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10% -- dead inventory percentage for stores with a lot of SKUs (2026)
For stores carrying a large number of SKUs, it is common for 10% to 15% of their inventory to end up as dead stock (unsold after 90 days).
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10%
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2026
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B
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Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
tociny.ai
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Tier C
https://tociny.ai/blog/shopify-out-of-stock ↗
Source Article
Turn shopify out of stock into sales with proactive inventory and forecasting
January 23, 2026
That "out of stock" notice on your Shopify store does more than just block a single sale—it's a silent business killer. When a customer sees that message, their journey with you grinds to a halt.
It’s the digital version of a popular coffee shop running out of beans during the morni…
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tociny.ai
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Range 10-15%, midpoint extracted; no original study cited
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IndustryRetail
Company SizeMid-market
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stores with a lot of SKUs: 10% dead inventory percentage. Source: tociny.ai (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/dead-stock-percentage-sku-heavy-stores
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