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Kohl’s Launches Dedicated Dress Sections at 700 Stores

In a bid to enhance its women’s offering, Kohl’s has launched an expanded assortment of dresses in new dedicated “dress shops” at…

Michaels Aims to Enlarge Online Assortment More than 4X with Digital Marketplace

Michaels has launched an online marketplace featuring an expanded product assortment from a curated selection of third-party sellers. The marketplace is designed…

Food Lion Will Renovate 105 Stores, Expand Assortments In 2018

Food Lion will invest $168 million to remodel 105 stores in the greater Norfolk, Va., market in 2018. The initiative includes lowering…

Discounters Aldi And Lidl Put Big U.S. Brands On Notice

German discount supermarket chains Aldi and Lidl are aiming at U.S. market expansion, a strategy that is keeping top brands such as…

Walmart Gains Pricing Technology, Expands Assortment With $3.3B Jet.com Acquisition

Seeking to add jet propulsion to its online business as a way to compete more effectively with Amazon, Walmart has agreed to…

Consumer Demand Signals Reveal Chinks In Amazon’s Armor

Retailers of all sizes and kinds have found Amazon to be a fierce competitor. The eTail giant has a number of built-in…

Logility Retail Optimization V5.4 Helps Streamline Merchandise Planning

Retailers managing multiple data siloes across their supply chain can encounter numerous difficulties, particularly if their visibility is limited. To ease these…

The Perils Of Not Knowing Your Assortment Speed To Market

Retailers are currently operating in an era of hyper-competitive commerce in which competing retailers have the same products, match prices, provide similar…

M.Video Rolls Out Third Phase of Predictix Solution

Better control over assortment, forecasting and replenishment helps retailers improve service levels, reduce overstocks and stock-outs, and deliver higher levels of customer…

5 Strategies to Optimize Assortment Based on Customer Buying Patterns

By Radhika Subramanian, CEO, Emcien Corporation Walmart’s announcement of a SKU rationalization project confirms the importance of this initiative for all retailers. In…

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