I worked at B&N for over a decade. It's because for any given title, there are likely 3-4 places it can be (section, endcap, table, maybe a second endcap) but only 1-2 copies on hand.
The system they used to manage inventory must have been coded by the same people who made Southwest's scheduling software.
michaelk4289 t1_j233ejt wrote
Reply to comment by Decent_Blackberry742 in What Can We Learn from Barnes & Noble's Surprising Turnaround? by koavf
I worked at B&N for over a decade. It's because for any given title, there are likely 3-4 places it can be (section, endcap, table, maybe a second endcap) but only 1-2 copies on hand.
The system they used to manage inventory must have been coded by the same people who made Southwest's scheduling software.