Summer's coming. Is your inventory ready—or will you be stuck with last season's ski gear?
Every sporting goods retailer knows the pain of seasonality. But knowing it's coming and being ready for it are two very different things.
You ordered big for winter, but the snow came late. Now you've got ski jackets sitting in storage, eating into your margins. One regional sporting goods store reported losing significant revenue to excess inventory year after year.
You're finally hitting your stride—customers are buying—and then your bestselling trail shoe runs out. You've lost not just that sale, but all the sales that customer would have made in the future.
It's not just "hiking boots." It's hiking boots in 12 sizes, 4 widths, and 3 colours. That's 144 SKUs for one product. Multiply across your catalogue and you're tracking thousands of variants.
A warmer-than-usual winter. An unexpected heatwave. Regional sporting events that spike demand. Your carefully planned inventory is suddenly wrong, and your spreadsheet can't adapt fast enough.
Generic inventory tools weren't built for your complexity. Most generic systems aren't built to handle the complexities of sports inventory—like managing multiple warehouses, seasonal launches, or bundled items.$1 trillion
Require timing stock arrival perfectly, not just tracking what you have. Miss the timing and you're stuck with last season's gear.
Starter kits and package deals need component-level tracking that spreadsheets can't handle reliably.
Create exponential SKU counts that break simple spreadsheets. Managing hundreds of variants manually is a recipe for errors.
Vary wildly—especially for overseas manufacturers. Without visibility, you're constantly playing catch-up.
"Inventory is where seasonality tends to sting the most. Overstocking ties up cash and often ends in discount bins, while understocking can be a recipe for missed sales and unhappy customers."
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Klarr gives sporting goods retailers the visibility they need to stay ahead of seasonal swings—without enterprise complexity.
Track historical patterns and supplier lead times so you can time orders right. Know when to start ramping up winter stock and when to start clearing it out.
See your full product matrix—every size, every colour—in one view. Know which variants are selling, which are sitting, and which need attention.
Adjust reorder points and stock levels as the season evolves. Don't get locked into plans that don't match reality. React to what's actually selling.
Know what's on order, when it's arriving, and whether you need to expedite. Keep supplier details, lead times, and order history in one accessible place.
You sell sporting goods, outdoor equipment, or athletic apparel. You deal with seasonal demand swings, complex product variants, and the constant challenge of having the right stock at the right time. You're probably managing hundreds—maybe thousands—of SKUs across multiple categories. You've tried spreadsheets and they're buckling under the weight. But you're not ready to spend six figures on an ERP system built for Fortune 500 companies. You need something that understands seasonal retail without overcomplicating it.$10K-$500K50+ SKUs
You want to spend your time growing your business, not reconciling numbers between platforms at midnight.
Join the waitlist for early access and turn seasonality from a challenge into an advantage.
Founding member pricing available for early access users.