Dead Stock
Category: Inventory
Also searched as: Dead Stock
Definition (plain English)
Inventory with little or no realistic demand, often because forecasts, MOQ, channel fit, shelf life, or product acceptance were wrong.
Why it matters commercially
Dead stock ties up cash, storage, and attention while creating markdown, disposal, write-off, and supplier-negotiation problems.
Example
A buyer accepted a full-container MOQ for a niche product, then carried dead stock for eight months after the retailer changed range plans.
Common mistake
Calling dead stock temporary slow movement without pricing the cash, storage, expiry, markdown, and disposal impact.
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