Real stories, practical strategies, and hard-won insights from Indian retail's battle against expiry loss.
Can you claim input tax credit on medicines that expired on your shelf? The practical reality of GST treatment for expired inventory and documentation that protects you.
The storage, segregation, and documentation requirements for controlled substances. What separates compliant pharmacies from those that get notices.
When a recall notice hits, what do you do? The step-by-step response protocol that protects your patients and your license.
The economics of private label expiry management. Why store brands need different handling and how to protect margins on house products.
Why fresh produce management is a 12-hour race against the clock. Temperature, handling, and display strategies that cut shrinkage by 30-40%.
The pre-monsoon preparation checklist, daily protocols, and product-specific protection strategies that prevent lakhs in humidity damage.
The hidden cost of geography-first routing. How velocity-based beat planning prevents returns and protects margins.
Why "Buy 10 Get 2 Free" creates 14% return liability. The scheme discipline framework that matches promotions to actual retailer velocity.
Where visibility ends and hope begins. How to bring batch-level tracking to van sales operations and stop the rotation death spiral.
The ₹2 lakh Crocin case and what it means for retailers. How expired products become expensive legal liability under the new Consumer Protection Act.
The documentation gap between claim filed and claim paid. What insurers actually need to process spoilage and equipment failure claims.
Ind AS 2 requirements for expiring inventory. NRV calculations, audit procedures, and the documentation that prevents qualified opinions.
Complete guide to renewing your pharmacy license in Tamil Nadu. Timeline, documents required, common rejection reasons, and the 60-day preparation checklist.
Why perfect temperature logs are suspicious, what inspectors actually check, and the documentation that proves cold chain compliance for insulin and vaccines.
The running balance that destroys pharmacies. How to maintain controlled substance registers that survive federal scrutiny.
The gap between perceived and true margins. How to calculate what you actually make after GST, transport, handling, and expiry allocation.
The 60-30-10 ordering model that prevents festival inventory losses. Real numbers from supermarkets that got it right.
The 10 violations inspectors find most often and how to fix them before renewal. Complete 60-day preparation checklist included.
Why standard inventory practices fail for dairy. The hourly monitoring system that cuts paneer and curd waste by 40-60%.
Where milk disappears between truck and register. The stage-gate tracking system that recovers ₹30,000+ monthly.
Why 15-25% of legitimate claims get rejected and the documentation that gets approved. Batch number tracking that pays for itself.
The primary-secondary gap costing distributors lakhs in lost sales and excess returns. How to build real-time visibility.
The 12 patterns that trigger audit scrutiny. How to prepare for stock verification that builds credibility, not suspicion.
The 8-hour extension window you might be missing. How delayed deliveries turn into ₹10,000+ penalties.
How to automate the documentation required by the Tamil Nadu Medical Council to avoid fines during snap inspections. A practical guide for Chennai pharmacy owners.
The complete inspection readiness guide for Indian pharmacies. What drug inspectors actually look for, common violations that trigger penalties, and the 15-second audit trail that saves you.
The inventory-first approach to GST reconciliation. How mismatch happens at the loading dock, not the accountant desk, and the OCR-based solution that catches errors before they become ITC losses.
Why standard inventory systems fail Schedule H compliance and how batch-level FEFO tracking prevents the ₹50,000+ penalties pharmacies face during inspections.
The data-driven approach to renegotiating stockist terms. Real scripts and tactics that secured 2-4% better margins for pharmacies across Tamil Nadu.
The systematic approach to recovering outstanding credit from retail customers. WhatsApp templates, collection scripts, and the 7-day recovery protocol that works.
How FMCG distributors lose ₹15,000-40,000 monthly to fake market visits and inflated travel claims. The route optimization system that stops it.
Indian retailers lose 2-5% of eligible ITC due to supplier filing mismatches. The monthly reconciliation process that recovers ₹50,000-2 lakhs annually.
Turn slow-moving inventory into cash before it expires. The tiered discount strategy, bundle tactics, and B2B channels that recovered ₹3.2 lakhs for one retailer.
The hyperlocal advantages e-commerce can't replicate. How small retailers in Coimbatore, Madurai, and Salem are winning on service, not price.
The exact hardware, software, and setup process for small retailers. No technical background needed. ROI in 2-3 months through reduced billing errors.
Turn your store into an online ordering machine without any app or website. The step-by-step process that's adding ₹30,000-80,000 monthly revenue for kiranas.
When goods "disappear" between your branches. The reconciliation controls that caught ₹4.7 lakhs in theft for one retail chain.
How one pharmacy discovered they were losing ₹1.8 lakhs annually to expired stock - and the 3 blind spots that caused it.
The compliance trap most pharmacies fall into with controlled substances - and how batch-level tracking saves you from notices.
Most pharmacy billing software tracks stock quantity, not batch expiry. Here's why that distinction costs you lakhs.
A real playbook from festival season - bundling strategies, timing, and the WhatsApp broadcast that moved 200+ units in 3 days.
We spoke to 5 food safety officers. Here's what triggers fines, what they ignore, and how to prepare your store.
New stock goes in front. Old stock gets pushed back. By the time you notice, it's curd. The cooler placement fix that changes everything.
The documentation trail that separates approved claims from rejected ones. Real examples from Nestle, HUL, and ITC distributors.
How a Hyderabad warehouse went from Excel chaos to zero-expiry-loss in 6 months. The system they built.
When a brand audits your warehouse, what reports save you? The 4 documents every distributor needs.
Fresh milk. Today's bread. The products that expire before you can blink. How dairy shops handle the daily deadline.
They stopped throwing away. Started bundling. Now their "Yesterday's Fresh" counter makes ₹8,000/month. The full breakdown.
At ₹350/kg, every spoiled paneer block hurts. The ordering pattern change that cut waste by 70%.