The logistics are a huge problem. Always. This shared inventory could be an interesting way to solve the problem, but the retailers have to do their part. This fear of getting stuck with merchandise is preventing things to get going. I understand Hasbro. Is much more expensive to send things in buts that sending them in bulk. The retailers know how much they sell. They must have people to calcule the sales of products and estimate the demand. In doubt, order a little more. Otherwise the costumer will get very frustrated and go somewhere else. They will always go to the place that always have stuff.
To me both parts have their share of the "blame". TRU's doom was a hard blow indeed and the industry will take years to recover.
22 hours ago, Goldbug said:Smaller quantities??? Like it isn't hard enough to find things I want already!
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hasbro-results/hasbros-revenue-misses-estimates-as-toys-r-us-blow-lingers-idUSKCN1MW1DD
This is the real problem! The retailers cannot sell what they do not have!!!
THIS.
Smaller quantities??? Like it isn't hard enough to find things I want already!
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hasbro-results/hasbros-revenue-misses-estimates-as-toys-r-us-blow-lingers-idUSKCN1MW1DD
Quote"an inability to meet shipping demands of other retailers."
This is the real problem! The retailers cannot sell what they do not have!!!
It's interesting that it seems like the adult and young adult collecting community is growing but the kid's toy buying community is shrinking. Or it seems that way to me anyways. I still think TRU could have stayed in business if they made better business decisions and were in better touch with their customers. Then maybe all these people wouldn't be put out of work.
This is never good news. The aftermath of TRUs destruction is trickling down the pipeline. Hopefully the whole news of TRU resurrecting into a new entity will help get things back in order, but im skeptical.
And thus, the scarcity of product on store shelves will only continue, all the while the same will probably become more and more apparent in the online market. And all of those people are now out of a job, to boot. Just dandy.?
