'Distressed inventory', also known as 'distressed' or 'expired stock' , is any
inventory whose potential to be sold at normal
cost has or will soon pass. In certain industries it could also mean that the stock is or will soon be impossible to sell.
Examples
# Food that has reached its
expiry date
# Inventory which is out of fashion or out of
season
# Inventory which has defects or irregularities
# Inventory or services which available for rent, lease or purchase but are currently unused
# Newspapers and magazines