A coastal eyewear rack can look full and still be functionally out of stock when the powers or sun styles customers actually want are missing. Total unit count can hide assortment gaps.
What causes the problem
- popular sunglasses sell out while slow styles remain
- core reader powers disappear while other powers fill the rack
- backstock exists but is not being used
- seasonal demand changes faster than the assortment
Audit by customer mission
Check whether a customer who needs a common reader power or a wearable sunglass option can actually complete the purchase. If not, the rack is not fully in stock.
Use the gap to change the next order
Deepen proven sun styles ahead of peak coastal traffic and correct reader-power depth based on repeated stockouts. Do not refill the rack with unrelated slow inventory just to make it look full.
Continue: Beach and Coastal Retailers resource center.