How Kenyan shops can reduce stock loss
Stock loss quietly reduces profit. A shop may sell every day but still lose money if products are damaged, expired, missing, stolen, counted wrongly or sold without being recorded.
Common causes of stock loss
- Damaged goods.
- Expired products.
- Unrecorded sales.
- Wrong stock counts.
- Supplier delivery errors.
- Items taken for personal use.
- Theft or staff misuse.
- Wrong quantity entered during sales or restocking.
Why stock loss affects profit
The business paid for the stock. If the stock disappears or cannot be sold, the business loses money even if the daily sales figures look good.
How to reduce stock loss
- Record stock items clearly.
- Track quantities when stock is bought.
- Record sales linked to inventory where possible.
- Use low-stock alerts for fast-moving products.
- Do regular stock counts.
- Record damaged or expired stock.
- Investigate repeated differences.
Example
If a shop buys 50 units of an item, sells 30, and physically counts only 15 remaining, 5 units need explaining. They may be damaged, expired, stolen, miscounted or sold without being recorded.
How Bizwazi helps
Bizwazi helps track inventory items, stock levels, stock movement, low-stock alerts, supplier links and stock adjustments. This helps Kenyan shops understand where stock is going.
How Bizwazi helps
Bizwazi gives small businesses a simple way to record sales, expenses, invoices, inventory, supplier bills, transfers, daily balances and reports in one place.