In response to customer complaints about cluttered aisles and displays, Walmart removed about 15% of its products from store shelves back in 2009. This allowed managers to remove displays, shorten shelves and otherwise straighten up stores. What do you suppose happened to satisfaction? It went up. What do you suppose happened to sales? They went down. $1.85 billion down.

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