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bettybookends · 26th June 2007, 03:41 PM

What is the best strategy for inventory management? I have some lotions that sell like hotcakes and some that are great lotions and will sell eventually, but I am hanging on to them for a few months at a time. Do I reorder the ones selling like hotcakes or push the ones that are sitting for a while? What does everyone else do?

GSK Resources · 26th June 2007, 05:13 PM

Whatever you decide to push is what will sell...

Lotion 101: You have the power to make any product your top seller... just start suggesting it to all your tanners.

MsHotTan · 26th June 2007, 05:43 PM

I'm trying to PUSH these bottles of Rayz and no one wants them. I have them down to 5.99 and still no one buys them. Now I'm gonna send them off to another salon to help her out but I hope she has better luck.

W8INLINE · 26th June 2007, 05:47 PM

Go with the flow....sell and stock what moves

benzobaby · 26th June 2007, 06:17 PM

I get rid of all of the crappy lotions that I have by sending them back to my distributor....I'm lucky, if it doesn't sell, I have 1 year to send em back.....I used to carry alot of everything....Fiesta Sun, Supre, Designer Skin, OC, Devoted Creations.....I found it is so easy to sell Devoted Creations and OC than any other product, so that is all I stock, I can't keep them stocked long enough, they sell like hot cakes.

Mr Sun · 26th June 2007, 09:45 PM

Stock your best sellers and the ones that have the best profit margins. If you have staff, its always a good idea to stock the lotions that they like because generally that's what their going to sell.

Ziti · 27th June 2007, 12:15 AM

just givre it away, causer they don/t w ant it

W8INLINE · 27th June 2007, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Ziti

just givre it away, causer they don/t w ant it

You must be very tired, right?

Mr Sun · 27th June 2007, 10:28 AM

Maybe too many beverages!

Ziti · 27th June 2007, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr Sun

Maybe too many beverages!

I believe that was the problem, cause I don't even remember logging on last night that late

Mr Sun · 27th June 2007, 11:41 AM

Been there, done it.

W8INLINE · 27th June 2007, 11:50 AM

On a Tuesday night?....must be nice

GSK Resources · 27th June 2007, 12:10 PM

Cup the products out for $1 a cup...

W8INLINE · 27th June 2007, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by GSK Resources

Cup the products out for $1 a cup...

that's what I do at my flea market location... lol ... Greg, heve you priced out packete packaging equipment? How much are they?

smileysnob · 27th August 2007, 02:26 PM

You can always sell your most popular and special order others. Then you arent holding onto lotions that are not selling in the meantime. Just an idea

John · 27th August 2007, 02:58 PM

Offer 1 or 2 brands only, top products. If someone wants something special you can usually order it from a disty & have it in a day or 2.

wreet2 · 30th August 2007, 10:12 AM

raise the price.... what would u think if someone was trying to get u to buy a lotion for only 5.99?

bash0918 · 14th June 2008, 08:54 AM

I was told not to discount your lotions-instead, offer a tanning special w/ that lotion. EX-Buy a $50 bottle of lotion-receive 5 Free Turbo tans($60 value).
I have session packages on all beds, but turbo bed is 3/5/8 & 10. Depending on the cost of the lotion, determines which session package the get for free.
My customers love this because they have the 20 min bed package & can use their sessions in standup or turbo. Encourages customers to use upgraded beds & love them. So they either upgrade when their sessions run out or they have to buy more lotion to get freebies. win/win

Mojave Tan · 14th June 2008, 12:24 PM

Take them off of $5.99. Wait til 4th of July weekend & make them all 1/2 off. Include you other misc. bottles, packets, etc. Call it your "1/2 yearly sale" like Nordstrom & limited to quantities on hand.. Works for us every time.

When I have excess packets of a lotion -> Buy 1 Get 1 Free.
This way I get rid of 2 packets in one sale and deplete the stock faster.

Island Cove · 14th June 2008, 12:27 PM

pricing them at $5.99 is part of the problem. if you must discount them that low, people think they are crap. put them at full price, put them on your counter and tell your customers you have a limited special of a free session in your best bed (or 2 if no Hp) but this is a limites sale, or a Today only sale. thats how we clearance lotions, and they move fast for us that way.

26th June 2007, 03:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
bettybookends Rookie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 35	lotion inventory What is the best strategy for inventory management? I have some lotions that sell like hotcakes and some that are great lotions and will sell eventually, but I am hanging on to them for a few months at a time. Do I reorder the ones selling like hotcakes or push the ones that are sitting for a while? What does everyone else do?

