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How stores choose what to put on their shelves — like, say, Planet Money's board game

NPR | By Kenny Malone
Published September 24, 2026 at 5:27 PM MDT

The most coveted real estate in business might just be the choicest shelf space of national big box retail. We go inside the room and the process of how stores choose what you can and can't buy.

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Kenny Malone
Kenny Malone is a co-host for NPR's Planet Money podcast.