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Essential merchandising processes, tools and skills for retailers Retail has always been an incredibly vibrant and exciting sector to work in. It has always been fast-moving and ever-changing as it has had to evolve to meet the evolving consumer and competitive environment. But boy, things have changed a lot in the last couple of years: […]

Implementing a new WSSI or MFP system: How to do it right The WSSI (Weekly Stock Sales and Intake) is the engine that powers the decision making of Buying, Planning and Trading teams. Installing a new engine – while keeping the business running – might seem a daunting task, but, done right, it could transform […]

The WSSI is an industry standard tool which supports the decision making of Retail Buying, Planning and Trading teams. First Friday have been involved with many WSSI projects and offer some thoughts on why any retailer who needs to manage the risky business of buying stock ahead of the season needs a WSSI to help them. […]

There is an old joke that when asking someone for directions the response is “but if I wanted to get there I wouldn’t start from here”. Planning 2021 is going to feel very much like that, I suspect. This year is going to be a heck of a place to plan from. We’ve always had […]

Once Covid is behind us, will the world of learning and training return to the way it was a few weeks ago, or will the current constraints we are having to work under have fast-tracked us to a digital world? Along with many other things, we all know that there is a trend away from […]