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Find which items to push, reprice or drop from your sales export

It sorts every product into keep, push, reprice or drop, from a file you'd normally never open.

About 10 minutes A few steps

A sample of what you get back, made with AI.

Your prompt

Fill in your details. Skip any you like.

ChatGPT and Claude open with your prompt already typed in. Gemini can't be filled in from a link, so its button copies your prompt: paste it into the new chat.

The prompt that gets copied

Attached is my sales export from [EXPORT SOURCE, e.g. Square, last 3 months] for [YOUR BUSINESS, e.g. a gift shop]. My rough cost for each item, if I have it: [ITEM COSTS, e.g. attached or none].

First, tidy it: fix dates, move refunds and test sales into a separate list, merge items with slightly different names, and tell me what you cleaned.

Then:
1. Rank items by sales and by units, and show my top 10 and bottom 10
2. Sort every item into Keep, Push, Reprice or Drop, with a one-line reason each
3. Show my busiest days and hours
4. Point out any items that are growing, slipping or seasonal
5. Give me three actions for this week

Use simple tables and one chart. If anything in the data looks wrong, list it first.

Upload a messy sales export from your POS or online store. AI tidies the data, then sorts every item into keep, push, reprice or drop, with best sellers, slow movers and busy times explained.

Step by step

  1. Export your sales by item as a CSV or Excel file.
  2. Attach it to the chat and paste the prompt.
  3. Check the list of what it cleaned up.
  4. Act on the push and drop lists this week.

What you'll get

A cleaned sales file, every item sorted into keep, push, reprice or drop, busy times and three actions.

Remove customer names and card details first. ChatGPT for Excel and Google Sheets works on all plans.

Made for
Small business owners
Works in
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini

Frequently Asked Questions.

Which AI tools does this work in?

It works in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. On this page, ChatGPT and Claude open with your prompt already typed in. Remove customer names and card details first. ChatGPT for Excel and Google Sheets works on all plans.

How long does it take?

About 10 minutes. It's rated "A few steps". There are 4 steps, listed above.

What do I need before I start?

Just your details for 3 blanks: export source, your business and item costs. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

What will I get back?

A cleaned sales file, every item sorted into keep, push, reprice or drop, busy times and three actions.

Find more like this in Better decisions, For small business, Claude prompts and Gemini prompts.

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