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In lugnet.market.shopping, Maggie Cambron wrote:
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But I do think the days of finding cartloads of LEGO at 75% off are over. :-(
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I think you’re right. And I think it’s partly my fault! (1)
Retailers are getting much better at supplier management, inventory management,
just in time replenishment, and most importantly, sales prediction, thanks to
increased integration between systems and thanks to use of predictive software.
1 - or at least, the company I work for... our stuff glues all these systems
together. Who are customers are is not always discussed, but it’s pretty much
everybody you’d think of when you think of retailing (or transport, or supply
chain/logistics, or manufacturing or ...)
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Message is in Reply To:
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| (...) I think it is their improving inventory control. They probably realized they have to tighten up in order to be competitive with Walmart, which I understand has a running inventory update and automatic reordering as items go through the (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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