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Friday, October 11, 2019

TRADE WAR FORWARD BUYING AND INVENTORY

How much has trade war forward buying hurt retailers & manufacturers who lack inventory velocity in their end-to-end supply chains? Inventory rich. Cash burn. Cash flow. Lost opportunity investment. No revenue yield maximization. Write downs.