Launch-driven peaks, tight stock control.
Plan around launches and short life-cycles — forecast the launch curve, control stock tightly, and clear tail end cleanly.
- Seed a new generation's launch curve from the last one's demand shape.
- Draw down the outgoing generation before it strands at end-of-life.
- Clear terminal stock against a margin floor, on time.
What strong consumer planning delivers
End-of-life write-down
Launch-buy accuracy vs a cold start
Terminal stock left stranded
Directional benchmarks for consumer electronics planning, not a customer guarantee — audited results are in the story below.
Consumer electronics is launch-driven and unforgiving. Demand front-loads at launch, life-cycles are short, and end-of-life stock loses value by the week — so the plan has to nail the launch curve and clear the tail before it's worth nothing.
Launches front-load demand
Most of the volume comes early. Buy to a flat curve and you stock out at launch or carry the model past its prime.
Value decays weekly
End-of-life inventory isn't just slow — it's depreciating. Clearing it late costs far more than clearing it on time.
Short windows, hard calls
By the time you know a model is fading, the clean markdown window is already closing.
Meet your Markdown agent
Watches the life-cycle curve and proposes the markdown that clears end-of-life stock while protecting margin.
Meet the agentsRe-forecast ready — 3 categories have drifted from plan this week. Want me to stage the moves for your review?
Plan the launch, control the tail.
One connected plan, with the capabilities that matter most for consumer electronics doing the heavy lifting.
Demand forecasting
An ML forecast that learns from every channel signal — so the buy starts from real demand, not last year plus 5%.
ExploreIn-season management
Sell-through changes the plan in real time — re-forecast, rebalance and re-buy without waiting for month-end.
ExploreDynamic pricing
Per-SKU price sensitivity, measured from your own price history — raise price where demand won't feel it, hold where it will.
ExploreMarkdown optimization
Markdowns timed and sized to plan — clear ageing stock without giving away margin you didn't need to.
ExploreA look at the plan, tuned for consumer.
Consumer electronics·Lifecycle plan · Aurora X2 launchThe details that decide it.
The short version: yes, it fits your hierarchy, your stack and your calendar. Talk to us about your range.
How do you forecast a launch with no history?
A new generation inherits the demand shape of its predecessor, so the launch buy is grounded in a real curve instead of a cold guess.
How do you avoid being long at end-of-life?
The outgoing generation is drawn down on schedule — replenishment stops before EOL so terminal stock doesn't strand.
Do you handle accessories and attach?
Accessory lines replenish steadily underneath the lifecycle, with price-sensitivity flagged where a move drives velocity.
It shows up in the numbers.
“We've tried several inventory tools and Tightly is hands down the best. It has changed how we plan to such an extent that we genuinely can't remember how we coped before.”
Verified outcomes for a fast-growing DTC apparel brand planning on Tightly.
Across apparel, leaders sell 71% at full price against 57% — a 14-point gap won on size-level availability.
Tightly · State of Retail Inventory 2026
Plan with confidence. One set of numbers, every team, every week.
There's nothing to rip out. Tightly runs on your existing ERP, EDI, e-commerce and POS. Give us 30 minutes and we'll show it on your own categories.