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Article: Buying shotshells: buy smart and sell more in the new year.
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- Shooting Industry
- Article date:
- December 1, 1990
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1990 Publishers' Development Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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The purchase of outdoor clothing and footwear stock orders has always been the bane of the sporting goods retailer simply because of the "size factor." Indeed, in-depth stock orders which include "out-sizes" or "fringe" sizes can not only generate excess dead inventory but in the long run, substantial dollar losses as well.
A similar dilemma occurs when the retailer plans to purchase a stock order of shotshells too since the shot "size" factor is not only involved but a myriad of gauges and load-types as well - a dilemma which continues to grow as enterprising shotshell manufacturers continue to produce more new loads with each new year.
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