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D14 Too much stock

Read this flowchart as text

Cover > 120 days or aged-inventory fees looming
Sellable at margin?
Velocity push: coupon · Lightning Deal / Outlet · broader discovery campaigns · bundles
Liquidate portion via Outlet / removal; keep ads on best-converting terms only
Removal order / donation; stop ads; remove from catalog plan
Cover back to 60–90 days · fees avoided

What you get: inventory back to 60–90 days of cover before long-term storage fees bite.

Guides that use this process.

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