Inventory Control at Shows
Sunday October 14, 2007
A great question pulled from a recent discussion in the forum is about how to keep track of sales at shows. When we were big into the retail scene, we simply kept a hand-written log of sales as they occurred. At the end of the show, the list would be organized by the type of product sold and then the information would go into a simple database. This made inventory easy to track and we would always know what the best sellers were and what product lines needed to be filled before the next show. I'm curious what sort of inventory control system, if any, do you use for your craft shows and overall business?
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I write down the item and quantity at the time of the sale, if I reduce the price, I make a note of that too. When I’m not busy, I transfer the information into my PDA, which syncronizes with my computer when I get home.
I plan on doing a complete inventory prior to my show (my first one)
and nowing exactly how much change I am bringin to back that up
I think it should keep all in order
I will not have any price changes
Any other thoughts?
I use small sales tags with a cord and a tear off bottom. I put the information on both pieces - Congtrol @, product, price. I tgear the botttom off, which has a small descritive note on it, place it in my cash box. I have a master control inventory sheet for each category and and put the information into Itwhen I get home.