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Retailers go "conservative"

by Marielle Segarra
Sep 8, 2020
Going into the fall and the holidays, retailers are being cautious about what they buy.
A reopened Urban Outfitters store in Santa Monica, California. Heading into fall, retailers are being cautious about having too much inventory.
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Apparel retailers have an inventory problem

by Marielle Segarra
Apr 15, 2020
Clothes are stranded in stores during a normally popular time for shopping.
It might be hard for retailers to sell when malls look like this one did on March 29 in New York.
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Wal-Mart's bottom line hurt by "shrinkage"

by Dan Gorenstein
Aug 18, 2015
The company is fighting back against the problem of lost, spoiled and stolen inventory.
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As year closes, incentives abound on car sales

by Jeff Tyler
Dec 6, 2012
With dealers eager to clear their previous model-year inventory, buyers can get decent discounts on prices and interest rates.
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