Capital Recovery
How to Identify and Eliminate Dead Stock in D2C Brands
Devottam Kumar 2026-08-08 7 min read
Dead stock is cash trapped on warehouse shelves. Learn how to audit stagnant inventory, execute promotional liquidations, and reinvest capital into bestsellers.
How to Audit Stagnant Inventory
Flag any SKU variant that has zero sales over 60 consecutive days or carries over 26 weeks of cover. Calculate the exact COGS capital trapped in those items.
4 Clearance Strategies That Preserve Brand Value
Clear dead stock without discounting hero products: 1. Bundle slow SKUs with bestsellers. 2. Offer mystery boxes. 3. Run tier-discount promotions. 4. Utilize private VIP flash sales.
How EVE Automates This
Instead of manually building spreadsheet models for how to identify and eliminate dead stock in d2c brands, EVE processes your native Shopify export CSV in 60 seconds.
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