Dead stock is money sitting on your shelves
Every garment trader knows the feeling: racks full of stock that simply isn't moving. That unsold inventory isn't just taking up space — it's cash you can't use. The earlier you spot slow-moving and dead stock, the more of that money you get back.
How to identify dead stock early
Don't wait until end-of-season to find out what didn't sell. Watch for three signals:
- Days since last sale — any SKU that hasn't sold in 60–90 days needs attention.
- Sell-through rate — if you've sold only a small fraction of what you bought, it's slowing.
- Colour and size imbalance — often a style sells, but specific colours or sizes pile up.
Reviewing this by hand across thousands of SKUs is nearly impossible, which is why most dead stock is found too late.
Turn stuck stock back into cash
Once you've identified it: discount and bundle slow movers before they go fully dead, push them to outlets or distributors who can move them, and — most importantly — stop reordering what isn't selling.
Let your data do the watching
This is exactly where an ERP with AI helps. SAHAY AI, inside the JS1 Software app, classifies every product as fast, slow or non-moving, flags dead-stock risk with the rupee value blocked, and tells you what to reorder and what to clear — automatically, every day. Instead of discovering dead stock at season's end, you catch it while you can still act.
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