Actualizo: Aunque te daba tanta pereza argumentar un hecho que habías expuesto en un foro público, yo de verdad lo hubiera agradecido. También es verdad que el tono (más que el encabezado a mi juicio) de mi mensaje/réplica no invita demasiado a establecer un diálogo cordial, por lo que pido disculpas. No me justifico más. Disculpas.
Por otro lado me gusta llegar al final de las cosas, aunque sean asuntos de menor importancia al menos para mí y creo que hay una duda razonable - aunque no he encontrado ninguna certeza absoluta- que al menos parcialmente sí que haya stock de PRL que se ha fabricado para outlet. Os dejo un fragmento de un hilo que he visto por internet. Hay varios en este sentido. No constituyen prueba alguna pero sí indicio que podría ir más allá del bulo por razonamientos obvios:
Sergio Guifarro former Production Operation at Ralph Lauren
Answered 2 years ago
Is the quality of clothing in Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store different than a regular Polo Ralph Lauren store?
Yes, but not all.
Originally, factory stores (Outlets) were intended for products that didn’t sell. This can be for several reasons:
- Inventory
- Forecasting
- Quality
- Merchandise
There are more reasons but these were the main ones. So let's use an example. Upcoming Summer 2019 Season. Stores are currently stocked with purchase orders made 6–8 months ago for Pink Polo shirts retailed at $85/pc. This is stocked at the “regular” Polo RL store. Now let’s use all the reasons.
Inventory - the stores were not able to sell all the Pink Polos at $85 or during seasonal sales at $60. Remaining unsold Pink Polos are bundled with all unsold seasonal merch and sent to outlet
Forecasting - Buyer writing the purchase orders for the Pink Polos overestimated the demand for it. You cant cancel the orders, they're on the boat already making their trek to the port then warehouse to be distributed to the stores. But there is no demand at the store and you have no space for more Pink Polos. The order is then bundled with other and prepped at the warehouse to be sent to the outlet.
Quality - second order that is being prepped at the factory for the boat, the QA team notice the mill made an error on the dye. It does not match the sample or the first batch arriving at the regular stores. Instead of using Pink #001, they got Pink Beige #005, noticeable to customer. Brand integrity and standards are not met, negotiations with the factory, order sent to the warehouse and then the outlet.
Merchandise - there isn’t enough inventory at the outlet. Everything sold well, forecasting was on point, no mistakes at the factories; therefore, no merch at the outlet. This is a problem. So, the brand makes outlet quality clothes to make sure the customer has options. So now they make a Rose Pedal Pink Polo for $55 specifically for the outlets. It can’t be the same quality as regular merch because customers don’t go to the outlets to pay $85 for a Polo, but will pay $55.
