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Retailers try to get just enough on the shelves for the holidays

Retailers try to get just enough on the shelves for the holidays

Update: 2024-09-17
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Later this morning, we’ll to get an update on how much inventory businesses built up in July, courtesy of the Census Bureau. Meanwhile, the Logistics Managers’ Index found that inventory levels picked up in August after contracting throughout the summer, ahead of this year’s holiday shopping season. It appears to be a return to just-in-time inventory for companies. And later: the secretive and scandalous world of offshore finance.

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Retailers try to get just enough on the shelves for the holidays

Retailers try to get just enough on the shelves for the holidays

Marketplace / David Brancaccio and Leanna Byrne