unstocking
Removing from inventory
Unstocking is the act of removing items from where they are stored or displayed, the opposite of stocking.
In retail contexts, it typically refers to taking merchandise off shelves, whether for returns, inventory adjustments, or clearance.
The staff spent the morning unstocking discontinued products.
The term also applies to depleting supplies more generally: We're unstocking the warehouse before the renovation.
Selling assets for cash
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
merchandise · markdowns · closeouts · outlet · sale · discount · bargains · deals
State of utter depletion
- dwindlingProgressively becoming smaller
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
- drainageLiquid removal system
- shrinkageDecrease in size
consumption · emptying · running low · selling out · attrition · erosion · shortfall · scarcity
Gradually discontinuing something
- terminationAct of ending something
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- delistingRemoval from exchange
- withdrawalAct of taking away
removal · end-of-life · obsolescence · clearout · last chance · final sale
Reducing workforce or scale
- cutbackPlanned reduction in spending
- scaling downReducing proportionally
- contractionReduction in size
- write-offRecorded value reduction
adjustment · paring down · trimming · slimming · minimization · decrease · curtailment · streamlining
liquidation
Selling assets for cash
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
warehouse · merchandise · markdowns · closeouts · outlet · sale · discount · bargains · deals · promotions
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
- dwindlingProgressively becoming smaller
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
- drainageLiquid removal system
shrinkage · consumption · emptying · running low · selling out · attrition · erosion · shortfall · scarcity
phasing out
Gradually discontinuing something
- terminationAct of ending something
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- delistingRemoval from exchange
withdrawal · removal · end-of-life · obsolescence · clearout · last chance · final sale
downsizing
Reducing workforce or scale
- cutbackPlanned reduction in spending
- scaling downReducing proportionally
- contractionReduction in size
write-off · adjustment · paring down · trimming · slimming · minimization · decrease · curtailment · streamlining · rationalization
holiday
Day of rest
gifts · shopper · consumer · winter sale · new arrivals · cycle · turnover