https://smartpos.space/blog Practical guides for people who run a small shop. enFri, 06 Nov 2026 21:12:32 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/advance-orders-deposits-small-shophttps://smartpos.space/blog/advance-orders-deposits-small-shop A simple system for a small shop that takes orders in advance with a deposit: when to ask for one and how much, a two-copy order slip, keeping deposits out of the day's sales, a daily look at the order book, and fixed rules for changes, cancellations and orders nobody collects. Customers Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/home-delivery-neighbourhood-shophttps://smartpos.space/blog/home-delivery-neighbourhood-shop How a small shop can run home delivery without losing orders, cash or customers: a fixed area and timetable, an order slip that travels with the bag, a run sheet for each rider, collecting payment at the door and settling up with the rider every evening. Customers Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/restaurant-counter-tables-kitchen-ordershttps://smartpos.space/blog/restaurant-counter-tables-kitchen-orders A practical routine for a small restaurant or dhaba counter: numbering tables, getting orders to the kitchen without mix-ups, billing each table once, and closing the evening total so the cash, the kitchen and the stock agree. Billing Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/medical-store-batches-expiry-returnshttps://smartpos.space/blog/medical-store-batches-expiry-returns A practical routine for a small medical store or pharmacy counter: recording batch numbers and expiry dates when stock arrives, a monthly near-expiry list, keeping expired stock apart, and sending returns back to distributors with paperwork that gets them accepted. Inventory Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/mobile-shop-imei-warranty-recordshttps://smartpos.space/blog/mobile-shop-imei-warranty-records A practical record-keeping routine for a small mobile phone and electronics shop: writing down IMEI and serial numbers when stock arrives and when it sells, checking a warranty claim in a minute, and tracking repairs from the counter to collection. Inventory Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/wholesale-and-retail-prices-small-shophttps://smartpos.space/blog/wholesale-and-retail-prices-small-shop How a small shop that sells both by the piece and by the carton can set a wholesale price that still earns, decide who gets it, keep the counter from mixing the two up, and read its records so both sides can be judged on their own. Pricing Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/receipts-small-shophttps://smartpos.space/blog/receipts-small-shop What every receipt from a small shop should carry, line by line, and how to get it right whether you print it, send it on WhatsApp or write it in a bill book. Bill numbers, item names, discounts, credit sales and keeping your own copies. Billing Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/shelf-layout-small-shophttps://smartpos.space/blog/shelf-layout-small-shop A practical plan for a small shop's layout: where the daily needs go, what belongs at eye level, what to keep near the counter, how to group and label products, and how to test a change in two weeks without rebuilding the shop. Stock Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/dead-stock-clearing-small-shophttps://smartpos.space/blog/dead-stock-clearing-small-shop A step-by-step plan for the goods sitting untouched on your shelves: making the list, deciding what each item is worth today, the order of ways to turn it back into cash, recording what you write off, and buying so it does not pile up again. Inventory Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/shop-expenses-small-shophttps://smartpos.space/blog/shop-expenses-small-shop A simple way for a small shop to record its running costs: which expenses to write down, a short list of categories, a daily habit that takes two minutes, and how to read the monthly total against your sales and profit. Worked examples in rupees. Money Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/counter-daily-checks-small-shophttps://smartpos.space/blog/counter-daily-checks-small-shop A simple routine for a small shop owner: an opening check, a mid-day glance, a closing check, a weekly look at the odd bills and a monthly review, so mistakes and leaks show up in days, not months, without accusing anyone. Staff Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/first-counter-assistant-small-shophttps://smartpos.space/blog/first-counter-assistant-small-shop A practical plan for a shop owner taking on the first helper at the counter: defining the job, agreeing terms on paper, a two-week training plan, the decisions to keep for yourself, and simple money rules from the first day. Staff Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/discounts-and-offers-small-shophttps://smartpos.space/blog/discounts-and-offers-small-shop How to plan a shop offer that pays for itself: decide what it is for, work out how many extra sales a discount needs, choose the right kind of offer and the right products, set an end date, and check the result. Worked examples in rupees. Pricing Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/fast-and-slow-sellers-small-shophttps://smartpos.space/blog/fast-and-slow-sellers-small-shop A monthly half-hour method to rank your products by what they actually earn, not only by how fast they sell, sort them into four groups, and decide what to keep, move, reprice or stop reordering. Worked examples in rupees. Inventory Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/selling-loose-goods-by-weighthttps://smartpos.space/blog/selling-loose-goods-by-weight How a small shop can sell rice, daal, sugar and other loose goods by weight without losing a little on every sale: setting up and checking the scale, taking off the packet, weighing