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wouldn’t the purpose of these be so customers don’t continually ask staff for produce they don’t have in stock
by quitit 5y ago
wouldn’t the purpose of these be so customers don’t continually ask staff for produce they don’t have in stock
- drdaeman 5y agoIt would if there'd be a clear "out of stock" label.
- 1630269196 5y agoIf I didn't know the shop well and was looking for something particular (without knowing where), I'd much rather have something identifiable from a distance than scour printed labels on empty shelves.
- milesvp 5y agoI understand this is a fairly well studied phenomenon in retail, that empty shelves reduce customer spending. Years ago when I worked at a big box home store, it was common policy for department heads to fill empty shelf space due to missing inventory with random nearby product. I personally hate this, because it looks like someone left a mess or worse mislabeled something. But I’m also not sure I wouldn’t be more turned off by empty shelves.
- quitit 5y agothank you that is really insightful, while the article touched on that practice it didn’t explain why. I could see how this helps the buyer’s psychology in other ways - empty shelves could look like a neglected store, which doesn’t speak freshness or quality.