Managing Warehouse vs Shelf Inventory in Clover POS

Managing Warehouse vs Shelf Inventory in Clover POS

Product Described: Inventory Plus Plus 

Managing Warehouse vs Shelf Inventory in Clover POS

Question:

A grocery merchant, operating similarly to a warehouse-style retailer like Costco, wanted to know if Clover POS can track how much inventory remains in the warehouse versus what’s displayed on the sales floor. For example, if a pallet contains 40 toothbrushes and 6 are placed on the shelf, can Clover show that 6 are on display while 34 remain in the back?

Answer:

Clover POS on its own does not have a built-in way to separate warehouse stock from shelf quantities. However, Inventory Plus Plus includes a feature called Unpacking (also referred to as Case Break) that allows merchants to handle this exact scenario.

With the Unpacking/Case Break feature, merchants can set up two related items in their Clover inventory:

  • One representing the bulk container (such as a pallet or case)

  • Another representing the individual units sold on the floor

When the merchant “unpacks” or performs a case break, Inventory Plus Plus automatically deducts one bulk container from inventory and adds the corresponding number of individual units. For example, unpacking one pallet of 40 toothbrushes would remove one pallet and add 40 individual toothbrushes into the system.

This helps warehouse-style stores, small markets, and retailers who buy in bulk but sell by unit to maintain accurate inventory counts, ensuring visibility into both warehouse and sales floor stock.

Watch how Unpacking (Case Break) works:

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