Retailers Examining Their Product Mix Find That a Third of Their

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Essay

Retailers examining their product mix find that a third of their products are not profitable or do not make economic sense. Yet these products still take up retail shelf space. Why does this continue and what techniques are retailers using to "tighten" this process?

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Definitions:

Indirect Non-Controlling Interest

A non-controlling interest that a parent company has in a subsidiary through another subsidiary or subsidiaries, complicating the calculation of ownership percentages.

Post-Acquisition Equity

The equity value of an acquired company after the acquisition date, including adjustments from the acquisition and ongoing operations.

Multiple Subsidiary

A business structure wherein a single parent company owns several subsidiary companies.

Inter-Entity Transactions

Inter-entity transactions refer to the economic exchanges between different entities within the same corporate structure, often requiring elimination during consolidation for accurate financial reporting.