Christmas Stock Planning For Product Retail Businesses: Avoid Sell outs & overbuying

Will your Christmas cash flow jingle or stall?

Hi! Catherine Erdly here, host of the Resilient Retail Game Plan. It’s that time of year when indie retailers either outsmart January’s excess stock blues or get a cash flow headache that lingers long past the mince pies.

In this episode of the resilient retail club podcast, I’m rolling up my sleeves with a no-fluff checklist for peak season stock planning, tested across 25 years and countless Q4s. Forget gut feeling; I’ll help you tune into hard data, smart forecasting, and those golden “hero products” that turn browsers into loyal gift buyers—no corporate jargon, just straight-talking product business advice for real shop floors.

Timestamped summary

00:00 "Prepare Adequately for Christmas Sales"

03:20 "Stock Planning: Gut Feel vs. Data"

09:14 "Focus on HERO Products"

10:12 Optimise Holiday Product Strategy

15:21 Conservative Christmas Sales Planning

16:32 "Planning for Increased Sales Capacity"

19:34 Stock Forecasting Strategy Tips

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And if you want fresh industry insight, check out my Forbes articles on retail trends - https://www.forbes.com/sites/catherineerdly/

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