More and more, I have seen retailers falling into the trap of using markdowns as a pricing strategy. This strategy was on full display over the 2016 holiday season. “Median discounts across top ...

Are retail discounts a service to consumers? Or are they an industry-wide scam? Conventional wisdom stipulates that markdowns occur in two circumstances. First, they are a response to a problem of ...

Managing retail supply chains is complicated, heads-down work. Supply chain teams are often expected to meet ambitious KPI targets that are critical to the health of the entire business. So why should ...

Despite a positive job market and a stabilized economic environment, most consumers (96%) are looking to save money in the short term, according to a recent study from PwC. But at the same time ...