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James, I would still make these as out of stock. If these products don't get any organic search or traffic anyway, it is ok to re-direct them. The message above was for established products that have been indexed by Google over a long period of time. Please le the know if you have any questions. Also, if someone answer the question to your satisfaction you should mark the comment as a good comment

Hi Gaston Thank you for the detailed response and suggestions. I will follow up with my findings. Point 3 and 4; - I think there is something there. James

Hi James, If Google is not showing a 3 pack for your most important term, but, rather, is treating it like a branded result with only one business in it, there's not a ton you can do about that. Is there any chance you're able to share the name of your company and term you're trying to rank for? If not, it's okay, but if you can, it will help the community target their suggestions to your specific case.