The expiry management blog

ShelfSense by ShelfLifePro2026-11-02

When to Mark Down Near-Expiry Products, by Category

Markdown start day isn't a fixed rule. Compare days of cover to days to expiry for dairy, bakery and packaged goods, with worked examples you can copy.

ShelfSense by ShelfLifePro2026-10-28

Safety Stock Formula for a Small Store: Use Your Lead Times

Size safety stock from your own sell-through and supplier lead times. A plain formula, a worked example, and why perishables need a smaller buffer.

ShelfSense by ShelfLifePro2026-10-23

Inventory Recommendations Should Improve Over Weeks

A markdown or reorder call is a guess until you see what sold. How an inventory agent should learn from your approved calls over weeks, and how to check it.

ShelfSense by ShelfLifePro2026-10-21

Inventory CSV Export: The Columns an Expiry Check Needs

Exporting stock from your POS to CSV? Here are the six columns an expiry check needs, the date formats that break imports, and how to check the file first.

ShelfSense by ShelfLifePro2026-10-20

WooCommerce Expiry Date Tracking: What Product Data Holds

WooCommerce tracks stock per product, not per batch. See what an expiry field or plugin can hold, where FEFO breaks, and how to run a daily CSV expiry check.

ShelfSense by ShelfLifePro2026-10-15

Inventory Alert Fatigue: Why Fewer, Better Calls Win

Too many low stock alerts and they all get ignored. How to set an alert threshold: only calls worth acting on, ranked by money at risk, silent when unsure.

Pharmacy2026-10-06

DSCSA Record Retention for Dispensers: The Six-Year Rule

How long must a dispenser maintain DSCSA records? Six years under FD&C Act 582(d). What to keep, paper vs electronic, and how fast you must produce it.

ShelfSense by ShelfLifePro2026-10-05

Markdown Recommendation: Check the Math Before Approving

Walk through one markdown recommendation line by line: units, sell-through, days left, projected loss and discount. Plus when you should override it.

Compliance2026-10-01

How Grocery Stores Track Inventory (and Expiry Dates)

How grocery stores keep track of inventory: POS decrements, receiving, cycle counts, the perpetual vs physical gap, and why expiry dates slip through.

Pharmacy2026-09-25

Capture Expiry Dates at Receiving: 3 Paths

Inventory expiration tracking breaks when dates are typed by hand. Here are the three capture paths—OCR, 2D barcode, shelf-life rules—that fix it at the dock.

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.