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Dead stock: how to find it and what to do with it
Dead stock is money sitting on a shelf. How to find the products that stopped selling, what they really cost you, and six ways to turn them back into cash.
Running a better shop
Practical notes on stock, pricing and the counter. No jargon, no fluff.
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How to cash up a till at the end of the day
A ten minute end-of-day cash-up routine that finds mistakes the same day they happen: float, count, card totals, the difference, and what to do with it.
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What is a Z report? X and Z reports explained
The Z report is the end-of-day record of what your till took and what the drawer held. What is on it, how it differs from an X report, and why to keep it.
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Shrinkage: where a small shop's stock actually goes
Shrinkage is stock you paid for and never sold. Most of it is not shoplifting. Here are the five sources, how to tell them apart, and what to do about each.
6 min read
What a web based POS actually means for your shop
Web based, cloud, browser based: the labels get used interchangeably. Here is what each one changes about the till on your counter, and what it does not.
7 min read
How much does a POS system cost for a small shop?
The monthly software fee is usually the smallest number on the bill. Here is the whole cost, in order of size, with the one that catches people out.
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