A specialty-market or deli eyewear rack can look full while being functionally out of stock if repeat local demand has depleted the useful powers or styles.
What the rack can hide
- common reader powers are missing
- proven sunglass styles are gone
- slow inventory remains in duplicate
- backstock is not being used
Use repeat traffic as the test
Neighborhood customers create frequent demand signals. If the same powers or styles disappear repeatedly, the assortment should change.
Refill the need, not the peg
Restore constrained positions and reduce duplicates behind slow inventory instead of filling visual holes randomly.
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