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Distressed inventory
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Distressed inventory is basically any stock whose potential to be sold at the normal price has passed or will soon pass. In certain industries it could also mean that the stock is or will soon be impossible to sell at all. See Expiration date.
- Inventory which has reached or will soon reach its expiry date (e.g. food or other consumables in a supermarket)
- Inventory which is out of fashion (or out of season) and cannot be sold for the normal price any more (e.g. summer clothing once summer is nearly over or winter has started, or clothing which is outdated)
- Inventory which has slight manufacturing defects or irregularities
- Inventory which is available for rental or lease but is currently or will soon be sitting unused (e.g. hotel rooms that are empty or rental cars that are sitting unused)
- Services which have commenced without being fully occupied or utilized (e.g. empty seats on an aircraft after it has taken off, or empty places on a tour bus after it has departed)
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