Resources - Cogsy

Why We're Building Cogsy To Empower Retail Brands

Dec 3, 2021

Marcella Chamorro

On this episode, get a peek behind the scenes of building Cogsy. Marcella interviews Adii on why he chose to create Cogsy as his next project and what in particular inspired him about the retail operations space.

Jose Alvarez: Building & Scaling A Fragrance Brand With Agility

By Marcella Chamorro · December 3, 2021

On this episode of The Checkout, we talk to Jose Alvarez about the research it takes to launch a new brand and the importance of flexibility in operations.

Mark Riskowitz: On Managing Operational Uncertainty At Caraway

By Marcella Chamorro · December 3, 2021

The Head of Ops at Caraway shares how he manages uncertainty and ensures the brand's growth is taken full advantage of by dialing in their unit economics on the operational...

An In-Depth Guide on How To Free Up Working Capital & Invest In Growth

By Adii Pienaar · November 30, 2021

Get inspired to free up your brand’s working capital. Let’s examine all the projects you could take on once you have more free cash flow.

Are You Prepared To Go Out-Of-Stock Over The Holidays? Do This Before BFCM.

By Marcella Chamorro · November 22, 2021

Prepare your out-of-stock strategy before Black Friday Cyber Monday hits. Here’s how to avoid missing out on revenue this holiday season.

Building The Missing Purchase Order Flow For Shopify

By Adii Pienaar · November 17, 2021

We empower Shopify merchants to dramatically level up their operations through access to optimal purchase orders and intelligent inventory management. Here's everything you need to know.

Why DTC Brands Should Flip the Cash Conversion Cycle by Selling on Backorder

By Adii Pienaar · November 10, 2021

Cash flow is the lifeblood of every DTC business, and inventory can drain bank accounts. Selling on backorder can help solve that problem. Here’s how.

Inventory Optimization: How Small Improvements Help Brands Scale

By Marcella Chamorro · November 1, 2021

Retail brands want to grow, but few do the one thing that’s most important: optimizing their operations. Read on for a guide on how to do just that.

Selling on Backorder: How to Turn Out of Stock Products Into Revenue

By Marcella Chamorro · October 26, 2021

When items are out of stock, retail brands disappoint customers and themselves by not making the sale. Instead, selling products on backorder creates revenue and happier customers.

Inventory Forecasting: 7 Mistakes Retail Brands Make & How to Fix Them

By Marcella Chamorro · October 19, 2021

Inventory forecasting is key to direct-to-consumer businesses. Here are 7 mistakes retail brands make and how to avoid them.

Why Managing Inventory Planning from the Bottom Up is Key to Retail Brand Growth

By Marcella Chamorro · October 13, 2021

Every retail brand should be doing inventory planning, but is your forecasting method supporting your business as well as you think it is?

The future of omnichannel retail: 5 new core competencies to elevate your business

By Marcella Chamorro · October 6, 2021

Look to the omnichannel future with how retail brands can thrive in a customer-centric landscape and how your business can start adapting now.

Announcing our podcast: The Checkout

By Adii Pienaar · October 2, 2021

We're starting a podcast to discuss the difficulties in reaching operational excellence as a DTC brand. Coming soon!

How Caraway optimizes inventory for growth with a volatile supply chain

By Kaleigh Moore · August 10, 2021

It’s an exciting time to be operating in the DTC space, but supply chain issues present challenges. Here's how Caraway is facing them.

Turning your COGS in the right direction

By Adii Pienaar · May 31, 2021

Will your business grow its net profit by increase revenue or decrease costs? The answer isn't so simple.

Out Of Stock and In Control

By Adii Pienaar · May 17, 2021

The disruption in supply chains has made room for a new way to deal with stockouts: selling on backorder.

Peep Laja’s Top CRO Tips for Better Commerce

By Kaleigh Moore · March 23, 2021

With these tips in hand, you’ll be ready to leverage your existing visitors and convert them into customers at far higher rates.

The Changing Tides of Commerce

By Adii Pienaar · March 23, 2021

As the ecommerce landscape continues to change, we believe there’s a couple of incoming tides that may threaten those businesses that don’t have a solid foundation.

Why we are building Cogsy

By Adii Pienaar · March 23, 2021

At the heart of this pursuit of "building better businesses" is a belief that one can always do better when the focus is on improving the right things at the...