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Reading-Glass Power Assortment Planning
A reader assortment should be managed by power availability as well as style. The rack fails when customers cannot find the strength they need, even if every peg is occupied.
Use an operating framework, not a guess
Power planning is a functional inventory problem. The opening mix should cover a sensible range, but the reorder pattern should gradually reshape depth around the store's actual customer base.
What should a retailer evaluate?
Protect Core Powers
Give proven middle powers enough depth that a few sales do not create immediate functional stockouts.
Keep Useful Breadth
Higher and lower powers may sell more slowly but can still be necessary to make the category genuinely shopable.
Label Clearly
Customers should be able to identify power quickly without staff help or excessive handling.
Let Reorders Teach You
Use store-level reorder history to correct the opening allocation rather than assuming every location needs the same mix.
Buyer checklist
- Which powers are unavailable today?
- Which powers reorder most often?
- Are high and low powers present even if slower?
- Can customers read the power labels easily?
- Is backstock separated by power?
- Does the reorder mix differ by store or customer demographic?
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