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Retailers lose $1.73 trillion a year to the stock they think they have.
A short guide for store managers: why the system and the shelf disagree, what it costs a single store, and a 30-day way to close the gap. Free, three pages, with sources.
Inside the guide
- The hidden bill: three numbers every store manager should know
- Do the maths: a worked example you can redo with your own figures
- Five leaks, five fixes: where the time and money go
- Prove it in 30 days: a week-by-week plan to test it small
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What it really costs
A store selling $5 million a year that loses the global average of 6.5% to empty shelves and excess stock is leaving about $325,000 a year on the table. Most of it starts with a number in the system that nobody has checked on the shelf. (Worked example for illustration.)
Typical in-store inventory accuracy without RFID
Source: RFID Journal
Of retail sales lost to empty shelves and excess stock
Source: IHL Group
Accuracy reported by retailers using RFID
Source: RFID Journal
To prove it on your own site
A week-by-week plan to test it small before you roll it out.
“Most stores don't have a stock problem. They have a stock information problem.”
Get the free guide for the full picture: five leaks and how the best teams fix them, and a 30-day plan to prove it.