Back-to-school shopping is one of the biggest retail moments of the year, and this year's numbers tell an interesting story. Families are expected to spend more than ever, but that doesn't mean ...
Shrink is inevitable. The frustrating part is that it isn't always obvious where it comes from.
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A pet store's merchandising strategy does more than make shelves look clean and organized. It influences what customers notice, how easily they find what they need, and which products they ultimately ...
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Not much is more frustrating than running out of a product customers expect you to have.
Running a pet store already comes with enough to manage. Between inventory, employees, customers, and everything else that happens day to day, marketing can easily fall to the bottom of the list.
Two hundred fifty years ago, there were no barcode scanners, loyalty apps, or online orders waiting to be picked up curbside. There weren't even cash registers.
Ask a group of pet retailers about inventory management, and you'll hear a lot of the same frustrations. Products that don't move. Products that move too quickly. Suppliers that don't deliver on ...
In our recent survey of independent pet retailers, we found that 75% have complaints about their current POS but aren't actively looking to replace it.
Stockouts are rarely what they look like on the surface. The inventory existed. The demand was there. The product just wasn't in the right place at the right time — and no one caught it early enough.