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URMâ„¢ Stores Inc. Selects Herlitz Inventory Management to Improve Efficiencies and Increase Profits in its Purchasing Process

Herlitz Inventory Management

was founded in 1921 when five retailers banded together to form the corporation. Herlitz HIMPACT is a flexible solution designed to bring innovation that is tailored around the needs of wholesalers and retailers. URMâ„¢ Stores Inc. Today, URM Stores Inc. holds 25,000 SKUs plus 20,000 seasonal items, which is managed by 12 buyers.

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Anti-Showrooming Brought to You by… Amazon?

BlueYonder

Now that Amazon is stepping further into the world of brick-and-mortar retail, it has a plan for stopping customers from doing in its own stores what Amazon itself has been helping them do everywhere else for years: find better prices for the same products online. Retailers still struggle with the store experience.

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Anti-Showrooming Brought to You by… Amazon?

BlueYonder

Now that Amazon is stepping further into the world of brick-and-mortar retail, it has a plan for stopping customers from doing in its own stores what Amazon itself has been helping them do everywhere else for years: find better prices for the same products online. Retailers still struggle with the store experience.

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Profile in Leadership: Jeff Bezos Testifies Before Congress

Enterra Insights

”[1] In the case of Amazon, Congress is concerned Amazon is taking over retail — the so-called Amazon Effect. ”[2] The Amazon Effect is often given credit for initiating the retail apocalypse that has witnessed the shuttering of thousands of brick-and-mortar stores. For example, more than 80 retailers in the U.S.

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Halloween 2021 Predictions

Enterra Insights

From costumes to candy to home decorations, strong Halloween sales are important to many retailers. According to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, “Consumer spending on Halloween-related items is expected to reach an all-time high of $10.14 Halloween Predictions.