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Retail's Peak-Season Inventory Reliability and Dedicated Logistics Capacity Is Starting to Look Permanent

How Macy's Inc, Target Corporation Are Navigating Margin Drag

Sep 20, 2026
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Macy’s Inc and Target Corporation all just signaled to investors some version of the same reality: they are paying more than usual right now to guarantee freight capacity and shelf stock ahead of peak cycles, and none of them expect that spending to fully evaporate once the season passes. Across the sector, this inventory pre-positioning is costing reta…

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