Breakdown of inventory distortion costs in retail industry worldwide 2020
In 2020, manufacturers suffered the most from inventory distortions in the retail sector. The imbalance between supply and demand registered during the coronavurus pandemic produced costs amounting to 677 million U.S. dollars at the manufacturing level. In fact, the surge in demand for consumer products produced out-of-stock costs as well as overstock ones, together with other depending factors like outdated IT procedures or home office for employees. In total, the inventory distortion caused a 580 million U.S. dollars loss for stores.