{"id":901407,"date":"2013-06-04T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-04T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.retailpro.com\/News\/blog\/?p=901407"},"modified":"2013-06-06T09:00:55","modified_gmt":"2013-06-06T16:00:55","slug":"learn-all-about-open-to-buy-in-next-weeks-retail-pro-webinar-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retailpro.com\/News\/blog\/index.php\/2013\/06\/04\/learn-all-about-open-to-buy-in-next-weeks-retail-pro-webinar-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn all about Open to Buy in next week’s Retail Pro webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are many strategies and tools that retailers use to boost their operations, whether its point of sale software<\/a>, loyalty initiatives or marketing efforts, among other factors. Another method that significantly helps merchants is Open to Buy planning, as this gives businesses more insight into their inventory and its related aspects for a clearer view of current processes and performance.<\/p>\n

Retailers that want to know more about Open to Buy and how it can benefit their companies can sign up and tune in next Thursday, June 13, for the Retail Pro webinar on the strategy. Registration information can be found at https:\/\/www2.gotomeeting.com\/register\/380156530<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Independent Retailer writes that Open to Buy is vital for any merchant that wants to succeed. Without having a clear picture of inventory and how stock levels support sales, businesses could experience setbacks, such as a failure to accurately forecast future inventory needs and know when markdowns should occur. Perhaps the most detrimental factor that comes from lacking an Open to Buy planning process is lost sales, as customers will go elsewhere to find the products they want.<\/p>\n

Companies can avoid these problems by developing an Open to Buy plan, and interested retail industry<\/a> professionals can learn all about the strategy at next week's webinar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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