EP299 - Thanksgiving Week 2022 with Rob Garf of Salesforce
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail News
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The Bullwhip Effect Is Driving Retailers to Discount
The bullwhip effect, the idea that any shock in the supply chain will just have this ripple effect that could last quite some time. I've had a number of clients come to me and say, hey, we've got too much inventory, but even worse, it's the wrong inventory That like a lot of that stuff that we ordered for mid-year, all the home improvement and outdoor furniture stuff that they were trying to get for last year is all in stock now And so, like further incentivizing retailers to discount Yeah, yeah, and I give credit to some of the big box players who took a hit over the summer, recognizing they, to your point, Jason, had
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