Stock
12 articles · Short, concrete write-ups on how to introduce and use the system — and what we learned about running a shop along the way.
StockWholesaler, supplier or cash & carry? Where to buy stock for your shop
Where should you buy stock for your shop: direct from the manufacturer, from a delivering wholesaler, at a cash & carry, from a local producer or online? We put the channels side by side by price, minimum order, payment terms, flexibility and time, work out what buying with your own car really costs, and show you how to build your purchasing mix category by category.
StockWhat to sell in a small shop: building your starter range
A new shop's range doesn't come from the wholesaler's catalogue but from who walks past your door, when and why. Here is the category map, the starting quantities and how to measure the first weeks.
StockBarcodes and EAN codes in a small shop: where to get them, and when an in-store code is enough
Do you need to apply for your own EAN code, can you simply make up a number, and what do you do with the bread roll that has nothing on it? This article goes through when an in-store code is enough, when you need an official one and when a barcode scanner pays off.
StockThe year-end stocktake in a shop, step by step — with a checklist
A stocktake isn't just an obligation: it is the one day of the year when you see the real state of your shop. With two weeks of preparation it can be done calmly in a single day.
StockStock control in Excel: a template, the formulas, and when to move to software
A well-built spreadsheet can serve a small shop for years. This article shows how to put one together in an afternoon — and where it tends to break once several of you are working.
StockDate codes in the shop: the rotation that prevents waste
Most waste isn't caused by bad ordering — it's caused by older stock staying at the back. Rotation is the two minutes a day that stops it happening.
StockHow much fresh stock should you order for tomorrow? Bread and dairy
Fresh stock gives you no second chance: what you don't sell today, you can't sell tomorrow. Yet almost everywhere the daily order is made from memory — when two numbers would tell you the answer.
StockWhen to place the Christmas order, and how much to order
Christmas turnover isn't decided in December. It's decided now — and this is how to order so that in January your money isn't sitting in the stockroom.
StockWhere does the money go? Stock shrinkage in a shop — and what to do
At the end of stocktaking the number is there; the explanation isn't. Yet shrinkage blends four different things, and each one needs a different answer.
StockOut of stock or overstocked? Finding the balance in a small shop
Expired stock is a visible loss; an empty shelf is an invisible one. Both come from the same decision — and two weeks of data show which one is hurting you more.
StockDaily waste: what to record and what to skip
Waste isn't a loss list. It's the cheapest ordering advice you have — if you have data on it.
StockStaff consumption: why it is worth recording
It isn't about mistrust. Without it, at year end nobody can tell what was used internally and what actually went missing.
Tomorrow morning your till could already be faster.
Sign up, add your first products, and you're running. No installer, no engineer, no credit card.
2 minutes · no credit card · ready right away