Managing inventory

FreshMart's catalogue lives in the dashboard under Products and Inventory. The online store and the Terminal both read from it.

Adding a product

Name. What shoppers see. "Mama Gold Rice 5kg" beats "Rice".

Price. In naira. Cost price is optional and helps with margins.

Unit. Each, kilogramme, pack, bottle and so on.

Stock. How many are on hand at the branch. At zero, the online store shows the item as out of stock.

Category. Groups items on the store page.

Images. Square images work best; the store page crops to a square card.

Also useful: a barcode for the Terminal, a description, and variants (size, colour, pack) with their own prices.

Adding many products

Import a spreadsheet from Products. Plans have product limits; see Pricing.

Keeping stock right

Adjust by hand. Open the product, record the change and the reason. Every adjustment is kept in the stock log, with who made it and when.

Online orders. Stock comes off when the shopper's payment is confirmed, not when you accept the order.

Counter sales. Sales on the Terminal take stock off the same count.

If the online store and the counter both sell the last unit, the count can go below zero. Tradar flags the difference so you can correct the count or contact the shopper.

Price changes

A price change shows on the online store on the next page load and on the Terminal once it refreshes its catalogue. The catalogue is your price list.