
Why Inventory Planning Should Report to the CFO
Are you a retail CFO who now finds yourself more involved with the inventory management and planning process? Or are you an inventory planner who reports to one? Watch our short video below where Jonathan Alves, VP of Strategic Accounts at Invent Analytics, discusses the restructuring that is taking place within inventory management and supply chain teams. With inventory being the lifeblood of of retailers, greater involvement of CFOs can result in better decisions about inventory purchases and reducing inventory while also increasing profitability.
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Grocery Retail Playbook: How to Win in the Omni-Grocery World
Times are not changing; they have already changed. Today, serving the omni-customer in the best way possible requires grocery retailers to look at everything through an omni-channel lens, increase their data and analytics capabilities, and re-engineer their supply chain.
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Fashion Retail Planning: Build Your 2022 Roadmap to Omni-Channel Excellence
As we look ahead to 2022, we created this eBook to help fashion retail industry leaders understand the key dynamics that will impact their planning strategies and provide actionable insights to help them plan and build their roadmap for the next year.
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Special Report
Special Report: The Future of Grocery Retail Planning
Download this special report to discover omni-channel retail planning, inventory optimization trends and predictions.
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Omni-Channel Is the New Customer Expectation - What It Means for Inventory
We shed light on 3 key areas retailers should be focusing on as they strive to provide the perfect balance in managing their inventory and providing the flexibility their customers expect.
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How Can Retailers Take Advantage of Advanced Analytics Across Their Entire Supply Chains?
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Meet Invent Analytics at NRF 2022!
Are you attending NRF2022? Meet omnichannel retail inventory and price optimization solutions provider, Invent Analytics in NYC.
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Trends and Predictions for Retailers in 2022
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What are the key planning predictions for 2022 that retailers should be aware of now?
What are the top planning trends to expect in 2022?
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Retail Planning Solutions for a Profit-Optimized Future
In the new world of retail, omni-channel has become the gold standard for success. At Invent Analytics, we empower our retail clients to deliver the omni-channel promise and embrace an end-to-end approach to their planning strategy and execution.
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Highlights from RILA LINK2022: The Retail Supply Chain Conference
An Interview with our CEO: Highlights from RILA LINK2022, The Retail Supply Chain Conference
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Customer Testimonial: Burak Ovunc, CEO of FLO - One of Europe’s Largest Footwear Retailers
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Top 3 Highlights from NRF 2023
We take a step back to digest what we heard from various retailers at this year's NRF Show and share our top 3 key takeaways for successfully managing inventory in 2023.
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How Economic Challenges Are Impacting Inventory Strategies in 2023
Retailers are facing challenges in managing their inventory due to the current economic conditions. Despite the challenges, there are opportunities for retailers to navigate these issues.
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Recession or Not - Retail Needs to Be Ready
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Podcast
AI-powered Advanced Analytics for Better Pricing, Supply Chain and Merchandising Decisions for Retailers
The retail industry is constantly evolving and becoming more customer-centric to meet the demand of omni-channel customers. That also means inventory optimization is taking center stage.
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Invent Analytics Conversations: The Future of Omni-Channel Grocery Retail
In this The Future of Omni-Channel Grocery Retail podcast, Prof. Gurhan Kok and Justin Honaman get together and answer some fundamental questions that are on grocery retailers’ agenda.
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Invent Analytics Conversations Podcast: The Future of Inventory Optimization
In this episode, we welcome our CEO, Gurhan Kok, where he talks about retail planning predictions, omni-channel inventory optimization challenges, and opportunities in the new world of retail.
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Research Paper
Research Paper: Variety and Inventory Trade-off in Retailing: An Empirical Study
Identifying the right level of variety and associated inventory has been an open question in both the retail industry and academia for a long time.
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Research Paper
Research Paper: The Future of Retail Operations
The future of retail is very exciting. As the forces of technology, competition, and new business models shape the retail landscape, pivotal questions are on the minds of all participants in the industry, including investors, entrepreneurs, business professionals, and academics.
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Research Paper
Research Paper: Omnichannel Assortment Planning
In today’s omnichannel environment consumers increasingly interact with assortments of the same firm across different touchpoints.
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Research Paper
Research Paper: Stockout Risk Estimation and Expediting for Repairable Spare Parts
This research paper written by Prof. Gurhan Kok, Asst. Prof. Mustafa Hekimoglu and Mustafa Şahin focuses on developing an advance stockout risk estimation system for repairable spare parts.
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Guide
Earth Day 2023: How to Reduce Fresh Food Waste
Download this free pocket guide to find out how to address the food waste problem and prevent it.
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Guide
How to Forecast Demand Accurately: A Pocket Guide for Fashion Retailers
Download this free pocket guide to find out 6 commonly used methods to forecast demand for new items and how to generate more accurate forecasts.
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Guide
Finding Optimal Inventory Balance: How to Reduce Inventory and Lost Sales
Download this free pocket guide to find out how retailers can increase their inventory planning capabilities and how to reduce lost sales and inventory holding costs.
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Guide
Pre-Season Planning: Why Successful Inventory Optimization is Vital in Fashion Retail
Download this free pocket guide to find out 4 efficient ways for fashion retailers to help them to see pre-season planning and successful next season planning tips for retailers.
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Guide
A Retailer’s Guide for Returns Forecasting
Download this free pocket guide to find out what to do about return problem and why retailers need return forecasting.
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Guide
Dark Stores: A Pocket Guide for Grocery Retailers
Download this free pocket guide to find out what a dark store is and the challenges of running dark stores from an inventory planning perspective.
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Guide
Demand Forecasting: A Pocket Guide for Retailers
Download this free pocket guide to find out what demand forecasting is in retail industry and what retailers need to do to create better forecasts.
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Infographic
Case Study Infographic: Fiba Retail Group
Download the infographic to find out how Fiba Retail Group accelerates its demand forecasting and inventory planning capabilities.
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Case Study Infographic: Mavi
Download the infographic to find out how Mavi increased availability, reduced lost sales, and maximized profitability.
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Case Study Infographic: Migros
Download the infographic to find out how Migros managed to increase stock availability and reduce inventory days.
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Case Study Infographic: FLO
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