How Ezz Studios stopped double-checking inventory in spreadsheets.
“Finally a tool that works. We'd tried a few inventory tools and always went back to spreadsheets to verify the numbers ourselves. Forstock is the first that actually feels close to how we think about reordering — a clear view of what to order and when.”
Tools they couldn't trust, so they checked everything twice
Ezz Studios had done the responsible thing: they'd tried inventory tools. More than one. And every time, they ended up back in a spreadsheet, re-deriving the numbers by hand to make sure the tool's recommendation was actually right.
That's the quiet failure mode of most planning software — when you can't see how a number was produced, you can't trust it, so you rebuild it yourself. At that point the tool isn't saving time; it's adding a step. For a lean fashion team, that's a tax they couldn't justify.
What they were really missing wasn't more features. It was a tool whose logic matched how they already thought about reordering — and that they could verify instead of take on faith.
“We always went back to spreadsheets to verify the numbers ourselves.”
A forecast you can check — so you stop rebuilding it
Forstock's reorder recommendations come with their working shown: current cover, how fast each SKU is selling, lead time, safety stock, and order minimums. Same inputs, same answer, every time. When the team wanted to confirm a number, the explanation was right there — no separate spreadsheet required.
Just as importantly, the forecast looked at each product on its own and projected forward day by day, which lined up with how the team intuitively reasoned about their catalogue. The output wasn't a black-box verdict; it was a clear view of what to order and when that they could read at a glance.
Once the numbers held up under their own scrutiny a few times, the spreadsheet habit fell away — there was nothing left to double-check.
From verifying tools to trusting one
- Stopped re-checking recommendations in spreadsheets
- A clear, at-a-glance view of what to order and when
- Reorder logic that matches how the team already thinks
- Time back that used to go into manual verification
“Forstock is the first tool that actually feels close to how we think about reordering — a clear view of what to order and when.”
Ezz Studios is a Paris-based fashion label selling direct to its community through Shopify.
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