Gen X has finally had enough with Millennials, huh?

I think that was their original stick. Back when other store's inventory and ordering systems were not in sync (thus creating the 'overstock'). These days with company boards so hung up on dollars, there's little overstock to sell to OSJL.

What happens now is OSJL goes to manufacturers directly to get stuff. Maybe its last years left overs. Or a specific brand that they had lots of unbranded items for (thus it gets named whatever OSJL wants). Or the item is just manufactured for OSJB, to be sold there.

Or they take a play from TJX playbook. They approach companies and order small batches of things and randomly send them to stores so each store has different items.

I was in there a few weeks ago and they were selling old wood shipping pallets. The in-store radio marketed them as the solution for a wet basement. (They have a point.)

I'm a big fan of OSJL. The people are always so friendly and they really are the cheapest in-person retailer. Nothing is fancy but the quality and price beats Amazon. I like shopping there.

You can't stock all the stores with overstock/discontinued/factory seconds. There just isn't enough product available. It's similar to the factory outlets for the various fashion brands -- they end up getting unique SKUs for cheaper items along with some things that didn't sell at retail. TJX (TJMaxx/Marshalls), Ross, and Nordstrom Rack all do the same thing.

The launch of MTV and that can never be taken away from us.