This is frequent result of when two completely independent decision chains meet but are drastically different in every other way. The method by which grocery s

This is frequent result of when two completely independent decision chains meet but are drastically different in every other way. The method by which grocery stores layout items can have a lot of per location variation or in other works per location knowledge. Sure most store changes have it figured out for normal items but like the arrival notes, seasonal and temporary items often have incorrect information. Even worse is when the normal stock location e.g cold beer in the beer isle is limited in capacity so overstock(?) is put in other locations that differ day to day, location to location. Good luck knowing that the overstock location for beer is the soda isle but also sometimes the seasonal area during any holiday or sporting event. The other side of the decision process, are the companies doing these apps which optimize for every variable, make every picker 100% replaceable. It would be interesting if they could incentivize pickers to learn a handful of stores inside and out.