http://www.retaildoc.com/blog/merchandising/skus Retail and Small Business Blog by Bob Phibbs Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:10:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.retaildoc.com/blog/merchandising/skus/comment-page-1#comment-283 Ted Hurlbut Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:58:35 +0000 http://www.retaildoc.com/blog/?p=2411#comment-283 Thanks Bob for highlighting this point. I'm in complete agreement. In this economy, inventories have to be brought in line with the new sales realities. Retailers can't keep inventories high, watch turn slow down and allow cash to pool in inventory. It's not enough merely to cut depth of stock. The sales declines hit items and categories at the edges of assortments particularly hard, and often make them no longer viable. This is where assortments have to be narrowed. Thanks Bob for highlighting this point. I’m in complete agreement. In this economy, inventories have to be brought in line with the new sales realities. Retailers can’t keep inventories high, watch turn slow down and allow cash to pool in inventory. It’s not enough merely to cut depth of stock. The sales declines hit items and categories at the edges of assortments particularly hard, and often make them no longer viable. This is where assortments have to be narrowed.

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