He guessed his most-stocked-out product was a slow mover.
It was his bestseller. Out of stock 11 of the last 17 weeks.
Nobody noticed, because fast movers don't decline slowly enough to catch the eye.
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Two reorder habits. Same supplier. Same lead time.
One: reorder when it looks low. One: reorder when the number says to.
One runs out most months. One almost never does.
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3 things to change in your distribution business this month:
Lead your reports with sell-through rate, not invoiced volume
Open every field visit with: what sold and what did not
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Worth watching in FMCG distribution right now.
Informal trade is moving faster. Digital tools have closed the gap between small independent retailers and organised trade.
The winners are not the biggest distributors. They are the fastest.
More on Friday
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The commercial managers making better decisions are asking one more question.
Not "how much did they order?"
"How fast did it sell?"
That shift: Lowers credit exposure Separates real growth from inventory buildup
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Most FMCG founders can tell you exactly what a distributor ordered last quarter.
Very few can tell you what actually sold.
That gap is where the margin goes.
I wrote about why,and what to measure instead.
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In Manufacturing , Commercial departments are key to business success: channels exists : an important one is wholesale.
Why ?
🔗Market reach to customers
🔗Absorb wholesale inventory