U.S. Small Business and Middle Market Outlook 2010

According to a survey of retailers and suppliers by Forbes Insights, inventory management is a hot topic.

When asked “over the past 12 months, which of the following actions were your top priorities to gain greater control over your inventory?,” topping the list were reducing prices to turn over inventory more quickly with 43% of respondents and tracking inventory more closely through technology with 41%.

These priorities were at the top of Design Within Reach’s list too. Inventory management had long been a sore spot for the retailer. After speaking with other retailers such as Restoration Hardware and Levi Strauss, the company chose a new software solution from JustEnough.

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