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What is Inventory Forecasting and Why Does it Matter?
Bill Ross, eCommerce Business Coach & Consultant Bill Ross, eCommerce Business Coach & Consultant

What is Inventory Forecasting and Why Does it Matter?

Inventory Forecasting is the process of predicting how much inventory you need to buy based on the amount you believe you will sell in the future. Perhaps the most important element of running a successful eCommerce business is having inventory to sell; if you don't forecast the right amount to buy, you buy too little or too much.

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Your Warehouse is Too Small.
Bill Ross, eCommerce Business Coach & Consultant Bill Ross, eCommerce Business Coach & Consultant

Your Warehouse is Too Small.

Why You Should Plan for Your Warehouse Capacity.

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Inventory and Your eCommerce Business. Do you have too much inventory?
Bill Ross, eCommerce Business Coach & Consultant Bill Ross, eCommerce Business Coach & Consultant

Inventory and Your eCommerce Business. Do you have too much inventory?

Tips for determining how much inventory to keep and what to do if you have too much. ​eCommerce business owners often have a hard time parting with inventory. That sounds counterintuitive to running a thriving business. Let me clarify, some eCommerce business owners have a hard time parting with inventory that’s not moving. Whether it's a misguided strategy or an emotional attachment to having spent money on it in the first place, you may be holding onto your slow turning inventory too long.

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Getting Back to Business Begins With You.
Bill Ross, eCommerce Business Coach & Consultant Bill Ross, eCommerce Business Coach & Consultant

Getting Back to Business Begins With You.

Play the inner game first before deciding what to do next with your small business. So here we are. Unprecedented. Your small business is facing a challenge you could never have imagined and this change happened in the blink of an eye. You don’t know what will happen in the future. Will your business have a place in the “new normal”? Can you even say? The new normal is constantly evolving. But, so can you.

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Why Your KPIs Aren’t Working.
Bill Ross, eCommerce Business Coach & Consultant Bill Ross, eCommerce Business Coach & Consultant

Why Your KPIs Aren’t Working.

​​​A lot of businesses focus on Key Performance Indicators, KPIs. The main areas that you and your team determine to be the most critical to the success of your business.

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