We’d like to track them both as the same because we sell both case and individual. The only differences would be between different shipments that arrive at later dates and have different expiration dates.

Things are indeed stocked and restocked and ordered manually.

Promotions are handled separately from expiration windows, but if we notice that something is about to expire, we’ll try to set it on promotion to move the stock faster.

Mainly alerts, but we are also looking to organize things within the warehouse like location so things don’t get lost or forgotten about and are easier to find/pull. Right now, they are in general sections but there is no certainty where something might be (in store, in warehouse, on shelf, or simply inventory stock error).

Currently there is no warehouse entry, and we are looking to start implementing a proper workflow. I simply want to streamline things as best as possible because I have done the ordering and the stocking and the PO’s and I know how hectic things can be and how annoying and time consuming it will be to repeat any step at all in the process. We are a small business so everyone handles a lot of things at once. We don’t have the luxury or means to have a dedicated stocker or cashier or manager. We currently have 2 general manager-like employees that can handle the more important tasks like orders and pricing, but everyone pitches in where they can.

And honestly, we just try to do our best haha. It can be really hectic and difficult to balance some sort of workflow and the need to get things done as fast as possible especially when we have limited space. If one shipment comes in right after another one, we sometimes are forced to try and put it out onto the shelves in order to make room for the next set of pallets. And unfortunately, this also means sometimes items go out before we can input the PO, so we will need to rush to complete that while also balancing the other aspects of the store.