How many shirts/designs should I have for launch?
Hi everyone!
I'm planning on launching the clothing line sometime between September 15-22. Right now, my plan is to order 600 shirts of one design (S-XL) and offer my other 11 designs to preorder (to be launched then on October 22). I was thinking of also offering sweaters/hats/joggers of those 12 designs in the next release.
The main reason for this is because I want to see what sort of demand I have for the products, so I can order the right amount, but since the turnaround time for me (time to buy wholesale clothing, have them embroidered & sent to the fulfillment center) is around 3 weeks, I wonder if 1-2 week of data is enough for me to decide what to buy, and I wonder if people may be turned off by the idea of preordering something.
I was wondering if anyone had any other suggestions for the timeline? I want to be able to offer as many options as possible, but I'm afraid that I might buy too much inventory. I do have a solid credit line of $7500, but I'm pretty unexperienced with that and not too sure how people generally use their credit. How do you guys use your line of credit?
I'm planning on launching the clothing line sometime between September 15-22. Right now, my plan is to order 600 shirts of one design (S-XL) and offer my other 11 designs to preorder (to be launched then on October 22). I was thinking of also offering sweaters/hats/joggers of those 12 designs in the next release.
The main reason for this is because I want to see what sort of demand I have for the products, so I can order the right amount, but since the turnaround time for me (time to buy wholesale clothing, have them embroidered & sent to the fulfillment center) is around 3 weeks, I wonder if 1-2 week of data is enough for me to decide what to buy, and I wonder if people may be turned off by the idea of preordering something.
I was wondering if anyone had any other suggestions for the timeline? I want to be able to offer as many options as possible, but I'm afraid that I might buy too much inventory. I do have a solid credit line of $7500, but I'm pretty unexperienced with that and not too sure how people generally use their credit. How do you guys use your line of credit?
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