inventory

Inventory or stock is the goods and materials that a business holds for the ultimate goal of resale. Inventory management is a discipline primarily about specifying the shape and placement of stocked goods.

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US Retail Inventories Reach 7-Month Low
US Retail Inventories Reach 7-Month Low
June 28, 2022  |  Retail

American retail inventories rose 17.3% between May 2021 and May 2022, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday (June 28). The report shows inventories of $705.3 billion,...

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Retailers Struggling to Keep Up with Shifting Consumer Desires
Retailers Struggling to Keep Up with Shifting Consumer Desires
June 06, 2022  |  Retail

As shoppers are moving away from spending on casual clothing and home items that became staples during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, some retailers...

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Three Words Are Starting to Define Online Shopping 2021: ‘Out of Stock’
Three Words Are Starting to Define Online Shopping 2021: ‘Out of Stock’
December 03, 2021  |  Supply Chain

Supply chains continue groaning under the weight of material shortages and shipping delays leading to historic out-of-stock (OOS) positions, and are steering consumers to substitutions....

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Biden to Meet With Retail Leaders on Supply Chain Snags
Biden to Meet With Retail Leaders on Supply Chain Snags
November 29, 2021  |  Supply Chain

President Joe Biden is meeting on Monday (Nov. 29) with the CEOs of Walmart, CVS and other large retailers in the latest move to overcome...

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Big-Box Stores Better Equipped to Handle Supply Chain Bottleneck
Big-Box Stores Better Equipped to Handle Supply Chain Bottleneck
November 19, 2021  |  Retail

Small retailers across the U.S. are having trouble overcoming the supply chain snafus of the past several months, while the nation’s biggest companies — including...

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Hasbro Had $100M of Undelivered Product in Q3
Hasbro Had $100M of Undelivered Product in Q3
October 26, 2021  |  Retail

Toy and entertainment company Hasbro, feeling the stress of supply chain delays, is relying heavily on its entertainment and digital gaming divisions as it continues...

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‘Mystery Box’ Subscriptions Solving Inventory Issues With Curated Box Drop Surprises 
‘Mystery Box’ Subscriptions Solving Inventory Issues With Curated Box Drop Surprises 
October 06, 2021  |  Subscriptions

  For some brands, the perennial question around unsold merchandise is whether to discount or discard. It’s been a bigger concern under the pandemic with...

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Social Commerce Is Retail’s New Inventory Headache
Social Commerce Is Retail’s New Inventory Headache
September 30, 2021  |  Retail

Retailers and brands have largely embraced the ability to meet consumers where they’re congregating on social networks, with Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat and others rolling out...

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Retailers Face ‘18-Month Struggle’ As Global Supply Chains Remain Tangled
Retailers Face ‘18-Month Struggle’ As Global Supply Chains Remain Tangled
August 17, 2021  |  Retail

For months, nearly every retailer has bemoaned slower supply chains and a lack of available inventory as terminal closures and bottlenecks at ports continue to...

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