Inventories contributing +ve cash flow in retail companies

Hi everyone:

When Inventories are contributing +ve cash flow in retail companies, is that a bad thing? My thinking is that when that happens, it means they have a lot of inventories they can't sell. Am I on the right track?

Thanks

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