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Back-To-School Spending Poised To Top $100 Billion Even Amid Disruption

Retail TouchPoints

However, what was interesting is the amount of money that’s going to be spent on things like subscriptions for educational services. Consumers’ desire for fast, efficient shopping is giving big-box retailers an advantage. Health and safety fears inspiring new purchase decisions.

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12 Critical Retail Industry Performance Metrics (2020)

Retalon

Stock-outs result in lost sales and degrade the customer experience. Merchants and inventory analysts must be aware of how well they are getting their products to the stores. With the dynamic nature of retail and supply chains, North America’s top retailers aim to have 98.5% loses the retailer money.

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