Eli5 How do grocery stores around the world afford to be fully/half stocked in a product 24/7 simultaneously even in small towns where not everything’s bought?

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Eli5 How do grocery stores around the world afford to be fully/half stocked in a product 24/7 simultaneously even in small towns where not everything’s bought?

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Different products are reordered at different intervals. So the jar of off-brand mayo you’ve never heard of has probably been there a while, but the soda aisle might get refilled multiple times a week.