{"id":97437,"date":"2025-09-09T13:41:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.board.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=97437"},"modified":"2025-09-09T21:34:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T21:34:02","slug":"fixing-inventory-distortion","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.board.com\/resources\/fixing-inventory-distortion","title":{"rendered":"Fixing Inventory Distortion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\n\t<section class=\"board-hero board-hero-resource resource-research wp-block-acf-hero-resource\" id=\"block_9a867f60bfd2d26df30b130f38409653\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-shape shape-blue\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.board.com\/wp-content\/themes\/board\/assets\/images\/hero-shapes\/shape-blue.svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row py-5\" style=\"--bs-gutter-y: 7rem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-md-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-content d-flex flex-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.board.com\/resources?categories%5B%5D=4511\" class=\"eyebrow resource-category text-uppercase fw-bold mb-3\">Research<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fixing Inventory Distortion<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Who\u2019s Winning, Who\u2019s Failing, &amp; What\u2019s Working<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hstack gap-4 align-items-center flex-wrap justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vstack gap-1 info-register flex-grow-0 justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#registration\" class=\"btn btn-board btn-primary light \">\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload now\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex flex-column align-items-center justify-content-center h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1280x800_wordpress_document_IHL-Distortion-Study-480x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"scroll-content-block  wp-block-acf-scroll-content\" id=\"block_db98dae10eef917918132ce880821189\">\n    <div class=\"container scroll-content-container\">\n\n      <div class=\"scroll-content-left scrollable-content\">\n        <div class=\"content-container\">\n          <!-- All the left colunns content in here -->\n                      <div class=\"scroll-content-left-item\"\n              id=\"block_db98dae10eef917918132ce880821189_l_0\"\n              data-target=\"block_db98dae10eef917918132ce880821189_r_0\">\n              \t<div id=\"block_beae2050727ca10f219398f1ce474012\" class=\"column-content   text-start align-self-start\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><strong>Inventory is both the lifeblood and the ultimate measure of retail performance.<\/strong> Understanding the drivers of inventory distortion is essential to managing the most important metric in retail.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Are your sourcing cycles too slow to capture the next big trend\u2014resulting in <strong>stock-outs and lost sales<\/strong>?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is your range and assortment insufficiently localized to true demand\u2014creating <strong>availability gaps in some stores and overstocks in others<\/strong>?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is your buying process too rigid to adjust to market volatility and customer shifts\u2014leading to <strong>excess inventory one season and shortages the next<\/strong>?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These challenges fuel the industry\u2019s <strong>$1.7 trillion inventory distortion problem<\/strong>. This new IHL study reveals what\u2019s really driving overstocks and out-of-stocks, and which strategies are proving effective in restoring accuracy, availability, and profitability.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Download the Inventory Distortion Report Now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key Learnings:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Empty shelves represent the largest loss driver<\/strong> at $690.9 billion globally, indicating fundamental replenishment system failures across retail operations&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Supply chain disruptions cost $301 billion annually<\/strong>, with geographic chokepoints like the Suez Canal creating cascading inventory planning failures&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Technology adoption creates performance gaps<\/strong> between AI-enabled retailers achieving 2.5x profit growth versus competitors still using legacy systems&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Buying &amp; Planning misalignment is a top driver of inventory distortion.<\/strong> Leading retailers use continuous planning to connect strategic goals with in-season decisions\u2014reducing distortion while protecting margin and performance.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Integrated platforms outperform point solutions<\/strong>, with successful retailers achieving 95%+ inventory accuracy through comprehensive technology integration rather than scattered tools\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>_<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ihlgrouplogo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98116\" style=\"width:182px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ihlgrouplogo.png 425w, https:\/\/www.board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ihlgrouplogo-215x117.png 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>IHL Group is a global research and advisory firm specializing in technologies for the retail and hospitality industries. 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