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A Weekly Review Makes You a Better Buyer
The purpose of tracking numbers is changing your next decision.
Look at revenue, profit, cash, inventory age, returns, and sourcing. Then make decisions: buy more of this, stop buying that, reprice these units, follow up with that supplier. A review that produces no action is just accounting.
What it is
A short recurring review that converts sales and inventory outcomes into next-week decisions.
Why it matters
Without review, experience stays anecdotal and the same mistakes repeat.
When to use it
Use weekly once you have active inventory.
How to do it
Review revenue, gross profit, cash, inventory cost/value, days to sell, aged stock, returns, source performance, and errors. End with buy-more, buy-less, reprice, and process-change decisions.
Worked example
You notice iPads sell in 8 days while one laptop model sits 35+ days. Next week you reduce the slow model and allocate more sourcing time to iPads.
Your action plan
- Schedule 30 minutes
- Review 8–10 metrics
- Write 3 decisions
- Check last week's decisions
Common mistakes
- Only reviewing revenue
- No actions at the end
- Reacting to one unusual week
Key takeaway
The weekly review is where transactions become strategy.
Try this
Schedule 20 minutes this week to review what sold, what sat, and what caused problems.
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