Retail Insiders.. are you getting shipments?

A store in Winchester, Kentucky has already brought out their Christmas decorations...

I believe it's Wal-Mart?

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Last Edited by Dr. Acula on 09/09/2020 11:50 PM

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I'm curious what people have to say

Yes

The reason I am asking is because I’m trying to get a gauge on how bad or not bad things may be this winter. I know most stores are always a season or two ahead. This will give all of us a good gauge on what to watch for.

I’m thinking about clothing for children, especially good winter stuff. I am having a hard time finding lower priced winter jackets etc. May just be a regional issue.

I’m already hearing chatter about getting Christmas gifts now because nothing will be left.

I find it interesting retail is throwing in the towel with Black Friday. I never thought that would happen. Makes me think nobody has anything

I'm receiving 20% more Trim-A-Home for the Christmas department...home department is booming and my areas are exceeding plan...major luxury department store.

halloween candy stocked at my walmart,all shelves full.big screen tvs are going out fast.every time im in walmart,i see a 65 inch being sold.

cheese giant bags were missing but steaks were well stocked.
bacon and sausage too.

walmarts got some nice looking schwinn mountain bikes in right now too.they look aluminum.with disk brakes and 3 piece cranks,300ish a piece.

i was looking for some thin surfer shorts,down to knees.summer gear is over though.i like wearing them all summer in texas since i dont work.light,breezy.easy to wash,dont stain,like nylon or parachute pant material.with strings for waist.

they do have out a nice new desert storm boot.i havent worked in mine yet but they were comfortable when i sized them on.i wear 14 and these were 13,they seem to fit well.

almost all of the stores in my town are hiring.....

Remember too...fiscal calendars changed a couple of weeks ago to fall season...budgets opened and shipments were unleashed...I'm stacking it unopened on the sales floor...no more room in the the stockrooms.

We were at the nearest Sam's Club the other day and saw within 3 aisles:

-Summer grills, fishing attire, outdoor gear
-Halloween Candy, costumes, few decorations
-Christmas Trees, tins of cookies and nuts, and assorted winter clothing.


Doubt that helps much as to what the OP is requesting but it was interesting to see and felt far earlier than last year for the Christmas items.

It would make sense though, I've noticed at the local Wal-Mart and grocery stores efforts to conceal empty shelving either by removing items completely and spreading out existing, or pulling seasonal items out before their time and putting them out as a stop gap.

TJ Max shelves seems to be empty (can't get merchandise from Bankrupt Retail stores)?

I am interested because we are getting close to buy retail stocks. Anyone seeing this as well?

What kind of store do you work at?

I was in a Dollar Tree today that had all of their Halloween items stocked, part of their harvest/Thanksgiving and some Christmas. At Wal-Mart, all Halloween stocked and I saw some Hallmark Christmas ornaments already.

im planning on making a giant plywood purchase and right now 1/2 tongue and groove floor plywood is sickening expensive.so is outside treated lap plywood.

Dillards...company is doing fine.

I’ve noticed TJ Max, Marshall’s and Ross are depressingly bare. It makes me so sad. I know nothing about their business models.

Like every Halloween season the kids, adults too, will gorge on candy then wonder why they fall sick.

We’re entering the Sugar Season and it won’t be pretty what with the immune lowering masks and social distancing, stress restrictions and covid.

The Sugar season starts with kids going back to school - new schedules then ramps up at Halloween, followed by thanksgiving over indulgence, Christmas over indulgence and plain old holiday stress. Topped off with New Years and Super Bowl parties.

The immune system takes a hard hit and the flu ‘season’ just happens to occur during the Sugar Season.

Coinky dink. Big pHARMa loves it.

It has beguned!

im shocked!
blows me away!

No.
Yes. We're in a "pandemic". Hoarding of select items is on going. When it was at its height in the beginning, manufacturers were either ramping up production on top sellers or repurposing to high demand pandemic items. Their off shoot products went off line & are slowly trickling back in as they gradually move back to normalcy.
No.

Your either from a small town or just plain fear mongering. Your questions as a former retail manager are questionable & answerable by common sense.
Yes, there's out of stock positions for alot of products....but just look at the state of the world's economy as a whole post covid & your answers are clear as day.

THIS.

TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Burlington Coat Factory, etc. Places that sell discount or overstock from department stores are basically not getting anything since covid started. At least in my area (PNW).

Home depot here, the shit won't stop coming in.

Same with thrift stores. They are sparse with what we normally buy and resell. I'm not sure if it is people not donating or if people are just buying more thrift stuff due to the economic downturn. I see cars lined up to donate so I think it may just be it is flying off the shelves since people are trying to save money.

I live in the south just outside of the 4th largest city in my state.
I know there are a lot of out of stock issues.

I’m just trying to get a gauge on it because I am seeing a lot of fear mongering out there, especially on here. I am putting questions out there because I want to see what people are actually seeing and hearing behind the scenes.

I guess the question I really should be asking is just how bad is it going to get or it is. If not, I am looking forward to positive news!

I personally am extremely skeptical about the future and how much things will be changing based off of the “Great Reset” philosophy and what that may mean for stores I rely on for my basics.

At Costco today in Conroe Texas. Place had everything. Food and merchandise out the ass.

But... we are a long way from being out of the woods. I suspect that as soon as shit hits the fan they will start putting restrictions on items and that
will make it a hassle to prep... so do it now and don’t let your inventory levels drop.

I live near what is supposed to be Home Depot’s largest store. They have plenty of Halloween stuff, but what surprised me is that they didn’t have the usual Labor Day promotional items.

I have noticed fewer Halloween knick knacks for sale this year. Used to have several rows dedicated to them. Lots of candy but little else.

Still no Christmas fancy candies or cookies at Costco. Last year the decorated trees were up before Halloween.

I work part time for one of the nation's biggest auto parts suppliers. No holiday shipments at all, has been a noticeable disruption in the supply chain with some spots sitting for weeks or longer empty because we just can't get stuff in. Corporate is making a major push to partner up with other businesses for certain goods and services, nobody is getting raises and they are pushing like crazy to get people buying online. Most other part time employees there seem to be in agreement that most (if not all of us) will be lucky to have a job a year from now. I own my own small business which pays the bills so I am not as worried as some of them who will truly be up feces creek if that happens.

At the current rate our nation and world is headed we should be in a hot war with China and their American Antifa militia by that point after a full economic collapse so none of that will matter anyway.

Not hearing about essentials. Sam's Club Tyler has not carried ANY Lysol since March 202 - Always out of stock of normal toilet paper, kleenex, paper towels, paper plates. Seems like also shopping online a lot of things are out of stock.

March 2020