Burlingtonreason 02 of 4it makes it for less than anyone else canderived 2026-09-08accession 0001193125-26-371311
Burlington's 'chase' buying model—holding significant reserve inventory and purchasing in-season opportunistically—enables it to respond to demand signals faster than full-price retailers while extracting better vendor terms, creating a structural merchandise margin advantage.
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It held on this filing. No finding was written because nothing in it bore on the reason — the sentences it was read against are below.
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the claims it rests on
“Reserve inventory was 43% of total inventory at the end of the second quarter of Fiscal 2026 compared to 50% at the end of the second quarter of Fiscal 2025”
“The company's strategy to chase the sales trend allows flexibility to purchase less pre-season merchandise with the balance purchased in-season and opportunistically”
“This strategy provides flexibility to shift purchases between suppliers and categories”
“Product sourcing costs improved 20 and 30 basis points as a percentage of net sales during the three and six month periods ended August 1, 2026”
what it was checked against
chase buying model description
“Our strategy to chase the sales trend allows us the flexibility to purchase less pre-season merchandise with the balance purchased in-season and opportunistically.”
supplier/category flexibility
“It also provides us with the flexibility to shift purchases between suppliers and categories.”
better vendor terms claim
“We believe that this enables us to obtain better terms with our suppliers, which we expect will help offset any rising costs of goods.”