Decisions made during the early days of the pandemic to ease supply chain pressure likely will have unintended consequences for product development, retail shelf space negotiations, and marketing ...

Many companies are all too willing to create new products at a client’s request. Over time, unchecked SKU proliferation can lead to more business complexity through smaller production runs, more ...

Walmart’s announcement of a SKU rationalization project confirms the importance of this initiative for all retailers. In SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) rationalization, a retailer examines the profitability ...

Those empty shelves that shoppers sometimes see in grocery stores aren’t just due to supply chain issues. FMI-The Food Industry Association noted in a blog post on Wednesday that SKU rationalization ...

For many reasons, the time is right for SKU rationalization, said Jim Hertel, managing partner, Willard Bishop, Barrington, Ill. With conventional supermarket operators under continuing pressure from ...