If Walmart (in person) behaved like Walmart (on line) the isles would be so littered with half full carts and items that others could not buy you would be unabl

If Walmart (in person) behaved like Walmart (on line) the isles would be so littered with half full carts and items that others could not buy you would be unable to move in the store. https://baymard.com/lists/cart-abandonment-rate https://baymard.com/lists/cart-abandonment-rate 70 percent of carts are abandoned. You dont want your inventory sitting in carts, when other people want to buy it. It only comes off the shelf (and gets put in a box) when you have money in your hand. There is an entire ecosystem around Shopify to reach out to abandon cart holders and attempt to convert them: https://apps.shopify.com/categories/marketing-and-conversion-marketing-abandoned-cart https://apps.shopify.com/categories/marketing-and-conversion... > Sometimes it says: sorry bud, item is sold out, frustrating customer experience, who is already mentally prepared to pay and own an item. This is better than A) taking their money and then telling them you dont have it. B) Them not being able to buy it because someone has it in their cart and is NEVER going to check out with it.