How Spreadsheets Quietly Cost Supply Chains Millions

# Spreadsheet Errors Are Quietly Draining Retail Profits When salespeople change a forecast in one spreadsheet, that information often doesn't sync properly across the teams that handle inventory, warehousing, and store ordering—leading to overstocked shelves, missed sales, and wasted money. Most retailers lose significant profits simply because their planning teams are working with outdated or conflicting numbers rather than a single shared source of truth. The bigger the company and the more teams involved, the more expensive these coordination failures become.