This boutique playbook launches eyewear as a curated accessory category without sacrificing reader-power breadth, fit range, or inventory discipline.
Before launch
- select an accessory-adjacent position with mirror access
- define the boutique customer, price position, and style point of view
- choose clearly different shapes, fits, colors, and reader powers
- assign one category owner and review date
Days 1 to 30: observe choice and conversion
Track try-ons, style-level sales, reader-power gaps, fit objections, customer requests, and display disorder. Do not confuse a full rack of similar frames with meaningful breadth.
Days 31 to 60: refine the opening hypothesis
Replace one slow duplicate with a visibly different shape or fit, correct productive power shortages, improve mirror access, and remove placement friction. Change one variable at a time.
Days 61 to 90: decide the next assortment
- deepen styles and powers that reorder
- retain useful fit breadth even when some options sell more slowly
- remove repetition that ages without creating choice
- document seasonal or event-driven demand separately
Operating rule
The boutique controls the aesthetic. Reorders and customer behavior determine depth.
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