‘And I can run daily reports, including of ‘clear sales’ and ‘voids’ to see if there are any discrepancies,’ he said. Taking inventory is a lot faster as well. Just not having to put a price tag on every bottle saves his staff about six hours a day, he estimates.
‘Inventory was a huge selling point,’ he explained. ‘At the time, we had been using an old-timey register and I wasn’t really big on computers,’ he said.īut he was impressed enough to ask the name of the system ‘ it was from InfoTouch ‘ and when that company put him in touch with another Florida retailer using its product, he visited that business to check out the system further. About six years ago, while visiting New York City, he walked into a busy liquor store that was using a computer and a scanner. His store, Liquor Discount Hut, is on the beach in Daytona Beach, FL. Mitchell Culler also runs a small operation. It has definitely been more than worth it.’
I am amazed at how much I’ve changed our inventory since implementing the new system. With the system, I can see, for example, that I bought a case of a beer (four six-packs) a month ago, but have only sold one, which is not good. We have eleven cooler doors, five of them devoted to imports and crafts. She found that she changed her inventory decisions dramatically, particularly in beer. Is it better? ‘It’s awesome,’ she said.