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RISK. You never have enough data or knowledge. There are only so many knowns, only so many truly predictable paths to take. And then very quickly you are dealing with ever decreasing levels of predictability and at some point enter into areas of ever increasing levels of unpredictability and risk. Balancing the knowns and unknowns, the high predictability and low predictability becomes the whole trick. Now do it every month. Now do it every month across different climates.
The apparel business is a business of change. So LY data can only take you so far in building TY’s business. Today’s Reality is more important that ever. Social media and ‘fast fashion’ have complicated life. Today’s Reality is an ever shifting platform. But you know you have to perform along side the rest of the market. Maybe you can aspire to be the driver of Today’s Reality. And then you also have to be predicting…guessing…what Tomorrows Reality will be. That’s the land of unknowns and high risk. But you have to go there.
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You research and plan and edit. And yet every Floor Set has its share of worst sellers and best sellers. Embracing that reality and anticipating that outcome is the key to Maintained Margins.
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