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this isn't a problem that stores have or not, it's just a corporate policy: when a product sells out, do you fill the shelf with something or leave it empty? P
by quadrangle 9y ago
this isn't a problem that stores have or not, it's just a corporate policy: when a product sells out, do you fill the shelf with something or leave it empty?
People have different opinions on the pros and cons here. But it's not like Walmart always has every single product in stock 100% of the time, that would be super unlikely. If you never see empty shelves, then they just are using the "put something on the shelf" policy instead of the "leave it empty" policy.
- PeterisP 9y agoIt is a problem that stores have or not - some stores have situations where bananas or lettuce are sold out only in exceptional cases i.e. basically never, while others have to decide on a corporate policy on what to do because that's a common occurrence.
- quadrangle 9y agoThe only way to never sell out of bananas is to order enough that a portion always goes bad before selling. No matter how much sales you do, there's an inherent trade-off between the amount waste and amount of temporary sell-outs. That is a problem all stores have to deal with, and they have to choose some policy for it. Similarly, stores have a policy about what to do when there is a sell-out (leave the shelf empty or put something else there). Each policy decision has pros and cons, and no store is immune to these issues.