This retail sub-sector has rebounded in part due to strong balance sheet management and inventory controls by the large retailers.

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Yes, some have been, having learned tighter inventory controls increased chances that if they wait too long, products might not be there.

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So while Dell's computers are of impressive quality, its products are secondary to cash and inventory controls that make the sale of its products so profitable.

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Nike management had effectively cut costs, maintained strict inventory controls, and raised profit margins over the last year, but external impacts appear to be working against those efforts.

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And Karen I think can share with you a whole host of technical assistance programs that the SBA has tried to set up -- on inventory controls and marketing and a whole host of other issues.

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The investigation came in response to allegations made by a former financial controller, Charley Situ, that the company had a 250-ton inventory discrepancy and poor financial controls (See "LDK Solar's Sunny Audit").

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The company now tightly controls everything about advertising, the amount of inventory entering the country and which cities are targeted and when, a person familiar with the strategy says.

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Three years of government controls have left developers with higher debt and unsold inventory.

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