How Studio McGee Is Planning for the 2022 Holiday Season with NetSuite

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Host Kendall Fisher chats with the Studio McGee Vice President of Technology, Josh Batchelor, about how the incredibly popular home decor brand is preparing for the 2022 holiday season. Josh kicks things off by first divulging what he thinks sets the business apart (2:22) and why that translated into major growth over the past two years (3:14). Of course, we can't discuss those years without recalling some of the obstacles faced amid the pandemic (5:47), how Studio McGee transformed its supply chain to navigate those challenges (6:57), the impact they had going into the 2020 and 2021 holidays (9:05), and how the business used NetSuite to make data-driven decisions around all of that (10:15). Josh then dives into Studio McGee's priorities right now amid a new set of challenges (12:19), how he sees them impacting the upcoming holiday season (13:55) and the ways the business is utilizing NetSuite to look at historical trends and put forward the inventory they know will sell (15:01). He reveals what major retail partners like Target expect from the company during the holidays (19:32), especially after news of dramatically missing earnings estimates in the first quarter of 2022 (20:54).  Josh also explains how the company prepares for an influx of ecommerce shoppers (23:42) and managing customer expectations, like fast shipping (24:54). Finally, he concludes with insight into how Studio McGee is looking to create efficiency, boost productivity and improve the bottom line through the holidays and beyond (29:34). 

 

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