underproductive

American  

[uhn-der-pruh-duhkt-iv] / ˌʌn dər prəˈdʌkt ɪv /

adjective

1. not productive enough.

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Other Word Forms

• underproductiveness noun

Example Sentences

Earlier this year, Macy’s at the Bloc was deemed one of the retailer’s “underproductive” locations and closed its doors, leaving downtown L.A. without a department store for the first time in over 150 years.

From Los Angeles Times

The Macy’s store at the Bloc closed recently, one of 66 Macy’s stores that were identified as underproductive by management in January.

From Los Angeles Times

“We are closing underproductive Macy’s stores to allow us to focus our resources and prioritize investments in our go-forward stores, where customers are already responding positively to better product offerings and elevated service,” Chief Executive Tony Spring said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

Macy’s will close 150 “underproductive stores,” leaving the future of 22 Washington stores and their workers uncertain.

From Seattle Times

Macy’s said it planned to close “underproductive locations,” noting that they accounted for 25 percent of the company’s overall square footage but just 10 percent of sales.

From New York Times