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16 Inventory Sources for Fashion Retailers

December 5, 2018 • Viktoria Kanevsky

Merchants who prefer touching and feeling during the buying process should consider trade shows. Wholesale, online marketplaces are another good way of finding fashion merchandise. You can shop dozens of vendors at the same time without leaving your office.

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Strategies for Discontinued Inventory Pages

May 30, 2018 • Armando Roggio

When an item in an ecommerce store is temporarily out of stock, the site can add a notice or send a message to a shopper. But what should an online ...

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9 Tips to Manage Out-of-stock Inventory

May 28, 2018 • Armando Roggio

Sometimes even the most-prepared retailers sell out of popular items. How these inventory shortages are communicated on an ecommerce website may impact shopper experience, search engine optimization, and sales. Although not ...

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9 Startups That Are Disrupting Inventory Management

November 7, 2017 • Gagan Mehra

The sweet spot for inventory management is to spend the minimum amount to have adequate stock for customer orders. There is no shortage of software to help with this. But ...

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Deleting slow-moving inventory

March 27, 2017 • Elizabeth Hollingsworth

My Wedding Décor will celebrate its second birthday next month. When the website launched in April 2015, it began with 80 products, which had grown to almost 500 products at the ...

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5 Ecommerce Inventory Spring-cleaning Tips

March 2, 2016 • Armando Roggio

As spring arrives, many online retailers find that they need to change products or product lines — winter coats won’t sell as well in April or May. Last season’s fashions, innovations,

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Inventory hiccups highlight 2015

December 23, 2015 • Kenny Kane

As 2015 comes to a close, it is a good time for self-evaluation. Hopefully, you’ve met or exceeded your revenue goals, and come in under on the expense side. Regardless ...

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SKU Management Ensures Inventory Profits

July 1, 2015 • Michael Manzione

SKU management is the process of analyzing the cost of carrying each inventory item to ensure it is meeting the financial objectives of the business. If your business is virtual and ...

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Inventory Labeling Basics: SKUs, UPCs, EANs

May 27, 2015 • Michael Manzione

The barcode was first scanned in 1974, on a packet of Juicy Fruit gum. Since then, the technology used in scanning products in the retail marketplace has become commonplace. In ...

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How to Set Up Inventory and Fulfillment to Manage Growth

April 27, 2015 • Michael Manzione

Many new ecommerce businesses become overwhelmed with managing inventory and fulfillment. What started in a garage, with little fanfare, now requires more space and more organization. Perhaps the business is ...

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5 Tips for Buying Retail Inventory, for Ecommerce

January 11, 2015 • Armando Roggio

Smart wholesale buying can lead to ecommerce success and good profits. But the act of buying products to sell on an ecommerce site can be more of a challenge than ...

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Wanted: crystal ball for inventory demand

November 2, 2014 • Richard Stubbings

The vast majority of articles and blogs regarding ecommerce focus on selling. They discuss the importance of marketing, search engine optimization, site design and navigation, converting customers, and so on.

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Trials and tribulations of inventory management

January 15, 2014 • David Sasson

Holding inventory can be an advantage and a disadvantage. It can be both a competitive edge and an incredible headache. Some retailers choose to only drop ship and others sell ...

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7 Tips for Good Supplier Relationships

September 11, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Good supplier relationships may lead to favorable prices, generous terms, improved availability, and even the occasional buyback. With these sorts of opportunities at stake, it can be very important for ...

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4 Tips for Finding your Ecommerce Niche

July 5, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Finding your ecommerce niche is an exercise in discovering passions, solving problems, networking, and testing for supply, sales, and competition viability. But once discovered, marketing and selling products to a niche can lead to online retail success. Nearly anything can be sold onl...

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Reducing Excess Inventory to Free-up Capital

February 20, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Reducing excess inventory, even at a loss, can free-up capital and help a small online retailer grow. Slow selling products sitting in a warehouse — or, for very small retailers, a garage — tie up cash and may make it hard to invest in marketing, new product lines, or site improvements...

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3 Tips for Making Better Product Decisions

August 16, 2012 • Armando Roggio

Purchasing inventory wisely is an important part of any online retail business, since buying too little of a product might leave virtual shelves bare just when shoppers want something and buying too much can diminish capital and restrict cash flow. Often the secret to making better pur...

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Inventory Rules Are Changing, Says Dropship.com CEO

May 9, 2012 • PEC Staff

Drop shipping is the process of selling an item that is then shipped by a manufacturer or wholesaler. Many ecommerce merchants utilize drop shipping, at least in part, to reduce inventory costs and to expand their product offerings. But drop shipping can be complicated. We addressed s...

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3 Tips for Deciding What to Sell Online

April 17, 2012 • Armando Roggio

What a merchant sells online has a significant effect on that merchant’s success, including profitability and longevity. New ecommerce entrepreneurs should choose products wisely. According to estimates from Forrester, the research firm, U.S. online retail sales should reach about $278...

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10 Ways to Save Money on Inventory

April 26, 2011 • PEC Staff

Online retailers purchase and manage inventory. The prices they pay for the inventory, the quantities they carry, and the inventory commitments they make can drastically affect their profits. We recently asked three seasoned ecommerce merchants for money saving inventory tips. The merc...

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Ecommerce Know-How: Improve Cash Flow by Delaying Suppliers

May 21, 2009 • Armando Roggio

Cash flow can be the strongest indicator of an ecommerce business's success or failure, and properly managing your accounts payable and receivable can be the difference between success or insolvency. Years ago, I read an article that described cash flow as the difference in time betwee...

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Ecommerce Know-How: Alternative Sources to Acquire Inventory

March 18, 2009 • Armando Roggio

While many ecommerce businesses trade only in new merchandise, there is a booming market for used, refurbished, and surplus items. Savvy ecommerce merchants can identify niche markets and use public auctions, websites, and classified ads to source valuable inventory for resale. In thi...