Empty Shelves at Sainsbury’s - You Decide!
Sunday, November 27, 2011
by Geoff Riley
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A busy supermarket in the south of England at 1130am on a Sunday morning. The store is pretty full but one aisle at Sainsbury’s Taplow (near Maidenhead) was almost completely empty of food. Why might this have happened? I am sure your students will have plenty of ideas drawn from their understanding of retailing.

Perhaps Sainsbury’s only have themshelves to blame? !!
Categories: BUSINESS THEMES Customer Service Retailing
Tags: retailers, food, retailing, sainsbury's, logistics
Tags: retailers, food, retailing, sainsbury's, logistics
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