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

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

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

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

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

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

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.
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