Management One

MAGIC Las Vegas is almost here, and tomorrow we're getting the inside scoop before the show floor opens.

Join us live for a conversation between Dane Cohen and Emilie Lewis, Vice President of Events at Informa, as she previews what buyers, boutiques, and brands can expect this season. We'll cover where the overall market is heading, how to navigate vendor relationships right now, the pressures on sourcing and pricing, and the specific trends shaping your buy: the colors, categories, and key brands worth watching.

Whether you're heading to Vegas, New York, or planning your buy from afar, this conversation is your roadmap to the season ahead. Know what to buy, what to skip, and how to turn market trends into smarter decisions for your store.

Live tomorrow, followed by a Q&A. Save your spot: https://hubs.li/Q04r5Xy60

Boutiques are having a moment. Can you feel it? 💃

Shoppers are walking past the big-box racks and coming back to curated, community-driven boutiques. That's the boutique boom, and it is very real.

This week, our own Dane Cohen is bringing together Sara Burks from The Boutique Hub and boutique retail expert Mary Landgrebe to talk about how to ride the wave: where fashion is headed, why shoppers are choosing curated over chain, and how to win at this season's trade shows (Boutique Summit, we see you 👀).

Bring your questions. Let's turn this moment into momentum.

Save your spot! https://hubs.ly/Q04q3RQz0. ✨

Happy 250th, America!

A message from Marc Weiss, CEO of Management One, to the indie retail community,

250 years ago, a group of visionaries like yourselves decided to bet everything on an idea. That this country could govern itself. That ordinary people, given the chance, would figure it out.

They were right.

Independent retail is the same bet. Every time one of you opens your doors, takes a risk on inventory, hires someone local, and builds something from scratch, you are living that original idea. You are the economy that was imagined.

At Management One, we have spent 40 years with one goal: keep independent retail alive and thriving. That is not a business mission. It is a belief. We believe local stores matter. We believe the person who knows their customer by name has an advantage that no algorithm can replicate. And we believe that when independent retail wins, communities win. So today, take a moment. You are not just celebrating a birthday. You are part of what makes the celebration mean something.

Happy 250th, America.

Onwards and upwards,
Marc

Stocky is going away. Your Shopify PO data doesn't have to. We're migrating retailers for FREE!
Retailers are concerned about Stocky sunsetting on August 31, and a lot of them are about to lose the PO history, costs, and receiving data they've built up for years. That didn't sit well with us, so we built a solution and decided to give it away for free!
You don't have to start from scratch. Join our webinar on June 25 and we'll show you:
• The free Retail ORBIT app on Shopify
• Our step-by-step migration solution -- done for you, free
• How to keep buying and planning without missing a beat

Register below!
https://hubs.li/Q04m8Ybm0

Missed our live session with Deziem founder Kate Rowan and Dane Cohen? Not to worry, it was recorded!

Kate joined us from Paris to talk through what most independent retailers never get to see: how the market moves before it shows up on your sales floor.

A few strong takeaways from this discussion:
→ Why leverage now sits with the specialty store, not the brand
→ The case for testing into higher price points (and why new product often meets less resistance than the brands you've raised prices on for years)
→ How real-time market intelligence and your open-to-buy are far stronger together than either alone

Watch the full conversation →
https://hubs.li/Q04m3Y0V0

Great retail decisions happen when sharp data meets real expertise. That's the idea behind our partnership with Well Retailed.

Management One is now the official planning provider for Well Retailed, the consulting firm founded by retail expert Mary Landgrebe. We bring 40+ years of merchandise forecasting and open-to-buy intelligence; Well Retailed brings the hands-on coaching to put it to work on the sales floor.

For independent and boutique retailers, that means a clearer path to profitability: fewer markdowns, healthier cash flow, and confident buying decisions backed by both the numbers and the know-how.

Read the full announcement →
https://hubs.li/Q04l8Y_c0

New partnership announcement! Deziem + M1 🤝
Where market trends meet merchandise intelligence.

M1 clients already know how much to buy because the M1 plan does that work every week. The harder angle is knowing what the market's about to do: which trends are landing, which brands are heating up, what's moving on the showroom floor right now.

That's what our new partnership with Deziem is built to answer. Real-time market reads from fashion weeks across the United States and Europe, paired with the inventory planning you already trust.

M1 clients get direct access to the Deziem Digest along with market insights from founder Kate Rowan! The inventory numbers and the market read, finally working as one! 🛍️

Link in bio to see what the partnership unlocks with Deziem Advisors!

Imagine opening your inbox to find out you're being sued. Turns out your website isn't "accessible" and you had no idea there was a problem!

It's happening to independent retailers all over the country. These ADA accessibility lawsuits are surging, they target stores that never knew there was a problem, and one settlement often invites another.

Join our live Q&A session on June 11 at 10am PT with Greg McNeil, CEO of 216 Digital. He'll walk through why retail sites get targeted, what these claims can cost, and how to protect your store.

Save your spot: https://hubs.li/Q04kkrsZ0

40% of independent retailers damaged by a natural disaster never reopen.

Some can't afford to. Some choose not to. And many who do reopen find out (too late) that having insurance and being made whole are very different things.

On May 28th, Patrick Keiser, Executive Director of Heart on Main Street joins us for an honest conversation about what retailers can actually do before, during, and after disaster strikes. We'll also cover the realities of risk, recovery, and what insurance won't cover.
Every retailer believes it will never happen to them... until it does.
You can't control the storm. You CAN control what happens next.

Register here for the live Q&A: https://hubs.li/Q04hJ3vF0