DH and the night manager at Kroger last night started chit-chatting while I was perusing the closeout area and the manager was stocking it

This is how they decide what to closeout.

Their computers automatically re-order their stock. This requires no human intervention. The computer tracks sales and determines how much of what needs ordered. When an item goes 28 days without any sales, the computer does not re-order and the item becomes a close-out. This is with stores that are in the same region, so that is why all the ones within the area have very similar or exact closeouts.

Each individual stores determines the percentage to mark off per item, often decided depending on space, expiration dates, etc. so prices between the individual stores can vary.

For instance, the two closest to us ususally mark down 50-60%, depending on the item. But we went to one last night and the manager had everything marked 75-90% off. It was a smaller store in an older area of Memphis. Most items were non-food items: cleaning supplies, hba, pet food and accessories, picture frames, school and office supplies, dishes, etc. The manager said that most of his sales are through EBT/Food Stamps so they have a hard time getting rid of items that aren't generally sold if it isn't food.


Oh well, I just thought it was interesting how they determine what to axe and what to keep! LOL, thanks for letting me ramble.

Thanks for the insite!