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Topics: liquidation, unsold inventory, supply chain
As a manufacturer, growing revenue, innovating your product mix, and keeping your retail customers happy is fundamental to running a successful business. But when you factor in the perishability of a...
Topics: liquidation, supply chain
In the past few months, you may have heard the term “shrinkflation” floating around. But what does shrinkflation even mean? Shrinkflation, the combination of the terms “shrink” and “inflation,” is...
Topics: liquidation, supply chain
Margin is a key metric for any business. It represents the delta between a company’s revenue and expenses, from which emerges cash to reinvest in the growth of the business or to return to...
Topics: liquidation
Structuring food closeouts can be a real challenge. Even more than non-perishable goods, closeout food presents difficulties in distance, time, and a unique buyer audience. But it also comes with...
Topics: liquidation
The hardest step in managing excess, slow-moving or obsolete inventory is getting started. Once you’ve decided to ramp up your closeout program, you may have trouble evaluating your options. There...
Topics: liquidation, donation, unsold inventory
Food closeout liquidators and discount retailers are two of the biggest players in managing distressed, obsolete or slow-moving inventory. We’ve written before about how leveraging closeout resellers...
Topics: liquidation, discount retail
The business of unsold inventory can be confusing enough. But add to that the variety of terms and definitions that organizations use, and you’ve got a recipe for miscommunication. Knowing how to...
Topics: liquidation, unsold inventory, supply chain
One of the toughest things about closeout sales in the CPG space can often be simply figuring out whose responsibility it is. Where in an organization the job sits, whether it’s a dedicated role, and...
Topics: liquidation, unsold inventory
Spoiler Alert’s Discount Retail Spotlight Series highlights outlets across the United States that partner with Spoiler Alert clients to purchase excess inventory. Discount retailers are critical...
Topics: liquidation, discount retail, Customer Spotlights