How do you efficiently manage a sari-sari store

[jcarcillas]

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sir, ay nalang butangi kay bisan unsa pa na nga Pentium-ma mabutangan gihapon na ug games

i agree with inspector_ronan, inventory everyday pero if dili maka-ya then atleast weekly...

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[katrina]

oist sari-sari store ra na oiz..
unsa nlng jud kaha ug grocery store na na! hahaha

bitaw, basic accounting
hehehe
ig human nimo pangumpra,
himo ka inventory list
then sugua imo tindera nga kada ma halinan xa
iya ra e tally oiz
hehehehe ^^

nya at the end of each month

makabaw man jud ka pla imo gasto sa imo puhunan..
imo daun minus sa imo sales for that month..
mao na daun na imo ginansya. oki doki? ^^

by tallying every day's sales, makabaw ka pla imo supposedly halin, without counting physically the inventory, if naay discrepancy between cash at the end of the day and ur inventory, gi kaon nag uk-ok nga perting dakoa porma ug tindera!! hahaha

[coiner]

a sari sari store (retailing business) is very good. the problem with this kind of retailing business is ang cashiering. the inventory is secondary ra na... kay ang cash mas ok man kawaton keysa sa inventory pa di ba? kakita ka sa SM or other grocery store? naa na silay bar coding each kind of inventory/merchandise... kng ka afford ka ana, do it... but if not, tally tally jud ka like katrina suggested.

but sometimes, accountants/consultants may give opinion/ask:

pila imong magasto sa pag control? bason nya ang gasto nimo pag control mas dako pa sa gingkawat or kawatunon.... "differential analysis"... kay bason nya maalkanse ka sa gastusunon sa pagcontrol... so may pa pakawat ka na lang... sounds funny but think about it....

[jinkazjinkaz]

Any ideas on how to manage a sari-sari store especially if you have 2 or more outlets. My problem is inventory tracking,. Darn... too many items... basin magic magicon lang sa tindera uban sales...waaah what do u suggest?

bro, tabang lang ko nimo ha? maayo pa research ka about pareto analysis. it means "critical few but trivial many..."
dili man tanan gyud stocks or inventory nimo nga zero-zero gyud ang ihap. basta kato lang mga important stuff like 20% of the total stocks that values 70% of your total money, MAO RANA ANG IMONG IMPORTANTE UG BANTAYAN.

Mabuang ka ug inihap sa imong candy kung ingon ana imong style nga higpit kaayo. That is what I do with our business inventory. ABC analysis ang tawag ana sa mga dagko nga companies. pero Pareto analysis ra gihapon ang application.

No need for big inventory software stuff para gamay lang nga sari-sari store basta kahibao lang ka asa nimo i-focus imong attention ug bantay sa imong important stocks.


jinkazjinkaz

[katrina]

wait sa... kuyaw na kau mo ug suggestions ana nya da..
for all you know, wla jud na xa kbaw unsa inyo pasabot about analysis.
just answer his question pra d na xa mag libog.

i think i failed to ask how big ur sari-sari store is.
so.. how big is it? if we're talking about murag bodega kadak-a,
impractical kaau mag physical count ka.

so mas maau jud perpetual imo inventory system. keep track of receipts when you purchase.
kato candy nga ihapon, dli man na necessary oi kay sa bag sa candy,
gi butang baya na pila kabuok.
sari-sari store man kaha, so you buy in wholesale right?

its very simple.
himo ra jud kag listahan sa imo gipamalit.
mao nay tawag nga "inventories" sa Balance Sheet. nya mao ni xa imong problem.

nya sa imong Income Statement, kato daun akong sulti nimo nga imo e minus imong COST OF GOODS SOLD (mao ni imong puhunan)
gkan sa imong SALES (mao ni imong puhunan nga gi patongan), mao na na imong net income. d lagi ka ma ilad ana. trust me kay imo ra man e compare imong BEGINNING INVENTORY sa imong ENDING INVENTORY, ang difference ana, mao na daun nang na halin.

