About FamCap
FamCap (FAM) is a Germany-based online store specializing in premium and limited-edition caps. Run by two families, the brand regularly releases exclusive drops, including fitted caps, snapbacks, and A-frames in unique colorways.
Its collection includes New Era, '47, Von Dutch, and FAM's own label, covering MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL teams. Alongside caps, FAM sells collectible pins, runs a WhatsApp Club for its community, and ships worldwide.
Challenge: Manual Forecasting, Excess Stock, and Tied-up Cash
Before Prediko, FamCap managed its monthly inventory planning in Excel.
Every reorder meant hours of analyzing sales, forecasting quantities, matching product images to SKUs, and preparing order sheets. Tracking incoming orders was equally challenging.
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But the bigger issue was overbuying.
FamCap often forecasted higher demand than actual sales, leaving too much working capital tied up in slow-moving inventory and less cash available to pay incoming invoices.
To clear the excess stock, the business had to offer bigger discounts, eating into profitability.
Why FamCap Chose Prediko
FamCap's planning had outgrown Excel. The team needed a tool that could take on the heavy lifting without replacing their own judgment.
Prediko matched what FamCap's business model needed:
- Visual inventory planning: product images sit next to every SKU, so there's no more matching photos to spreadsheet rows.
- Automated reports: they cover any period, replacing the number-crunching before each order
- Smart recommendations: Suggested quantities that Jakob could combine with his own experience
- PO management: purchase orders keep every delivery visible and easy to update
Once Jakob saw the interface and how Prediko worked, the decision was easy.
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Solution: Visual Buying, Editable AI Recommendations, and POs in One Place
FamCap now runs its monthly ordering cycle in Prediko. Three features do most of the work: the Buy section, PO management, and automated reports.
1. Products, SKUs, and buying recommendations in one place
No more manually matching product images to SKUs in spreadsheets. Prediko syncs FamCap's products, images, and SKUs directly from Shopify, bringing everything into one view.
In the Buy section, the team can see each cap's image alongside its sales performance and recommended order quantity.
This makes it easier to distinguish between similar styles and colorways, identify which SKUs are selling well, and decide what to reorder without spending hours.
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2. AI-powered recommendations with room for human judgment
Before Prediko, the FamCap team used to analyze sales and forecast order quantities manually, which often led to overbuying.
Now, Prediko's AI forecasting recommends how much to reorder for each SKU, while showing which caps are selling well and which are moving slowly.
Jakob uses these insights alongside his own experience to adjust quantities before placing an order. He added, "So far, I would say they (recommendations) have been about 95% accurate."
And it shows in the warehouse as FamCap now holds half the inventory it did before Prediko.
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3. Purchase orders with flexible delivery dates
Creating purchase orders and tracking incoming deliveries was another manual task for FamCap.
Now, they can create purchase orders directly in Prediko using their approved quantities and track incoming stock in one place. And when a shipment moves, delivery dates are easy to adjust, which FamCap needs to keep its Shopify products up to date.
With better control over purchasing and incoming stock, FamCap now avoids unnecessary orders, uses working capital more effectively, and reduces warehouse costs.
4. Automated reports before every order
Analyzing sales over a specific period was one of the hardest parts of each cycle. Automated reports now do that work.
Before each monthly order, FamCap has a clear view of what sold, what's slowing down, and where to focus without exporting data or crunching numbers by hand. That focus has paid off.
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FamCap has moved from manual, Excel-based planning to a more profitable purchasing process.
With Prediko, you can also make better buying decisions, keep inventory lean, and spend less time managing orders.
Stop feeding spreadsheets and start selling more at full price, not on clearance. Try Prediko free for 14 days.
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