overstocks
Too much merchandise
Overstocks are goods that exceed what a retailer can sell—surplus inventory that ties up capital and warehouse space.
Retailers liquidate overstocks through clearance sales, discount outlets, or bulk sales to resellers.
The verb overstock means to accumulate more inventory than needed: We overstocked on winter coats and now they're taking up space.
Lowered retail prices
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
- closeoutsFinal inventory liquidation sales
- discountsSubtractions from full price
- bargainsGoods at reduced prices
sales · deals · outlet · blowout · fire-sale · sell-off · clearout · doorbuster
Excessive surplus
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- excessSurplus beyond need
- saturationState of complete permeation
surfeit · overflow · redundancy · overproduction · backlog · accumulation · pileup · overorder
Bulk goods storage building
- stockroomStorage for merchandise
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- productsItems made for sale
- goodsThings for sale
pallets · bins · shelves · storage · SKUs · quantities · assortment · catalog
Waste burial ground
- disposalAct of throwing away
- unsoldNot yet purchased
- write-offRecorded value reduction
- spoilageFood degradation process
obsolescence · shrinkage · depreciation · recycling · donation · destroy · unsustainable · overbuying
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Lowered retail prices
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
- closeoutsFinal inventory liquidation sales
- discountsSubtractions from full price
bargains · sales · deals · outlet · blowout · fire-sale · sell-off · clearout · doorbuster · promotions
glut
Excessive surplus
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- excessSurplus beyond need
saturation · surfeit · overflow · redundancy · overproduction · backlog · accumulation · pileup · overorder
warehouse
Bulk goods storage building
- stockroomStorage for merchandise
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- productsItems made for sale
goods · pallets · bins · shelves · storage · SKUs · quantities · assortment · catalog
landfill
Waste burial ground
spoilage · obsolescence · shrinkage · depreciation · recycling · donation · destroy · unsustainable · overbuying
overstocksshortages
Insufficient quantities available
stockouts · undersupply · deficits · shortfalls · empty shelves
- overstock saleDiscounting excess inventory
- overstock storeRetailer of excess inventory