Guides
Stock-keeping guides for Nigerian shops
Plain, practical answers to the questions shop owners ask: how to track stock, count it, stop it going missing, and know what it really cost. They work with a book, a spreadsheet or an app.
How to track stock in a shop: a simple system that works
A practical way to keep stock records in a Nigerian shop: one product list, every movement written the same day with a name, and a weekly count.
7 minute read
How to do a stock count (stocktaking) in your shop
Step-by-step stocktaking for a shop or warehouse: count by area, compare with records, explain every difference the same day. With a free count sheet.
6 minute read
How to stop stock going missing in your shop
Why stock goes missing in Nigerian shops and warehouses, how to find where, and the habits that stop it: names on every record, limited access, weekly counts.
7 minute read
Opening stock: how to start your stock records properly
How to take opening stock in a shop without closing for a day: list your products, count area by area, and start every record from a true number.
5 minute read
Reorder levels explained: never run out of your best sellers
How to set a reorder level for each product: daily sales × days until the next delivery, plus a safety margin. Worked examples for Nigerian shops.
5 minute read
FIFO for small shops: sell the oldest stock first
First in, first out (FIFO) for Nigerian shops: why selling the oldest stock first protects your money, how to arrange shelves, and what it does to your cost.
5 minute read
Bags, cartons and pieces: stock units without confusion
How to keep stock right when you buy in bags and cartons but sell by the kilo or the piece: one stock unit, a pack size, and conversions done once.
5 minute read
How to know your real cost price (and your real profit)
Work out what your stock really cost when supplier prices change every week: record cost per delivery, include transport, and use the oldest stock first.
6 minute read
Keeping stock in Excel: how to do it properly
How to set up an inventory spreadsheet that stays right: a product list, a movements log, a count sheet, and the habits that stop it going wrong. Free template.
6 minute read
Keeping stock records when there’s no internet
How to keep stock records right in a market, a warehouse or a yard with poor network: record at the moment, never twice, and let the records catch up.
5 minute read
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