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> And they still make money hand over fist. That's a lot easier to do when you only carry a fraction of the UPCs that say, Walmart does.
by brandonmenc 8y ago
> And they still make money hand over fist.
That's a lot easier to do when you only carry a fraction of the UPCs that say, Walmart does.
- darkpuma 8y agoSurely most retailers only carry a fraction of the UPCs as Walmart does. Amazon beats Walmart, but who else? Wikipedia estimates 120,000 items per Walmart location and 35 million sold by Walmarts online. In comparison, McMaster-Carr has 570,000 products. Walmart is huge.
- PhantomGremlin 8y agoThe number of different SKUs is totally absurd. As of right now my local supermarket (subsidiary of Kroger) has the following: Cheerios 12 oz Cheerios 18 oz family size Cheerios 20 oz giant size I'm not talking about "honey nut", or "multi grain", or "cinnamon oat crunch", those three are just the basic Cheerios. It's way beyond stupid. This idiocy is the fault of both the manufacturers and retailers.
- WrtCdEvrydy 8y agoI wonder if there would be a market for cereals in plain plastic bags kinda like rice and beans... Just the same bag as the inside of that cheerios box in 3oz increments with a plain label.