Those are just places that some liberal dumpster diver noticed. It's standard across every business, not just clothing retailer's. Apparel, food, industrial items etc... On one hand they are so concerned over shoplifting and/or employee theft, even floating special memos and listing employee items prone to "exceptional pilferability". Then on the other hand, they (sometimes destroy and) dump items that are comletely usable even in non-seasonal businesses just to rotate stock. They take a tax write-off for the "loss" of "necessary rotation". At my second to last industrial job I first noticed that it was in industry as well as retail. Corporate sent a monthly list along with a shipment of $3-5K in supplies that had to be rotated from general storage(repair and back-up supplies) and the stuff on the shelves got the ole 4lb hammer before hitting the dumpster. I'm not sure they'd get to write off as much on a charitable donation when you consider the million$ they throw away anually. In an industrial business, who'd they donate to even? It's the tax system's fault! They are encouraged to waste as part of the business model!
Why do you think the dumpsters of practically every corporate operation are locked in cages? Eye sore? Liability reasons? HA!
A person of humble means used to be able to live better than uppper middle income off what is considered waste by society at large. Now they call it theft! The person who exposed that article is lucky they considered it a public relations problem because it was in Manhattan. Somewhere else they would have arrested that person! Ask the garbage man what he see's, you might be amazed!
