The optimist in me tells me that with unemployment so high, productivity so high, yes inventory restocking has occurred, but manufacturing is growing again.

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On the economic front, earnings continue to be dominated by inventory restocking as opposed to consumer purchases which are necessary for a recovery to be sustainable.

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Inventory restocking will also help the economy this quarter.

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The worst case is that the benefits of asset-price reflation and inventory restocking do not last much longer, and in hindsight, we find that the Recovery Apartheid was merely a temporary divide that the big boys were just better at pretending they were recovering than their small company cousins.

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It carries little inventory, restocking apparel and paper multiple times a day.

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Those greeters are being reassigned to handle typical associate jobs during those hours, including restocking inventory as well as directing customers.

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Such a restocking, or inventory, cycle usually lasts about 18 months, suggesting that there is plenty more to come.

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Depending on the kit, there was either too much inventory, or no inventory at all, and restocking could take months.

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These goods cycle back into inventory after weeks, and carry a high cost of restocking and re-listing, and sometimes have to be written off altogether.

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