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How to barcode products that came without one
Loose goods, bulk bins and handmade stock have no barcode. You can print your own in an afternoon. Here is the way that does not cause problems later.
Running a better shop
Practical notes on stock, pricing and the counter. No jargon, no fluff.
5 min read
Your first week with a new POS system
Switching tills goes wrong in the same few ways every time. A week of small, ordered steps beats one big weekend of moving everything at once.
6 min read
POS with inventory management, or just a spreadsheet?
A spreadsheet can track stock perfectly well. What it cannot do is update itself while you are serving someone. That is the whole difference.
7 min read
Does a web based POS work without internet?
The honest answer depends on what the system caches and what it queues. Here is what the words mean and how to test one against your own connection.
5 min read
How to stop running out of stock: reorder points
A stock-out never shows in a sales report. How to work out a reorder point and order quantity for your best sellers, so reordering is a rule, not a memory.
6 min read
Running two shops on one system: what to look for
Multi store means four different things and most vendors only do two. Work out which ones you need before the second shop opens, not after.
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