ wallets. How shoppers and

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How to Improve In-Store Retail Execution and Sales

For retail suppliers, it can be nearly impossible to control how inventory shows up on the sales floor unless they have a partner that can go into each store location, make necessary changes, and report back. That’s why third-party retail merchandising firms are such a crucial piece of the sales puzzle. The right merchandising partner

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Maximize Sales: Visual Merchandising and Retail Execution Rates

How much does visual merchandising really impact sales? Turns out, a lot. Even with the rise in online shopping and curbside delivery, in-store shopping at physical retail locations isn’t going away anytime soon and brands would be well-served to make sure their brick-and-mortar merchandising strategies and plans are solid. Let’s dive into why it’s so

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