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Master customer acquisition, product reviews, and smart inventory planning to boost sales and build a 9-figure business.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aihello.com\/resources\/blog\/make-the-giant-steps-and-become-a-9-figure-ecommerce-company\/\">ecommerce business<\/a>? Do you know how much you\u2019re going to sell in the coming month or 3 months? Specifically, October, November, December and January? The reason I\u2019m talking about these months is because the warehouse <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aihello.com\/pages\/pricing\">fees<\/a> for <a  data-ilj-link-preview=\"true\"  data-featured-image=\"https:\/\/www.aihello.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/boost-sales-300x200.jpg\"  data-excerpt=\"Unlock Amazon&#039;s Brand Referral Bonus! Discover how driving external traffic, especially from Google Ads, boosts your sales, increases organic reach, and earns rewards.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aihello.com\/resources\/blog\/boost-amazon-sales-using-google-ads\/\">Amazon<\/a> and most 3PLs increase by 3 to 5 times more during this time. <\/p><p>This could potentially ruin your business as a result of these ludicrous <a  data-ilj-link-preview=\"true\"  data-featured-image=\"https:\/\/www.aihello.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/selling-on-amazon-mexico-300x225.jpg\"  data-excerpt=\"Mexico&#039;s eCommerce boom presents huge opportunities for Amazon sellers. This guide explores the thriving Mexican online market, Amazon.mx&#039;s growth, and key considerations for successfully selling your products to millions of Mexican consumers. Learn how to navigate logistics, expand your reach, and capitalize on this expanding market.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aihello.com\/resources\/blog\/how-to-launch-an-amazon-mexico-business\/\">costs<\/a>. To combat this problem, you need to know how much you will sell during the Christmas period and what are your three worst days. Taking a look at what our AI determines is our worst day from October 1st to January 31st. So you can see here the three worst days are Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day. <\/p><p>Zooming in you can get a closer look. If you guessed that these would be the worst performing days, congratulations you\u2019re as smart as our AI!<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-f1109-1\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-f1109-1\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-easing=\"ease\" data-aos-duration=\"500\" data-aos-once=\"true\"><h2 id=\"if-you-are-managing-a-lot-of-skus-and-there-are-a-lot-of-holidays-then-you-have-to-ask-yourself-what-are-your-best-days\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"If_you_are_managing_a_lot_of_SKUs_and_there_are_a_lot_of_holidays_then_you_have_to_ask_yourself_what_are_your_best_days\"><\/span>If you are managing a lot of SKUs and there are a lot of holidays, then you have to ask yourself what are your best days?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p> Is it a trend towards my best days or it just an isolated occurrence? Also, when are your worst days where I\u2019ll have to know how much to increase my ad spend? It is common knowledge that <a  data-ilj-link-preview=\"true\"  data-featured-image=\"https:\/\/www.aihello.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/boost-sales-300x200.jpg\"  data-excerpt=\"Unlock Amazon&#039;s Brand Referral Bonus! Discover how driving external traffic, especially from Google Ads, boosts your sales, increases organic reach, and earns rewards.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aihello.com\/resources\/blog\/boost-amazon-sales-using-google-ads\/\">sales<\/a> for <a  data-ilj-link-preview=\"true\"  data-featured-image=\"https:\/\/www.aihello.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/download-8-1.jpg\"  data-excerpt=\"Navigate the online retail landscape. Discover the four primary e-commerce business models: Omni-channel, Virtual, Catalog, and Manufacturer-Direct merchants, and their unique characteristics.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aihello.com\/resources\/blog\/a-short-guide-on-the-various-e-tailing-business-models\/\">ecommerce businesses<\/a> go through the roof from the end of November all the way to January where ecommerce sellers need to be very precise on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aihello.com\/pages\/inventory-forecast\">inventory<\/a> planning and management. <\/p><p>How well you plan will either make or break your business, like I said at the beginning those holiday warehouse fees could really hurt your business. What a lot of medium (and some large) businesses use is their gut feeling which is a very risky practice.