to the amount, rounding the bill fairly and checking each sack. Inventory Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/product-list-new-shophttps://smartpos.space/blog/product-list-new-shop How to build a shop's product list from nothing so it stays useful for years: naming products so the right one is billed, choosing the unit each item is sold in, a short set of categories, cost prices, and counting the opening stock. Inventory Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/reorder-levels-small-shophttps://smartpos.space/blog/reorder-levels-small-shop A practical way to set a reorder level and an order quantity for each product in a small shop, using your own sales, your supplier's visiting day, pack sizes and shelf space, with worked examples in rupees. Inventory Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/returns-and-exchanges-small-shophttps://smartpos.space/blog/returns-and-exchanges-small-shop How a small shop can handle returns and exchanges without arguments or losses: what to accept, the time limit, how to record a return so stock and cash stay right, and what to do with the goods that come back. Customers Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/whatsapp-for-small-shop-ordershttps://smartpos.space/blog/whatsapp-for-small-shop-orders How a small shop can take orders on WhatsApp properly: setting up the business account, sharing a product list, confirming orders and payments, delivery, customer privacy, and messaging that customers welcome rather than mute. Customers Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/ramadan-eid-stock-planninghttps://smartpos.space/blog/ramadan-eid-stock-planning A practical plan for the busiest weeks of the shop year: what sells more and when, how much extra to buy, keeping cash ready for suppliers, fair pricing, staff hours while fasting, and what to do after Eid. Planning Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/supplier-purchases-and-credithttps://smartpos.space/blog/supplier-purchases-and-credit How much to order and when, how to compare suppliers on more than the rate, how to keep supplier dues under control, and the simple purchase records that make everything else in the shop work. Buying Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/reduce-stock-loss-expiry-damage-thefthttps://smartpos.space/blog/reduce-stock-loss-expiry-damage-theft Where stock quietly disappears in a small shop and what to do about each cause: first-expiry-first-out rotation, handling damage, preventing theft without insulting customers, fixing record errors, and a monthly loss review. Inventory Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/stock-take-one-eveninghttps://smartpos.space/blog/stock-take-one-evening A plan for counting every item in a small shop in a single evening with two to four people: preparing the shelves, splitting the work, counting without double-counting, and dealing with the differences afterwards. Inventory Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/profit-vs-cash-small-shophttps://smartpos.space/blog/profit-vs-cash-small-shop Your shop can earn a good profit and still have nothing in the drawer when the supplier comes. Where the money goes (stock, udhaar, supplier terms, owner withdrawals) and how to get it back under control. Money Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/urdu-qeemat-kaise-rakheinhttps://smartpos.space/blog/urdu-qeemat-kaise-rakhein قیمت اندازے سے نہیں، حساب سے رکھیں۔ اصل لاگت کیسے نکالیں، مارجن اور مارک اپ کا فرق، کھلے سودے کی فی کلو قیمت، کھلے پیسوں کے حساب سے راؤنڈنگ، ساتھ والی دکان کے ریٹ، اور ریٹ کب بدلیں۔ Pricing Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/closing-the-day-cash-counthttps://smartpos.space/blog/closing-the-day-cash-count How to close the counter properly every night: counting the drawer, matching cash to sales, what to do when it is short or over, keeping a float, and leaving notes for tomorrow. Money Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/pricing-products-small-shophttps://smartpos.space/blog/pricing-products-small-shop A practical way to set selling prices that cover your real costs: margin versus markup, pricing loose goods by the kilo, rounding to amounts customers can pay, watching the shop next door, and knowing when a price is out of date. Pricing Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/barcode-scanning-small-shophttps://smartpos.space/blog/barcode-scanning-small-shop Scanning speeds up a counter only if your catalogue is set up for it. What to barcode first, what to leave alone, and how to handle loose goods and products with no code. Inventory Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/manage-inventory-small-shophttps://smartpos.space/blog/manage-inventory-small-shop A stock system that survives a busy counter: what to count, how often, which numbers actually matter, and how to spot money sitting dead on your shelves. Inventory Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/offline-pos-vs-online-poshttps://smartpos.space/blog/offline-pos-vs-online-pos Cloud tills stop when the internet stops. Offline tills cannot see your second branch. Here is how to tell which side your shop belongs on, and why the answer is usually both. Choosing tools Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/pos-billing-mistakeshttps://smartpos.space/blog/pos-billing-mistakes The errors that never announce themselves at the counter: wrong variants, unrecorded credit, silent discounts, returns nobody logged, and the fix for each one. Billing Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://smartpos.space/blog/udhaar-khata-customer-credithttps://smartpos.space/blog/udhaar-khata-customer-credit Credit is a service your shop sells. Here is how to record it, set sensible limits, ask for payment without friction, and know at a glance what you are owed. Customers Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000