Gift Trade Ledger
Online Retail · UK gift wholesaler · Dec 2010 to Nov 2011

Twelve months of invoices, £M in sales

A UK online shop selling giftware, mostly to small retailers, logged every line of every invoice for a year. Scroll through what that ledger says about seasonality, new customers, where buyers are, and how much rides on a few big accounts. Then explore any market yourself.

Invoices Order lines Known customers Countries Currency GBP

A business that lives in the autumn

Three months carry the year

Growth comes from customers who return

Mostly British, with a few heavy importers

A small group of accounts pays the bills

Monthly merchandise sales£
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