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Strategies & Market Trends : The Residential Real Estate Crash Index

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To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (215605)8/13/2009 6:15:44 PM
From: BWACRead Replies (1) of 306849
 
<i'm leaning more toward the explanation they are keeping their inventory level very low, using the "JIT" model...iow, they are not keeping any more inventory in store than is absolutely necessary....>

Thats is exactly what is happening. Retail rule book, page 8.

If you don't turn the inventory over, it has to get marked down.

Selection suffers as you found out. They are dancing the thin line between having what the customer wants and customer leaving without a purchase.

They will stock up for Christmas, they have to, or else. Just think green and shooty thoughts.
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