[m_coder]

>> Unsold inventory is the curse of retail.

Absolutely. I run a small retail pet-farm store location. This is such a curse, that I often wonder why it isn't talked more about among small retailers. Certainly the salespeople from the different suppliers never ever talk about about it for obvious reasons. The problems with not talking about it to me is that I may go out of business if I don't understand this principle/curse.