An inventory management system, comprising: a floor-based weighing subsystem comprising a sensor arrangement including at least one weight sensor configured to be associated with a load carrying unit supporting a load having an associated weight, the load carrying unit deployed at the floor (50, 72) of a retail display area, and the weight sensor determining the weight of the load; and a load status subsystem comprising a load status determination engine including at least one processor coupled to a storage medium, the load status determination engine configured to: receive, from the floor-based weighing subsystem, the weight of the load determined by the weight sensor, determine a loading status of the load carrying unit based on the received weight of the load, and send a request to replace the load carrying unit in response to at least one event, wherein the at least one event includes the determined loading status of the load carrying unit satisfying a threshold criterion, and characterized in that the load status determination engine is further configured to: determine a load depletion rate based on the determined loading status, wherein the load status determination engine utilizes the depletion rate to trigger a re-stocking request, based on a comparison to a load depletion rate threshold. a floor-based weighing subsystem comprising a sensor arrangement including at least one weight sensor configured to be associated with a load carrying unit supporting a load having an associated weight, the load carrying unit deployed at the floor (50, 72) of a retail display area, and the weight sensor determining the weight of the load; and a load status subsystem comprising a load status determination engine including at least one processor coupled to a storage medium, the load status determination engine configured to: receive, from the floor-based weighing subsystem, the weight of the load determined by the weight sensor, determine a loading status of the load carrying unit based on the received weight of the load, and send a request to replace the load carrying unit in response to at least one event, wherein the at least one event includes the determined loading status of the load carrying unit satisfying a threshold criterion, and characterized in that the load status determination engine is further configured to: determine a load depletion rate based on the determined loading status, wherein the load status determination engine utilizes the depletion rate to trigger a re-stocking request, based on a comparison to a load depletion rate threshold. receive, from the floor-based weighing subsystem, the weight of the load determined by the weight sensor, determine a loading status of the load carrying unit based on the received weight of the load, and send a request to replace the load carrying unit in response to at least one event, wherein the at least one event includes the determined loading status of the load carrying unit satisfying a threshold criterion, and characterized in that the load status determination engine is further configured to: determine a load depletion rate based on the determined loading status, wherein the load status determination engine utilizes the depletion rate to trigger a re-stocking request, based on a comparison to a load depletion rate threshold.