
Investigating on-shelf availability in the UK retail clothing sector 105
Table 7.2 On shelf availability totals for one product style of jeans.
Store Store Store Store Store Store Store Store Store Store
DC 12345678910Average
8S
8R
8L
10S
10R
10L
12S
12R
12L
14S
14R
14L
16S
16R
16L
18S
18R
18L
20
Total no. missing 1276644344 3.7
sizes
Availability % 95% 89% 63% 68% 68% 79% 79% 84% 79% 79% 78.3%
Database total no. 1233323322 2.4
missing sizes
Availability % 95% 89% 84% 84% 84% 89% 84% 84% 89% 89% 87.1%
These results reinforce the importance of inventory accuracy. There was a slight trend
for stores at either end of the size spectrum to record stronger results.
In Table 7.2 ...