News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors: “In conventional retail stores, the most cost-efficient met hod of replenishing store inventories is by delivering inventory from supplying manufacturers to the retail stores by the case. In a conventional distribution m odel, the retailer receives pallets of cases including inventory, which inventor y is also referred to as “eaches.” Conventionally, received eaches are stripped of their packaging, organized by Stock Keeping Unit or “SKU,” and then transferr ed to storage containers for storage until needed. At least some of these steps have traditionally been performed manually.”
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