{"id":44437,"date":"2026-09-28T11:25:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T11:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/?page_id=44437"},"modified":"2026-09-28T11:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T11:30:21","slug":"inventory-control","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/inventory-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Inventory Management Software"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Inventory management software for\u00a0products and\u00a0consumables<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Altegio keeps every retail product and professional consumable on one balance inside the platform with all your appointments, so the service writes off what it used and the number on screen is the number on the shelf<\/p>\n\t\t

\n \t\t\tRetail products<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\tProfessional consumables<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\tAutomatic write-off<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\tStock balances<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\tStock audit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\tWholesale cost<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\tReports<\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
\n \t\t\t\n\tStart your free trial\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tSee plans\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Onboarding with an expert \u2022 No credit card required<\/p>\n\t\t

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Inventory operations<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Every movement, in one list<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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March 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Date<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Operation<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Platform<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Amount<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Wholesale cost<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Balance<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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24 Mar, 10:15<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Arrival<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Hair dye 7.0<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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+12 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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12 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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24 Mar, 12:40<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Sale<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Shampoo 250 ml<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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\u22121 pc<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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\u20ac11.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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20 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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24 Mar, 13:05<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Write-off<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Hair dye 7.0 \u00b7 Hair coloring<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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\u221220 ml<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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\u20ac0.19<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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11.6 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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24 Mar, 17:30<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Transfer<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Gloves, pack \u00b7 to Treatment room<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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\u22122 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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\u20ac4.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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2 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Illustrative demo \u00b7 sample data<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Two objects, one system<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

retail products and professional consumables sit on the same balance, not in two tools<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Written off by the service<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

the appointment deducts what it used, so nobody types a second entry after the client leaves<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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No negative stock<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

switch on low stock management and a service cannot run on a consumable you do not have<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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One product list for the chain<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

created once at chain level, never retyped in every location<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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Every day it is inventory \u2013 arrivals, write-offs, a stock audit of the display case \u2013 and then finances, statistics by team member, and what is left on gift cards and memberships. We tried another program with a marketplace, but with no inventory and no finances: a nightmare. For finances, inventory and payroll, Altegio is simply more functional.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Anastasiia Oshchepkova, CEO<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Krasivo Project \u00b7 Warsaw and Wroc\u0142aw, Poland \u00b7 4 locations, 70\u201380 team members<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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What inventory management software\u00a0does in\u00a0a\u00a0service\u00a0business<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Inventory management software is the part of your business platform that records what you hold, what you sell and what your services consume. A service business holds two kinds of stock, and they behave differently<\/p>\n\t\t

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sold to a client<\/p>\n\t\t

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Retail products<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Shampoo, pomade, aftercare, supplements. A client buys them, and you care about margin and about what has not sold since spring<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

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used up in the service<\/p>\n\t\t

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Professional consumables<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Color, developer, gel polish, gloves, single-use kits: the service consumes them, measured in milliliters and grams. You track what consumables cost you<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

A retail stock app handles the first kind only. Consumables are why stock control belongs inside the booking platform rather than in a separate app<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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Consumables that write themselves off when the\u00a0service\u00a0is\u00a0provided<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

A write-off is the moment stock leaves your shelf on paper as well as in real life. Link a bill of materials to a service once, and every appointment deducts what it used<\/p>\n\t\t

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Write the bill of materials<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

A bill of materials is the list of consumables one service needs. You name it and add the items, each with a quantity and the inventory it comes from<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Set the two units<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Each product carries two units: pieces for selling and milliliters for writing off, plus how many milliliters are in one piece. A tube is bought as one piece, and the service deducts 20 ml of dye<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Link it to the service<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The bill of materials attaches to the service, and the link shows in the list of services the team member provides<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Reality does not always match it, so the visit window has a Consumables write-off tab where your team adds or corrects what was used<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Result:<\/strong> the team member finishes the work and the balance is already updated, with no second entry anywhere<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Consumables write-off<\/p>\n\t\t

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Automatic<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Hair coloring<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Hair dye 7.0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Written off 20 ml<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

20 ml<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

\u203a<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Developer 6%<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Written off 20 ml<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

20 ml<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Gloves<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Written off 1 pair<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

1 pair<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Consumables<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

\u203a<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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For sale<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Illustrative demo \u00b7 sample data<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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What a bill of materials looks\u00a0like<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The Hair coloring service is set to consume 20 ml of dye, 20 ml of developer and one pair of gloves<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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A stock balance you can trust<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The balance is not typed in by hand: it updates in real time with every operation, and a stock audit sets it to what you counted. Four kinds of movement change it, and a switch stops work on stock you do not have<\/p>\n\t\t

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Arrival<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Stock comes in and the balance goes up<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

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Sale<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

A client buys a retail product, and the sale takes the quantity off the balance<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

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Write-off<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

A service consumes its consumables, or you write something off on its own \u2013 a broken bottle, a tester, a sample<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

