The pandemic caused inventory distortions in the grocery and mass-market retail. While some product categories were extremely sought after, other consumer goods were less in demand. In 2020, the imbalance between supply and consumer demand produced a total out-of-stock value of billion U.S. dollars. Conversely, the value of consumer goods going out-of-stock amounted to billion U.S. dollars.
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IHL Group. (December 17, 2020). Estimated value of the global inventory distortion among grocery retailers and mass merchants in 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1199024/worldwide-inventory-distortion-in-grocery-retail/
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Estimated value of the global inventory distortion among grocery retailers and mass merchants in 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], IHL Group, December 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1199024/worldwide-inventory-distortion-in-grocery-retail/
