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Practical reading for shop owners: stock, range and reordering, worked through with real numbers.
How to spot dead stock and clear it before it eats your cash
Spot dead stock with three numbers: days since last sale, weeks of cover and sell-through. Find it in your till data and clear it step by step.
· 4 min read
Sell it, give it away, write it off: 6 ways to get money back from dead stock
Six ways to clear dead stock, ranked by how much money comes back: sell-through, online, supplier, clearance, donation, disposal. With a worked example.
· 4 min read
Empty shelves: what stockouts really cost you, and how to spot them
Ten days without olive oil, worked out in euros: lost sales, lost baskets, lost regulars. Plus three ways to catch stockouts before your customers do.
· 4 min read
How much stock does your shop need? A practical rule of thumb
Lead time plus order interval plus a week of buffer: a rule of thumb for stock in weeks of cover, with examples for Advent, Easter and summer.
· 3 min read