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Demand forecasting & seasonality

Demand with real seasons in it.

Generate sales history per product and store with trend, seasonality, promotions and stockouts, so forecasting models and planning dashboards have something real to work with.

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Monthly demand for two very different products: example spreadsheet in a Mac window (sku_store_monthly_demand.xlsx)
The example

Monthly demand for two very different products

What to look for in the screenshot above. These are the details that usually break in hand-made or random test data.

What you get

01

One series per product and store

Each gets its own level, growth and seasonal shape.

02

Trend and seasonality you choose

Strict trend, seasonal, seasonal plus trend, noisy, or a random mix.

03

Business events

Promotions, price changes and stockouts that move the numbers the right way.

04

Linked to your catalogue

Series reference SKU and store tables, so you can join them like real data.

How it works

From idea to dataset in three steps

1

Describe or upload

Describe your data in plain English, or upload your SQL schema for PostgreSQL, MySQL / MariaDB, SQL Server and SQLite.

2

Review the plan

Check the tables, columns and rules the AI proposes, and adjust anything you like.

3

Generate and download

Choose how many rows you need and download a ready-to-run SQL script, CSV, Excel (one sheet per table) or JSON.

Questions

Can I generate weekly or daily data?

Yes. Hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly steps, following the real calendar.

Can I include holidays?

Yes. Add rules for holiday months or weeks and the series reflect them.

Is it good for testing forecasting libraries?

Yes. The series have clear trend and seasonality plus noise, which is what forecasting tools need to be tested on.

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