Theft. It seems all too convenient to get away with at convenience stores! There are so many ways in which theft can decrease profit in a convenience store - and typically, the margins are tight enough already!
People are turning to social media to help catch theives, but it is so important to be proactive about preventing it in the first place. Theft occurs not only with drive-off's, but sadly, also with saavy cashiers, dishonest managers, and even with vendor contract pricing! I had a customer tell me that she discovered one of her small local vendors charged her an excess of $400 over 6 months! She found it only because she started with Datamakers and began tracking her vendor costs week-to-week. I have another customer that told me he discovered his manager was ordering excess items that he/she personally drank/smoked/used and was simply taking them home. He found this out when he started tracking his inventory and noticed a huge gross profit gap in these departments. I had another customer tell me that they caught their cashier ringing up items onto their customers transactions by doing a quick scan when the customer wasn't looking! Ugh!! The stories we could all tell!
For all these reasons, it is SO important to have backoffice software!! Social media is great to help recover theft, hopefully. But, please, let Datamakers help you prevent it in the first place. If you are wondering how you can better manage your store, please give us a call. If you have examples of how Datamakers has already helped you, please share below. Let's work as a team to run a successful & profitable business. This is an exciting time in the c-store industry. We are here for YOU! We can help you track theft, manage your ordering, track your vendor costs, track your sales & count your high-theft departments. We want to help you MANAGE your store efficiently and profitably!
People are turning to social media to help catch theives, but it is so important to be proactive about preventing it in the first place. Theft occurs not only with drive-off's, but sadly, also with saavy cashiers, dishonest managers, and even with vendor contract pricing! I had a customer tell me that she discovered one of her small local vendors charged her an excess of $400 over 6 months! She found it only because she started with Datamakers and began tracking her vendor costs week-to-week. I have another customer that told me he discovered his manager was ordering excess items that he/she personally drank/smoked/used and was simply taking them home. He found this out when he started tracking his inventory and noticed a huge gross profit gap in these departments. I had another customer tell me that they caught their cashier ringing up items onto their customers transactions by doing a quick scan when the customer wasn't looking! Ugh!! The stories we could all tell!
For all these reasons, it is SO important to have backoffice software!! Social media is great to help recover theft, hopefully. But, please, let Datamakers help you prevent it in the first place. If you are wondering how you can better manage your store, please give us a call. If you have examples of how Datamakers has already helped you, please share below. Let's work as a team to run a successful & profitable business. This is an exciting time in the c-store industry. We are here for YOU! We can help you track theft, manage your ordering, track your vendor costs, track your sales & count your high-theft departments. We want to help you MANAGE your store efficiently and profitably!
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