Sentence examples for down inventory from inspiring English sources

Retailers who left it late to start working down inventory "are going to find it very tough," Tay said.

Consumers were buying less than retailers had expected, and stores had to mark down inventory to get it out the door by Christmas.

"We need a second surge to meaningfully draw down inventory and definitively stabilize home values," Mr. Yun said in a statement.

"There was high sales volume and it gained great velocity and steadily drew down inventory," which has yet to recover, he said.

3M has closed about 15 plants in the last 18 months and has drawn down inventory, cut capital spending and made other moves to cut costs.

The provisional figures show that the contraction was a result of lower consumer spending, companies running down inventory and decreased exports, INSEE said.

"They can draw down inventories or order additional product".

Manufacturers are also paring down inventories and clearing their backlogs of orders, the report showed.

In addition, companies are restocking their warehouses after several years of drawing down inventories.

"To draw down inventories, we are going to need a substantial rebound.

But retailers allowed shoppers to draw down inventories, without reordering to fill their shelves.