Retail Merchandising Blog

Explore Survey’s latest resources, blog posts, and client success stories that will help make an impactful difference to the retain management strategy of your organization. From how to guides and solutions relating to the retail and CPG industry, to all the latest retail news and sector developments, Survey’s retail merchandising blog covers all the areas that you will need to improve the bottom line of an organization and help optimize its retail management implementation.

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  More than 50 percent of stockouts are the result of inefficient store practices like replenishment, store ordering and forecasting rather than upstream supply chain issues. ...
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As part of our webinar series in collaboration with Branchfood, we brought together founders of emerging brands to discuss best practices for brands to successfully engage with bu...
Emerging brands often struggle to scale. Three beverage founders share their best strategies to build up market demand.
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As part of our webinar series in collaboration with Branchfood, we sat with three founders to explain how functional beverage brands get noticed, earn shelf space and build a loya...
Functional beverage brands often have to fight hard for the spotlight. Three successful founders share their secrets to getting noticed.
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As part of our webinar series in collaboration with Branchfood, we brought together founders of emerging brands to discuss best practices for brands to successfully engage with bu...
Here are 3 common yet entirely avoidable mistakes brands must be aware of and address while launching.
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As part of our webinar series in collaboration with Branchfood, we brought together founders of emerging brands and ex-buyers at Target to discuss best practices for brands to succ...
Here are 3 tips from experts on how emerging consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands can gain and retain new consumers.
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As part of our webinar series in collaboration with Branchfood, we brought together founders of emerging brands and ex-buyers at Target to discuss best practices for brands to succ...
For emerging brands, getting into large retailers isn’t easy. These five secrets from ex-buyers at Target can ensure they secure themselves a spot and stay there.
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Starting in 2020, one of the world’s biggest CPGs expanded their use of Survey as a fast, flexible solution to measure and improve shelf space, enable impulse purchases, and gain...
Survey's reporting, analytics, and ability to turn insights into action set them apart. Combined with their speed and relentless focus on outcomes, they managed every project from start to finish as a true extension of our team. That's why we relied on Survey during the pandemic—and why we plan to expand our partnership in the years ahead.
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Merchandising tasks are labor intensive and need to be executed in an accurate and timely manner. Traditional providers such as agencies and brokers generally expect to work accord...
Survey's Dynamic Merchandising gives retailers several advantages by combining industry-leading technology with Survey's Flexforce — an on-demand, flexible workforce.
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Upgrading to a modern merchandising solution should be one of your top priorities as you plan out your year. Act now to ensure you start reaping the full benefits today. Merchandis...
Upgrade your merchandising model with Survey's Dynamic Merchandising and Flexforce — the modern, flexible and on-demand merchandising solution.
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Back in 2020, we saw a massive leap in online grocery. Within a few weeks, the industry reached numbers that were unexpected for at least four more years. In a snap, what seemed li...
Fulfilling grocery orders while maintaining ecommerce profitability is a growing challenge. See how optimizing in-store picking can help your bottom line.
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As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, many consumer goods companies (CPGs) have been forced to rapidly shift from a growth mindset to one that’s bracing for a long-term recession. ...
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Crowdsourcing in the retail environment has emerged as a novel method for consumer goods companies (CPGs) seeking to drive more value out of their field force.  Follow these eight...