North American food sales were helped by steps taken last year to reduce inventories.

The investment in information technology has allowed it to serve customers more quickly and reduce inventories.

Holding out would reduce inventories further as oil is bought in anticipation of higher prices.

The company reduced inventories by more than $100 million.

You say we can reduce inventories by half-again, so what?

These programs to reduce swollen inventories had lifted sales in the three previous years.

But reducing inventory has come at a steep cost.

The incentives are expected to help reduce bloated inventories but will hurt the bottom line.

Zenith aims to reduce inventories to normal levels by year end.

I've been saying we could run leaner and reduce excess inventory.