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I used to work at an Apple retail store, and I'm pretty sure we didn't have turnover every 5 days. Of course this is an average, and I'm not exactly sure what it's measuring, and regardless we definitely got a lot of stuff shipped every day.

From what I hear of my wife's job, though, it sounds like Trader Joe's turns over its inventory every 1-2 days.



You make a good point, and while I don't know the answer, maybe online sales play a part in their turnover rates? And it's possible that some large stores (think NYC) have 2-3 day turnovers, with others being slower?

Like I said, I don't know, but those are two variables I can think of.


I believe the 5 day figure here is about how many days worth of inventory are stored in the warehouse -- not how long they sit in retail stores.

These warehouses ship to all the retail outlets (Apple Stores, Best buy, etc) and the online orders.


It makes sense for groceries to have a faster turnaround though--after all, many of them are actually perishable.




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