[Fighter_Earl]

1 year na... pero i think i implement nako ang pagbutang ug computer sa store para iinput tanan sales... just like sa kanang dept stores bitaw.. so that if i check on inventory sa computer, dali ra, iphon lng nko if mo-match ang "stock at hand" and "recorded inventory".
do u think this would work? xtra cost nasad

Computer sa sari-sari store?? Tingali ang imong computer hinuon ma magic ana ug dili imong stocks labi nag maka uyab imong tindera ug adik adik.

[business1]

a proper inventory (not really computer based) basta you need to know the supplies/stocks in and out. para makabalo jud ka unsa imong kailangang e-dungag labi na kung unsa to ang halinon.

isulat kung unsa to ang nangahalin para ma compare nimo after the day kung ni match ba cya sa imong inventory if dili ba ka alkanse.

pagbantay sa imong isukli ky manobra nya

dapat ang inventory sa sari-sari everyday kung daghan mopalit sa imong tindahan.

[natchelm]

Mga Bro,

Ganahan ko ani nga topic da, ato ni i-alive. I want to share my experience in our sari-sari store. Heres my suggestions how to manage.

1. Do inventories at least 4 times a year, the more often the better.
2. Track your sales. Isulat ang inyong halin every time. bahala na ug P2 nga candy ra.
3. Know how much money are you expecting in your cashier at the end of the day. With this, makabalo ka naay nanobra or makulang, or gikawat.
4. Know what to purchase. Dapat kabalo ka kon unsa nga products ang kusog within that week/month/season. Ayaw pataka palit ug items, nga dili mahalin kay alkanse ka sa imong stock leveling.
5. I track ang prices sa imong gikumpra, kay basin ni increase na den imong presyo barato. Patay na. I suggest naa gyud detailed receipts inyong suppliers, just like "La Nueva", i like their receipt.
6. Track all your expenses. Water/Electricity/Salaries/etc.
7. If nag e-load ka. Track balances. Make sure nga walay gikawat. Kay ang kawat sa load ang pinaka-INN karon, labi na naay uyab imong tindira unya mangayo ug load. Huh.
8. Know your daily income based sa imong sales of the day. With this ma compute nimo kon lugi or ni gain ka within the month for next month's planning.

Since I am a programmer at the same time nag business ani nga type, kabalo ko unsa gikinahanglan sa ako store mao ako gihimoan ug "Sales and Inventory Program" nga all-in-1, naa ni tanan. At first, murag overassuming kay sari-sari store nag computerized, but believe me it really helps 100%. Feeling nako bisan nag work ko kay naa koy duha ka-CLONE naa didto. heheeh.

My e-Load Experience: First kay wala man nako gi track sa "POS" ang balance, nag duda naman gyud ko sa load, first ako gihimo kay ako gipasulat sa papel ang balances, then gikapoy ko trace (sakit sa mata), finally, ako gi add sa program. Tanan nga eLoad ma track gyud kay mangutana man ang "POS" ug pila ang balance then i-compare niya sa expected balance, kung dili gani mag match, mo error siya, unless i-override. If ever i-override niya makit-an gihapon nimo sa reports kay mabal-an man nimo pila ang nawala, makapangutana dayon ka kung ngano. It's like fun to have your CLONE do the business in your absence.

Mga bro, kon dili mo gahanan mag gamit ug computer kay expensive, i strongly suggest nga i-pa manual lang sa inyong tindira ug sulat kon unsa nahalin para inyo i-account at the end of the day kana kung dili kamo nangunay sa inyong tindahan. Pero kon nangunay mo, it's an just extra effort ra.

If your store is having an average sales of 5T a day, i suggest you will use a POS program just like mine dili ka magmahay sa imong gi invest nga money para sa computerization, i know with 5T a day, your investment for computerization mabawi nimo in just 1 month or 2 months (i have an estimate pila imong income a day if ingon ana imong range sa halin), plus long term peace of mind pa gyud.

Kung imong tindahan, tag P500 ra ang average nga halin everyday den isalig pa gyud nimo ug tindira. Panirado na lang kay alkanse ka.

-natchel m-
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[LytSlpr]

POS, accounting and surveillance system then random spot audit/checking.

[natchelm]

korek. i have those 3 items previously but recently i cannot access my Webcam in the store because the company that I am working blocked transmission of Webcam.

Currently, I have only 2 of these items. POS and random spot audit/checking.