# Read early sales on a new drop and reorder fast

> Early sales on a new product can tell you whether to reorder within about ten days, if you adjust for stock-outs and discounts. Connect Shopify to Claude and ask it to compare sales per day with plan for products launched in the last 30 days. Judge on days 4 to 10, then reorder strong sellers.

Type: Play (a chance to grow)
Run it: Weekly
Source: https://gooseworks.ai/playbooks/when-to-reorder-new-product-launch

## 1. Connect

Give your AI assistant read-only access to Shopify.

## 2. Ask

```text
For products launched in the last 30 days, compare sales per day with what I planned. Adjust for days out of stock and any discount. Which are running well above or below plan? Which should I reorder now?
```

## 3. Act

Reorder the strong ones before they sell out. Stop pushing the weak ones.

## Steps

1. Connect Shopify to Claude read-only, through a connector or MCP server if available, or upload daily sales and inventory for recent launches with your sales plan.
2. Run the prompt so Claude compares sales per day with plan, adjusted for days out of stock and discounts.
3. Ignore the first three days. Your email list inflates launch-week sales, so read days 4 to 10.
4. Reorder products running well above plan, and stop pushing those well below it.
5. Re-run weekly for every new launch.

## What it tends to find

After 10 days, a new colour was running at 2.3 times plan. (Illustrative example, not a result from a named store.)

## Watch out

Launch-week sales are inflated by your email list. Look at days 4 to 10.

## FAQ

### Why skip the first few days of a launch?

Launch-week sales are inflated by your email list and most loyal buyers. Days 4 to 10 show demand from everyone else, which is closer to what the product will sell over time.

### How do stock-outs affect the read?

A product that sold out for three days looks weaker than it is. Claude divides sales by the days it was actually in stock, so the rate reflects real demand rather than empty shelves.

### Can ChatGPT or Muse run this?

Yes. The prompt works with any assistant that can read your Shopify sales and inventory, including ChatGPT, Grok and Muse, through a connection or an uploaded export.

### What if I didn't set a sales plan?

Compare with a similar past launch over the same days instead. That still shows whether the new product is running ahead of or behind what you would normally expect.