I think this question went over EVERYONES head. I have thought the same thing not with your problem but the algorithm used for red cards metrics, stores with high vol compared to low vol stores. It looks like they didn't want to get store specific so they tried to make a one solution fix to...
When we will be sold out of a product and while looking in the PDA to see if other Targets have it they will ask "Oh what about Best Buy or Wal Mart?" My response is I don't know you will have to call them to find out. "Well can't your computer just tell me?"