Your 2023 BFCM Peak Plan 
Black Friday & Cyber Monday (BFCM) are right around the corner and we’re excited to begin planning with you! To ensure you’re set up for success, please let us know what your business plans are. We’ll use this information to align to your expectations and make sure that we’re able to provide ample support throughout your peak season.

Estimated time to complete is 15 minutes. Please complete this to the best of your knowledge (it's OK if things change!) and submit by September 15th.

For information on our holiday hours, planned service interruptions, and more, please refer to the 2023 Peak Prep Hub. We'll be adding more to this page over the coming months.

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Business email *
Store name or Seller Portal ID *
Your name *
Order & fulfillment strategy
Do you expect a higher-than-usual sales volume compared to last year during the holiday shopping season (November & December)? If so, by approximately how much? *
When do you expect an increase in sales during the holiday peak season? Choose all that apply.
Are you planning promotions to increase sales during peak? Choose all that apply. *
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If you selected yes to previous question, what are you planning? 
Are you increasing ad spend for peak season?  *
Do you have any orders from earlier in the year, such as pre-orders or backorders, that you expect will need to be fulfilled during peak season?

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Are you changing your fulfillment strategy to have Flexport fulfill more of your orders?
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Do you plan to add new any sales channels before or during peak?  *
If yes, which channels? e.g. Shopify POS, Instagram, Walmart, Marketplace, Amazon etc. 
Inbound cutoffs are on November 6, 2023 for inventory to be available for sale by BFCM. Are you planning on inbounding any major amounts right before? 
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For your inbound planning, are you leveraging the Forwarding plan for inbounding all inventory? 
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When communicating with your customers, how transparent do you plan on being leading up to peak season?
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If you answered "other" to the previous question, please provide more detail here.

Heading into BFCM 2023, how concerned are you about inflation (gas prices, material costs, consumer spending capability) negatively impacting your potential profits?
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If you answered “somewhat concerned” or “very concerned," what strategies are you taking to mitigate the impact of inflation on your business? Select all that apply.
If you answered “other" what strategies are you taking to mitigate the impact of inflation on your business?
Is there anything else you would like to tell us about your peak planning?
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