Food trade is one of the most stable and profitable types of business. People can limit themselves in entertainment, household appliances, clothes … But a person's desire to eat deliciously will not be interrupted by any crisis. However, in order to preserve and increase profits from trading, you need to constantly keep records of goods. It is necessary to constantly monitor which product has already been sold and which is still on the shelves. How do you keep track of the grocery store?
Instructions
Step 1
Make it a rule in your store to write down each product sold in a special notebook. Put it at the checkout and ask the sellers to report on a daily basis how much and what kind of goods have been sold.
Step 2
Create a Word Excel file on your computer. There is a separate page for each month. In the first column, write down all the names of goods from the assortment of the store, including weight, manufacturer, packaging. For example, Ryabushka mayonnaise, Vkusnofood LLP, 100 gr., Soft packaging. In the second column, write how many goods were delivered this month. If you buy goods more often than once a month, then add a new figure each time. The third column is for the quantity of goods sold - add it every day at the end of the working day. In the fourth, write the remainder. Also today you can find a lot of special computer programs that allow you to keep records. You can buy them in specialty stores or search the Internet.
Step 3
When a supplier brings in an item, count everything, make sure the quantity matches the figure on the supplier's documents. Do not forget to note the quantity of the goods received on the computer file.
Step 4
Conduct an audit at the end of each month. Count the items on the shelves in the store and in the warehouse. At the same time, immediately check whether any product has expired. Set aside such a product immediately. In order not to lose profit from these goods, agree in advance with the suppliers that they will exchange the unsold goods for fresh ones. Compare the number of products on the shelves with the remainder in your computer file. The numbers must match.
Step 5
But the best way to keep track of your grocery store is with trade automation. If the profit of your outlet allows additional investments in business development, install a special scanner at the checkout, and the barcode reader will automatically calculate how much and what kind of product has been sold, and how much has not been sold.
