Inventory aging and slow-mover alerts

Purpose

1. Automate real-time identification and flagging of aging inventory and slow-moving dancewear—leotards, shoes, accessories—across multiple store locations and warehouses.

2. Enable automated alerts, task assignments, and reporting for inventory management teams and suppliers to optimize replenishment cycles.

3. Trigger automate escalations to sales, marketing, and purchasing for clearance, promotions, and supplier negotiations.

4. Continuously sync inventory aging data among ecommerce, POS, and ERP systems for error-free workflow orchestration.

Trigger Conditions

1. Automate trigger when item “Last movement date” or “sales count” meets slow-mover thresholds (e.g., >180 days in storage, <5 units sold/month).

2. Scheduled automate runs (e.g., nightly, weekly), or by demand via webhooks or batch imports.

3. User selections (SKU, category, supplier) to automate filtering for more granular control.

Platform Variants

1. Shopify API

• Feature/Setting: Products endpoint combined with Inventory Levels — configure “updated_at”, “inventory_quantity” filters to automate detection of stagnant SKUs.
  

2. Lightspeed Retail POS

• Feature/Setting: Inventory Aging Report API — schedule automate exports and triggers if an age threshold field is exceeded.
  

3. Square Inventory API

• Feature/Setting: automate “catalog.listCatalog” and “inventory.batchRetrieveCounts” with custom inventory age rules; push alerts to dashboard.
  

4. WooCommerce REST API

• Feature/Setting: automate fetch “products” with custom meta fields for last sold date; cron-based automator to email reports.
  

5. VendHQ API

• Feature/Setting: automate “Product List” and “Inventory Movement” endpoints to stream slow-mover data for automate workflows.
  

6. Microsoft Power Automate

• Feature/Setting: automate scheduled entrenchment on connected inventory data in Excel/SharePoint for notification when aging detected.
  

7. Slack Incoming Webhook

• Feature/Setting: automate sending instant notifications to inventory or sales channels about flagged stocks.
  

8. Trello API

• Feature/Setting: automate “createCard” for aging inventory review; assign responsible staff automatically.
  

9. Airtable Automations

• Feature/Setting: automate scheduled runs on Inventory table, automator to send emails for slow-mover rows.
  

10. Google Sheets API

• Feature/Setting: automate inventory logs with custom scripts—notify when "days in stock" hits set threshold.
  

11. Zapier

• Feature/Setting: automate multi-platform workflows, e.g., from Shopify to Slack/Email for alerting slow movers.
  

12. SendGrid API

• Feature/Setting: automate trigger-based promotional/clearance email for slow-mover inventory to customer lists.
  

13. Mailchimp Automations

• Feature/Setting: automate segment of slow-moving SKUs; launch automated marketing campaigns.
  

14. QuickBooks Commerce API

• Feature/Setting: automate querying inventory “aging details”; automate reminders sent when aging exceeds target.
  

15. Monday.com API

• Feature/Setting: automate inventory items tracked as pulses; automate notifications when slow-mover criteria met.
  

16. NetSuite REST API

• Feature/Setting: automate saved searches for aging inventory; automate emails or tasks for staff.
  

17. HubSpot Workflows

• Feature/Setting: automate creating deals/tasks based on inventory age for account managers.
  

18. Google Chat API

• Feature/Setting: automate push notifications about slow movers to inventory teams.
  

19. Microsoft Teams Webhook

• Feature/Setting: automate sending aging alerts directly into a channel; automate escalation steps.
  

20. Asana API

• Feature/Setting: automate adding tasks about aged inventory to project boards; automate reminders for follow-up.
  

Benefits

1. Automates reduction of deadstock risk and capital lock-in across dancewear collections.

2. Automating prompt and personalized communication for sales, promos, and purchasing teams.

3. Automated decision support enables data-driven clearance and supplier negotiation strategies.

4. Automator boosts labor efficiency and inventory turnover rates by syncing alerts and actionable insights.

5. Enhanced automatable transparency across distributed retail channels and locations, elevating operational agility.