Definition
Overstock is inventory above your target cover or sales plan — cash and space tied up in units unlikely to sell in time. It often follows optimistic forecasts, MOQ pressure or missed seasonality.
Worked example
Target 60 days of cover but a SKU sits at 180 days with flat velocity → overstock. Options: pause reorders, promote, bundle, or liquidate before peak storage fees.
Why it matters for replenishment
Overstock hides in “we might need it” until aged storage, dead stock and write-downs arrive.
How OmniRestock uses this
OmniRestock’s replenishment view helps you see long-cover SKUs so you can stop reordering them while still protecting sellers that are short.