Sky's Ian King explores what companies do with surplus stock
1,774 views · Published 7 December 2017 · 3:01 · Indexed 21 September 2026
Channel: Sky News · 2017 · News & Politics
What do companies do with the stock they can't sell? It can sit in an unwanted warehouse if it's not perishable, or it can be sold to a discount retailer. In the worst case scenario it ends up in landfill, billions of pounds worth of goods are reckoned to be wasted each year in this way. Sky's Ian King has been taking a look at a fourth, more charitable option. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews and https://twitter.com/skynewsbreak Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: iPad https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/Sky-News-for-iPad/id422583124 iPhone https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB
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