Repeat customers are now the ones asking for more capacity: management describes buyers it has already served pressing f
The model's full reasoning — Q3 2021 call → NOThe question asks whether management describes a situation where proven, repeat counterparties are asking for more than the company can currently supply, and the company is enlarging itself in response. Let me analyze the transcript for these three elements: 1. **Pressure from proven, repeat counterparties**: Are there existing customers/partners who have already transacted and are now asking for more? 2. **The ask exceeds current supply**: Is there a shortfall in the company's ability to supply? 3. **Company is enlarging itself now**: Is there real, underway work to close the gap? Let me search the transcript for relevant statements. Scott Baxter mentions: "our test of ATG with academy sports here in the U.S. and Intersport in Europe are going very well and we are excited about the opportunities for further expansion in these brand elevating points of additional distribution for the line." This is about tests going well and expansion opportunities - but is this about existing customers asking for more than the company can supply? It's about tests going well and expanding distribution, but not clearly about the company being unable to meet demand. Rustin Welton discusses supply chain: "we have incurred elevated transitory cost as we anticipated and reflected in our revised outlook last quarter. These transitory costs were largely driven by air freight as we chased production to meet the accelerated strong demand that Scott highlighted earlier." This mentions chasing production to meet demand, but is this about proven buyers asking for more than the company can supply? It's about demand generally, not specifically about repeat counterparties asking for more. Let me look for more specific evidence... Scott Baxter: "We more than doubled our door count over 3000 stores for fall 2021 compared to spring with one of our key domestic retail partners and we are really excited about the future opportunities this program affords us in the quarters to come." This is about expanding door count with a retail partner - but is this the partner asking for more, or the company expanding? It seems like the company is expanding distribution, not necessarily that the partner is asking for more than the company can supply. Rustin Welton on inventory: "we continue to chase demand based on the momentum of the business and retail inventories remain lean...
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