26th June 2007, 05:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
GSK Resources Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL Posts: 388	Re: lotion inventory Whatever you decide to push is what will sell... Lotion 101: You have the power to make any product your top seller... just start suggesting it to all your tanners. __________________ Greg Klesius GSK Resources 800-654-1209 www.gskresources.com soakinuptherays@yahoo.com

26th June 2007, 05:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
MsHotTan Hall of Famer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,607	Re: lotion inventory I'm trying to PUSH these bottles of Rayz and no one wants them. I have them down to 5.99 and still no one buys them. Now I'm gonna send them off to another salon to help her out but I hope she has better luck. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/tanmissy

26th June 2007, 05:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
W8INLINE Hall of Famer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: INDIA Posts: 1,718	Re: lotion inventory Go with the flow....sell and stock what moves __________________ www.ChronosMarketing.com __________________________________________ Do they call it P.M.S. because MAD COW DISEASE was taken?

26th June 2007, 06:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
benzobaby Veteran Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 270	Re: lotion inventory I get rid of all of the crappy lotions that I have by sending them back to my distributor....I'm lucky, if it doesn't sell, I have 1 year to send em back.....I used to carry alot of everything....Fiesta Sun, Supre, Designer Skin, OC, Devoted Creations.....I found it is so easy to sell Devoted Creations and OC than any other product, so that is all I stock, I can't keep them stocked long enough, they sell like hot cakes.

26th June 2007, 09:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mr Sun All Star Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto (Smog Central) Posts: 69	Re: lotion inventory Stock your best sellers and the ones that have the best profit margins. If you have staff, its always a good idea to stock the lotions that they like because generally that's what their going to sell.

27th June 2007, 12:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
Ziti Super Star Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: in my mind Posts: 935	Re: lotion inventory just givre it away, causer they don/t w ant it

27th June 2007, 10:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
Mr Sun All Star Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto (Smog Central) Posts: 69	Re: lotion inventory Maybe too many beverages!

27th June 2007, 11:41 AM	#11 (permalink)
Mr Sun All Star Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto (Smog Central) Posts: 69	Re: lotion inventory Been there, done it.

27th June 2007, 11:50 AM	#12 (permalink)
W8INLINE Hall of Famer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: INDIA Posts: 1,718	Re: lotion inventory On a Tuesday night?....must be nice __________________ www.ChronosMarketing.com __________________________________________ Do they call it P.M.S. because MAD COW DISEASE was taken?

27th June 2007, 12:10 PM	#13 (permalink)
GSK Resources Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL Posts: 388	Re: lotion inventory Cup the products out for $1 a cup... __________________ Greg Klesius GSK Resources 800-654-1209 www.gskresources.com soakinuptherays@yahoo.com

27th August 2007, 02:26 PM	#15 (permalink)
smileysnob Veteran Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Conshohocken, PA Posts: 318	Re: lotion inventory You can always sell your most popular and special order others. Then you arent holding onto lotions that are not selling in the meantime. Just an idea __________________ “Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises"-- Demosthenes (384BC - 322BC)

27th August 2007, 02:58 PM	#16 (permalink)
John Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cleveland Posts: 1,447	Re: lotion inventory Offer 1 or 2 brands only, top products. If someone wants something special you can usually order it from a disty & have it in a day or 2. __________________

30th August 2007, 10:12 AM	#17 (permalink)
wreet2 All Star Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: central us Posts: 79	Re: lotion inventory raise the price.... what would u think if someone was trying to get u to buy a lotion for only 5.99?

14th June 2008, 08:54 AM	#18 (permalink)
bash0918 Summergirl Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: DE Posts: 107	Re: lotion inventory I was told not to discount your lotions-instead, offer a tanning special w/ that lotion. EX-Buy a $50 bottle of lotion-receive 5 Free Turbo tans($60 value). I have session packages on all beds, but turbo bed is 3/5/8 & 10. Depending on the cost of the lotion, determines which session package the get for free. My customers love this because they have the 20 min bed package & can use their sessions in standup or turbo. Encourages customers to use upgraded beds & love them. So they either upgrade when their sessions run out or they have to buy more lotion to get freebies. win/win

14th June 2008, 12:24 PM	#19 (permalink)
Mojave Tan Mojave Tan Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Natomas, CA Posts: 634	Re: lotion inventory Take them off of $5.99. Wait til 4th of July weekend & make them all 1/2 off. Include you other misc. bottles, packets, etc. Call it your "1/2 yearly sale" like Nordstrom & limited to quantities on hand.. Works for us every time. When I have excess packets of a lotion -> Buy 1 Get 1 Free. This way I get rid of 2 packets in one sale and deplete the stock faster.

14th June 2008, 12:27 PM	#20 (permalink)
Island Cove Hall of Famer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,851	Re: lotion inventory pricing them at $5.99 is part of the problem. if you must discount them that low, people think they are crap. put them at full price, put them on your counter and tell your customers you have a limited special of a free session in your best bed (or 2 if no Hp) but this is a limites sale, or a Today only sale. thats how we clearance lotions, and they move fast for us that way. __________________ We are the creators of our own life experiences through thought. Thought becomes things, good or bad. Think positive.

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