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The Annual Buying Calendar

The seasonal logic in narrative form, compressed to a working calendar. Months are planning anchors, not rules; slide the grid to your market’s waves.

The seasonal narrative is in the sister seasonality guide and the demand waves for this category follow the same shape: Q4 gifting, a January adoption wave, spring walking energy. This page compresses the year into month-by-month actions for a litter box program, assuming Northern-hemisphere waves and sea freight; slide the grid for your lanes.

MonthsProgram actionWhy now
January-FebruaryPost-holiday review; sample new platforms; shelter and adoption-season programsSales data is fresh; adoption wave is live
March-AprilLock fall assortment; start tech pack and RFQ for Q4 SKUsSampling fits the quiet factory window
May-JuneSample rounds and approvals; first freight quotes on real cubesRevision time exists before peak booking
JulyPlace Q4 production orders; book peak-season freight earlyPeak booking window opens
AugustProduction runs; packaging artwork locked; listings draftedGoods must move; content must be ready
SeptemberShip Q4 stock; second production window for replenishmentTransit lands before the wave
OctoberLaunch Q4 assortment; consumable bundles liveThe gifting wave begins
November-DecemberPeak selling; support staffed; monitor reviewsActivation spikes drive early-life questions
Year-roundMonthly: claims log review; quarterly: reviews analysisThe calendar rides on feedback loops

Rules that keep the calendar honest

Frequently Asked Questions

When should Q4 stock be ordered?
Production in mid-year with early peak-season booking, so transit lands before the wave; work backward from your shelf date.
What belongs in the quiet months?
Sampling, approvals and documentation; the calendar reserves them for exactly that.
Does the same calendar work for the southern hemisphere?
No. Slide the waves to the local seasons and keep the sequence.

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