The expiry management blog

Pharmacy2026-09-23

Expiry Management in Retail: The Four Loops

Expiry management in retail runs on four loops: capture, rotate, flag, and act. Here's what each loop needs from people — and what only software can do.

ShelfSense by ShelfLifePro2026-09-23

Shopify Expiry Date Tracking: A Practical Guide

Shopify has no native expiry field. Here's how food, supplement and pet stores track batch expiry with a CSV, a clear process, and the right daily habit.

ShelfSense by ShelfLifePro2026-09-19

Dead Stock Analysis for Small Grocery Stores

Find dead stock in your grocery store before it kills your margin. A practical sell-through method using your own sales export — no new software needed.

ShelfSense by ShelfLifePro2026-09-18

Expiry Management in Retail: A 10-Minute Daily Routine

A practical daily and weekly routine for expiry management in retail — from receiving dock to markdown review — that holds up past 500 SKUs.

Compliance2026-09-18

Kitchen Inventory Software: Delivery Bay to Bin

How commercial kitchen inventory software tracks every case from the delivery dock through the walk-in, the line and the waste log. A guide for operators.

Pharmacy2026-09-18

Inventory Software in South Africa: VAT & Cold Chain

How South African stores handle VAT, load-shedding fridge losses, and cold-chain gaps with the right inventory management software.

Pharmacy2026-09-18

Wound Care Supply Expiration Tracking: Lot Numbers

Wound grafts, fillers, and dental supplies expire quietly. Here's how clinics track lot numbers, cold chain, and UDI at receiving before something goes wrong.

Dairy & Bakery2026-09-18

Grocery Shrink Tracking: What to Log by Department

Before buying grocery shrink tracking software, know exactly what each department needs to log. A practical, department-by-department guide for store operators.

ShelfSense by ShelfLifePro2026-09-15

Expiry Date Tracking With Your Existing POS

Already running Shopify or Zoho? Here's how a once-a-day read of your stock and expiry records catches what your POS report misses — no system switch needed.

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Compliance2026-09-04

The DSCSA small-dispenser exemption now ends 27 November 2027: what still applies today

FDA moved one date. TI/TS on every receipt, authorized trading partners, six-year retention, suspect-product quarantine and the two-business-day trace request were never exempt.

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Compliance2026-09-04

DEA Form 106: the one-business-day clock most pharmacies miss

Form 106 is the second deadline. 21 CFR 1301.76(b) wants written notice to the DEA Field Division within one business day of discovery, then the form within 45 days. The six significance factors, the fields, and why the first clock gets missed.

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Compliance2026-09-04

What an EPCIS shipping event from your wholesaler actually contains

Your wholesaler has been sending a package-level EPCIS file with every prescription shipment since August 2025. Here is what is in it, field by field, where lot and expiry actually live, and what the file cannot tell you.