From just 4% in 2016, nearly a third of retailers are now using AI. But there’s a lot more to it than customer service bots and product recommendations. For retailers spending multiple hours per week on inventory, AI can help you make better replenishment decisions in less time.
Last week, we explored the top four use cases for AI in inventory. Today we’re taking a closer look at its current and future impact on what is arguably the most critical inventory task: forecasting.
After reaching the peak of the hype cycle last year, the AI fatigue is setting in. Modern retailers are done talking. They want practical ways to deliver value from AI.
The truth behind the buzz is that AI can help you achieve success with inventory as you scale — if you know how to use it.
With an unmatched ability to crunch vast amounts of data, AI can drastically improve your forecasting, save your team hours in manual data analysis, and help you make profitable business decisions in a fraction of the time.
Here are four ways modern brands and...
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Tim Angel always wanted to build his own business. With a natural knack for problem solving, he loved coming up with new ideas to help make life easier.Today, he and the team at Zugu sell over $30M per year of their best-selling iPad cases. Tim and the team have expanded the brand’s footprint from three to 17 countries and are consistently leveling up its sales with each new launch.But it didn’t happen overnight. We sat down with Tim and his sister, Chief Operating Officer Jenn Angel, to get a glimpse into Zugu’s incredible story and learn how a highly...
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From Amazon to Shopify and beyond, no matter which corner of commerce you operate in, you lose sales when your products go out of stock.
Every year, retailers lose an estimated $1.8 trillion due to inventory mismanagement. That’s roughly 7.8% of total global retail sales.
At Flieber, our team has onboarded over 3 million SKUs. We’ve found that the number for this subset of products is even more drastic: our calculations point to an average of 11.2% in lost sales.
To understand the impact of these numbers on your own business, let me tell you the tale...
The other day, I was chatting with a customer who said something that transformed my view on inventory. He said: “If I run out of stock on Amazon, I'm screwed. But I love running out of stock on Shopify.”
That’s right. He used the ‘L’ word to refer to stockouts. A problem known for contributing to nearly $2 trillion in inventory costs. Clearly, I needed to know more.
If you’re here, you know stockouts can harm your business in more ways than one.
Whether it’s maintaining your marketplace rankings, protecting your market share, or scaling your revenue to $10M and beyond, keeping your business free from stockouts can help you get there faster.
But in order to avoid stockouts, you first need to understand how they impact your business. Let’s get started.
Stockouts and overstocks are part of the game in modern commerce. But that doesn’t mean you can’t control their impact on your business.
As a retailer, it’s your job to make sure you have enough of your bestsellers to satisfy demand, while avoiding the trap of overstocked inventory.
Today, we’re taking a closer look at the risks involved with stockouts and overstocks, and sharing practical tips to help you strike the right balance.
If you’re here, you know your inventory mistakes are costing you a lot more than lost or deferred transactions.
Inventory constraints like low inventory, stockouts, and overstocks, can do long-term damage to your margins and future sales. For some, it can take weeks or even months to recover from a single miscalculation in your forecasts.
So, how do you fix it? The solution to inventory problems doesn’t stop at better forecasting. It’s a combination of better planning, better visibility, and quick course correction.
Let’s break it down.
Imagine waking up to discover that just 17 of your 220 SKUs generated 80% of your profits. For Flieber CEO Fabricio Miranda, this was one of many harsh reality checks in his past e-commerce career.
From that moment on, he began to manage his brand as a portfolio of products, carefully considering the lifecycle phase of each one to maximize growth and profitability
Because the truth is, the steps that got you to early success with a couple of products, aren’t enough to build an enduring brand. As a product matures, you need different strategies to stay...
With a couple of best-selling products under your belt, you’re ready for the next phase of e-commerce growth. But with each new product you launch comes a host of new challenges.
Suddenly, you’re dealing with new suppliers, varying lead times, and unpredictable sales patterns.
To keep your retail operations running smoothly, you need a central source of truth for understanding what's happening with your inventory today and what will happen in the future.
