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Compare the next two weeks with last month and last year

What the shopping list expects you to use, day by day, against the same days before.

On the computer, 6 steps

Guide 8 of 8 in Restaurant & kitchen

What you need

  • A shopping list built for the coming days.
  • Your sales and purchases of past months, recorded in the app.

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  1. Build the list

    In Stock › Shopping list, choose 14 days and press Build the list.

    Build the list
  2. Open an item

    Press an item’s name. Its page opens on the days of the list.

    Open an item
  3. Against last year

    The dashed line is what the list expects. The others are the same days last year and two years ago.

    Against last year
  4. Against last month

    Press Same day last month to set each coming day against last month’s.

    Against last month
  5. The totals

    Compared with sets the coming days’ total against each period, with the difference.

    The totals
  6. Next 7 days or the past

    Press Next 7 days for one week, or Last 4 weeks to see what you really used.

    Next 7 days or the past

Every day

  • Build the list before the market.
  • Open the items you buy most and compare.
  • Change a line when you know better, such as a holiday.

What you see

For each item, the coming days against last month and last year, in quantity used.

Time and effort

Nothing to set up beyond the list. Each item is one press.

Common mistakes

  • Comparing with no list built. The coming days then read zero.
  • Reading last year with no sales recorded then. An empty period is no data, not zero.
  • Taking the forecast as a promise. It helps you plan; adjust for what you know.

Try it on your own business.