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Making June markdowns
by Steve Pruitt
Jun 27, 2012
Merchandise planning expert Steve Pruitt takes a question from a reader who asks, “What level of markdowns should I be taking to get customers shopping again?”
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Revising summer sales plans
by Steve Pruitt
Jun 05, 2012
Steve Pruitt takes a question from a retailer who asks, “Should I revise my plans downward, assuming that consumer confidence is flagging?”
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Competing with single brand stores
by Steve Pruitt
May 14, 2012
A reader asks merchandise planning expert Steve Pruitt, “How can I compete with single brand stores?”
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Should you take your POS into the cloud?
by Michael Dattoma
May 08, 2012
Point-of-sale systems expert Michael Dattoma takes a question from a retailer who asks about the advantages of hosted, cloud-based POS systems.
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Making your location work
by Steve Pruitt
Apr 18, 2012
A reader asks merchandise planning expert Steve Pruitt, “I’m stuck in my mall lease for another year; should I plan a move or is there a way to make this location work?”
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