THE COST OF WAITING
Excess stock is cash.
Until time erodes its value.
Every delayed decision leaves capital tied up while shelf life runs down. Late fire sales then threaten pricing and distributor trust.
Cash locked up
Working capital sits idle in pallets while depreciation ticks down daily.
Shrinking window
As expiry nears, secondary buyers demand steeper discounts or refuse lots.
Channel conflict
Uncontrolled liquidations leak into primary retail, undercutting core partners.
FOLLOW ONE EXAMPLE BATCH
Aurora Cleanse shampoo
Illustrative batch · Shampoo12,000units in stock
52 daysof shelf life left
$120kinventory cost tied up
Example assumes 12,000 units at $10 cost per unit. Inventory cost is not a recovery forecast.
Stage 01 · File intake & enrichmentDrop any spreadsheet. Lily handles the rest.
Upload any raw Excel or CSV. Lily auto-maps messy columns and fills missing catalog specs—no ERP integration required.
Lily, parse raw_stock_export.csv and enrich to Pollen schema