TY - JOUR AB - Retailers are rapidly coming to realise that sales lost through stock unavailability is a serious profit risk. Having the right merchandise to hand at the right time is a problem, especially in these times of shortages. In this article the merchandising methods of two hypothetical American stores, Alpha and Beta are discussed. VL - 2 IS - 2 SN - 0307-2363 DO - 10.1108/eb017782 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb017782 AU - Giddings James I. AU - Harless Theodore J. PY - 1974 Y1 - 1974/01/01 TI - Keeping the fixtures filled: SPEEDING THE FLOW OF MERCHANDISE TO THE SALES FLOOR T2 - Retail and Distribution Management PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 39 EP - 42 Y2 - 2024/04/16 ER -