Who decides what big box sells? Our GAME got us answers

Planet Money is taking a look at the secretive process of how products land on the shelves of major big box retailers. To get a firsthand perspective, the team pitched their own board game, called Sell Me a Sasquatch, to retail buyers to see what factors actually drive those purchasing decisions. As Planet Money tells it, the experiment provides a rare glimpse into the minds of the people who decide which items make the cut for mass-market stores.

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