Retail
Podcast: Dramatically Increased Product Return Rates Are Challenging Retailers
Guest Guests: Mark Samson, Michael Appel and Glenn McMahon Host: Steve Katz
Guest Ian Fredericks, Steve Katz (host)
From shoring up liquidity to conducting SKU rationalization, enhancing technology and shifting the business mindset regarding “winning” at e-commerce, this podcast addresses steps retailers should strongly consider undertaking now given the market outlook for 2023.
By Ian S. Fredericks
This article discusses recent developments in the retail industry, our expectations for 2023, and presents suggested steps that can be taken by retail operators given these factors.
By Alexander McKeown
This article explores retailers’ rising inventory levels and discusses an optimal strategy for finishing the year strong and starting on solid ground in 2023.
Guest Raymundo Armendariz, Steve Katz (host)
This podcast discusses the types of difficulties many aggregators are now facing within the 3rd party seller companies they have acquired, as well as steps that can be taken to address many of those challenges in a timely manner.
Guest Ben Chamberlain, Steve Katz (host)
This podcasts discusses how retail organizations can streamline operations, sell more effectively and enhance the customer experience through the use of business intelligence and new, availably technologies.
By Matt Perry and Karen Bubrowski
This article examines how increased scrutiny around the collection and use of personal data for marketing purposes and exacerbated supply chain interruptions are adding complexity and cost for ecommerce retailers (e-tailers) as the year draws toward a close.
By Ben Chamberlain
This article examines how the retail industry can embrace new technologies, deploy innovative business intelligence tools, and train employees to drive successful outcomes during this transitional period in retail’s evolution.
By Raymundo Armendariz
This article explores the popularity of third-party selling on Amazon and the operational challenges being faced by businesses that are on a mission to acquire and drive profitable returns from many of today’s most successful e-commerce sellers.
Guest Kyle Sawyer, Steve Katz (host)
This podcast features a discussion about the rapid growth in the resale segment of the apparel industry, and how retailers are being challenged to find an appropriate course of action that can help ensure their participation in that lucrative market.