NEWPORT, R.I. -- Unsaleables may be a tough business, but that didn't stop a record attendance of 237 retailers, manufacturers and vendors at the 2002 Joint Unsaleables Management Conference (sponsored by FMI, GMA and FDI) from enjoying themselves at a much-talked-about clam bake that included a breathtaking sunset. The conference, held July 23 to 25 at the Hyatt Regency Goat Island here, featured several lively sessions where manufacturers and retailers wrestled with ways to handle -- if not reduce -- products that turn out to be unsaleable. There was probably very little left to sell from the delicious clam bake.