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-f1109-2\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-f1109-2\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-easing=\"ease\" data-aos-duration=\"500\" data-aos-once=\"true\"><h2 id=\"our-philosophy-is-that-a-business-should-not-be-run-on-someone-s-gut-feeling-but-rather-something-more-like-a-science-experiment\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_philosophy_is_that_a_business_should_not_be_run_on_someones_gut_feeling_but_rather_something_more_like_a_science_experiment\"><\/span>Our philosophy is that a business should not be run on someone\u2019s gut feeling but rather something more like a science experiment.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p> The questions you need to ask yourself is which holidays matter and how much it matters to your product because some items might not be affected by the holidays. Complex problems like these can be answered by <a  data-ilj-link-preview=\"true\"  data-featured-image=\"https:\/\/www.aihello.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5770b06cdf39b-300x140.jpeg\"  data-excerpt=\"AiHello: Your AI e-commerce solution to automate Amazon &amp; eBay sales. Leverage machine learning for smart pricing, optimized keywords, and accurate sales forecasts.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aihello.com\/resources\/blog\/welcome\/\">machine learning<\/a> which is what we specialize in to determine for you which products can do well at a certain time. For example, taking a look on the data here, the projected unit sales from October 1 2019 to January 31 2020 can be determined.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-f1109-3\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-f1109-3\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-easing=\"ease\" data-aos-duration=\"500\" data-aos-once=\"true\"><p>The worst days, as you can see, are Christmas day, boxing day and new years day from this graph. This provides ecommerce <a  data-ilj-link-preview=\"true\"  data-featured-image=\"https:\/\/www.aihello.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/amazon-brand-analytics-guide-300x200.jpg\"  data-excerpt=\"Master Amazon sales! Discover how Amazon Brand Analytics empowers sellers to stand out, optimize products,\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aihello.com\/resources\/blog\/amazon-brand-analytics-a-complete-guide-2026\/\">sellers<\/a> with something much better than just a gut feeling where the decisions are backed by machine learning and quantitative data. You can also decide how much to spend on your <a  data-ilj-link-preview=\"true\"  data-featured-image=\"\"  data-excerpt=\"Amazon sellers seek wider reach. Explore Amazon DSP, the platform designed to connect you with non-Amazon audiences through advanced targeting, boosting brand awareness and sales.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aihello.com\/resources\/blog\/your-comprehensive-guide-to-the-amazon-dsp-2022\/\">ads<\/a> and for your worst days you can choose to decrease your ad spends because you know there won\u2019t be as many sales. <\/p><p>Betting on the forecast is a good practice because as we say, the best way to predict the future is to know it.<\/p><\/div><p class=\"ah-callout\">If you would like to <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aihello.com\/schedule.html\">get started<\/a> on <a  data-ilj-link-preview=\"true\"  data-featured-image=\"https:\/\/www.aihello.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/14852061501918-300x166.jpg\"  data-excerpt=\"E-commerce didn&#039;t kill physical stores, but consumers still find flaws. Uncover top frustrations like queues, stock problems, and poor staff training.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aihello.com\/resources\/blog\/the-4-realities-that-most-frustrate-and-annoy-buyers-in-physical-stores\/\">Inventory<\/a> Planning <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aihello.com\/account\/register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;for a free 14 days trial.<\/p><p>Supercharge your <a  data-ilj-link-preview=\"true\"  data-featured-image=\"https:\/\/www.aihello.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CONTENT-IMAGE-300x200.jpg\"  data-excerpt=\"Competition is tough in the eCommerce landscape, especially given that brick and mortar stores turned to eCommerce for more sales during the pandemic. The global health crisis led to a surge in eCommerce as more brands, and traditional businesses went digital.&nbsp; In a statement from former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade&hellip;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aihello.com\/resources\/blog\/ecommerce-pricing-strategies\/\">eCommerce<\/a> sales by&nbsp;expanding to new marketplace and countries right today.<\/p><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High holiday warehouse fees crushing your ecommerce profits? 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