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Advantage Inventory

Shelves that count themselves.

Stock, receiving, and shrinkage in one place. See the bleed most operators never find.

See the shrink report ↓

Shrink report · this week

3 gaps
SKURangScannedGap
Monster Energy 24oz 41 44 -3
Marlboro Red 100s 120 134 -14
Red Bull 16oz 58 64 -6

The hidden bleed

$15,000

the average independent c-store loses to shrinkage every year

What operators think they're losing

What they're actually losing

Most operators know shrinkage exists. Few know where it's going. Advantage ties every SKU to scan data and flags the gap the day it opens.

How we calculate shrinkage

What inventory should have been doing.

Counts that count themselves

  • POS-linked on-hand, updated every sale
  • Receiving captured at the back door
  • Cycle counts only when the numbers disagree

Receiving without the paper

  • Snap the invoice at drop-off
  • Auto-matched to the PO
  • Vendor variances flagged in seconds

Shrinkage you can actually name

  • Per-SKU variance against POS scan data
  • By category, by shift, by employee
  • Alerts the day a gap opens, not the month you count

Vendors, without the fax machine.

Your distributor sends an order guide. Your rep changes the prices. Your invoice doesn't match the PO. Advantage handles the back-and-forth so you handle the store.

Invoice #4471 · McLane

1 variance
Coca-Cola 20oz ×24 PO $28.80
Doritos Nacho ×12 PO $14.40+$2.10

Billed price rose $0.18/unit since last load.

Find the bleed. Then fix it.

Twenty minutes. We'll pull up Inventory on a store like yours.

Frequently asked questions

How does Advantage know what's on the shelf?

We pull scan data from your POS in real time. Every sale decrements stock. Every delivery increments it. The on-hand number is never more than a sale old.

What if my POS doesn't export inventory?

Most do, even the older ones. If yours truly doesn't, we have a fallback using weekly imports. Tell us on the demo and we'll tell you straight.

How do you catch shrinkage?

We compare POS scan data to inventory movement per SKU. If 10 Monsters left the shelf but 7 rang through, that's a 3-unit gap. Flagged the day it happens.

Can you separate shrinkage from spoilage?

Yes. You mark categories or SKUs as spoilage-prone and we bucket those variances separately. You're not chasing a ghost.

Do I have to switch vendors or systems?

No. Advantage sits on top of what you already use. Your distributor, your POS, your scan data. You don't switch anything.

How long until I see my real shrinkage number?

A week or two. We need to see a cycle of sales and a delivery or two to calibrate. After that, it's live.