WSSI
Pronunciation: W-S-S-I
Also written as: WSSI — Weekly Sales, Stock, and Intake
Weekly Sales, Stock, and Intake; a retail planning document tracking actual and forecast sales, stock levels, and incoming deliveries on a week-by-week basis.
Full Definition
The WSSI (Weekly Sales, Stock, and Intake) is a foundational planning and reporting tool in fashion and general merchandise retail, presenting a rolling view of sell-through performance, inventory on hand, and purchase order receipts across a trading season. Analysts and buyers use the WSSI to identify imbalances between stock supply and sales demand, enabling timely markdown or replenishment decisions. Editors will encounter 'WSSI' as both an acronym and a document type name. The full form should be expanded on first use in any document not exclusively written for an internal buying audience.
Usage
Usage note: Always expand on first use. This is a document type as well as an acronym; context determines whether it should be italicised or treated as a proper noun.
In Context
- "The WSSI for the footwear category revealed a significant stock surplus in weeks 14–16, prompting an early promotional push." — Merchandise planning report
- "Editors working on retail planning documents should expand WSSI as 'Weekly Sales, Stock, and Intake' at first mention." — Editorial style note