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One indicator of risk is the cost of markdowns manufacturers must make to clear inventory that retailers are not willing to purchase at full wholesale price—if at all.
In 1985, the losses associated with -markdowns, stock-outs, and inventory carrying costs for U.S. retail-apparel-textile channels were estimated to be $25 billion.
2 On the other hand, the retail “wagon” should not be too full, since stocking retail shelves with unpopular items also results in excess costs—the cost of capital tied up in unwanted goods, the opportunity cost of the space that could be used for products that customers would buy if present, and, ultimately, lost margin when retailers must resort to price markdowns or product disposal to clear languishing items from their shelves.
Three types of costs were particularly high under the old model: forced markdowns to clear out unsold goods; lost sales from stock-outs; and the costs asso-ciated with holding inventory.
The contemporary equivalent of Bond Stores now has a much better chance of avoiding stock-outs of popular items and the inventory gluts that lead to costly markdowns.