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Originally Posted by davidfor
Why? Unless Walmart are using Kobo to fulfill the orders, they probably buy a batch and sell them. If they run out before they get the next batch, they will be out of stock for a period of time.
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Part of WalMart's business is inventory control.
Which they do very well: they rarely run out of stock of items that sell, like toilet paper and cheap TVs.
By all reports, Kobos don't matter to the store managers, with stories ranging from unopened boxes lying around empty kiosks to not carrying them.
By all indications, selling Kobos was a HQ idea that most store managers see no use for so they ignore them. Most of those stores also have greatly reduced book sections too. They figure they have better uses for the floor space, maybe selling video games.