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Transfer<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The Relocate products operation moves stock from one inventory to another, and both balances change together<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Switch on low stock management, and a service cannot be performed on a consumable you do not have \u2013 the operation is blocked until the stock is back on the balance<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Result:<\/strong> every arrival, sale, write-off and transfer changes the balance the moment it is recorded<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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Set up inventory management software in\u00a0five\u00a0steps<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Categories, list, cards, inventories, first delivery \u2013 in that order, because each step needs the one before it<\/p>\n\t\t

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step 01<\/p>\n\t\t

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Create your product\u00a0categories<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Group by brand, like ESTEL, or by type, like Shampoos<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

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step 02<\/p>\n\t\t

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Bring in the\u00a0product\u00a0list<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Add products by hand, or import the whole list from an Excel spreadsheet. Create the categories first \u2013 the import expects them to exist<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

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step 03<\/p>\n\t\t

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Fill in the\u00a0product\u00a0card<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Name, SKU, barcode \u2013 generated for you if needed \u2013 the two units, price and wholesale cost. Add a critical stock level for the items you never want to run out of<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

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step 04<\/p>\n\t\t

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Set up your\u00a0inventories<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

A back bar, a treatment room, a retail shelf \u2013 every place that holds stock can be its own inventory. Mark the one that holds consumables as an inventory to write off from, or the automatic write-off has nowhere to take them from<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

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step 05<\/p>\n\t\t

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Record the\u00a0first\u00a0arrival<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Do this before you sell, write off or transfer: until you do, the balance goes negative rather than up<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

swipe through the five setup steps \u2192<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Then write the bills of materials for your most-used services and link them. That is the step that turns a product list into inventory management software<\/p>\n\t\t

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An afternoon of setup, and the shelf stops being a guess<\/p>\n\t\t

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Getting stock in: arrivals, suppliers and\u00a0what\u00a0it\u00a0cost\u00a0you<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Every box that arrives is recorded as a product arrival: one operation that carries the quantities, the supplier and the price you paid<\/p>\n\t\t

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The delivery itself.<\/strong> The arrival records the date and time, the supplier and the receiving inventory. You add products from the list, or pull in a whole category at once<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The supplier behind it.<\/strong> Suppliers and Partners are kept in Finance, as individuals or as legal entities. The list uploads from Excel, and financial transactions are tracked there<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The wholesale cost.<\/strong> Every product card carries one. Inventory settings decide which figure counts: the one on the card, the one from the latest arrival, or the average across all arrivals<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Decide which rule you use early: the same shampoo bought at two prices shows a different cost figure under each of them<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Inventory balance<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Reports \u00b7 Inventory<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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1\u201331 Mar 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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All inventories<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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All categories<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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All suppliers<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Platform<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Category<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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On hand<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Wholesale cost<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Total value<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Firming cream<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Care<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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3 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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\u20ac24.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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\u20ac72.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Hair dye 7.0<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Color<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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12 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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\u20ac9.50<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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\u20ac114.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Developer 6%<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Color<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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8 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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\u20ac7.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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\u20ac56.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Shampoo 250 ml<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Retail<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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21 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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\u20ac11.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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\u20ac231.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Gloves, pack<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Consumables<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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2 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t

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below minimum<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\u20ac4.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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\u20ac8.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Total<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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46 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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\u20ac481.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Illustrative demo \u00b7 sample data<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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Run a stock audit and fix what does\u00a0not\u00a0match<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

A stock audit is a physical count checked against the system. It is how one shampoo stops showing three different numbers in three places<\/p>\n\t\t

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Scope it.<\/strong> Start a stock audit for one inventory, one product category, on a date, with a comment saying why you are counting<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Count it.<\/strong> Enter what is on the shelf, or upload a .txt file of barcodes produced by a scanner rather than typing every line<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Read it.<\/strong> Altegio matches your count against the record and colors the discrepant rows. Shrinkage \u2013 stock that left without a sale or a write-off \u2013 shows up as a row of its own instead of disappearing into a total<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

A barcode scanner needs no integration: like a keyboard, it types what it reads into the active field \u2013 in a visit, in an inventory operation, at the payment screen<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Result:<\/strong> the count and the record end the day as one number<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Stock audit<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Consumables \u00b7 31 Mar 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Upload barcodes from file<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Products counted<\/p>\n\t\t

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46<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

of 46<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

Rows that match<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

44<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

Discrepancies<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

2<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n \t\t\t

Platform<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

In the record<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

Counted<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

Difference<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

Difference, cost<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

Hair dye 7.0<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

12 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

12 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

0<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

\u2013<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

Shampoo 250 ml<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

20 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

18 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

\u22122 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

\u2212\u20ac22.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Developer 6%<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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8 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

8 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

0<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

\u2013<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

Gloves, pack<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

2 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

3 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

+1 pc<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

+\u20ac4.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Illustrative demo \u00b7 sample data<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

\n
\n
\n \t\t\t\\<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\tretail sales<\/span>\n\t\t
\n \n<\/div>\n\t\t\t07 \/ 10<\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Sell retail products the moment the\u00a0client is\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0desk<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

A recommendation, a walk-in, a correction \u2013 each has its own way in<\/p>\n\t\t

\n
\n \t\t\t

during a visit<\/p>\n\t\t

\n \t\t\t

In the visit window<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The product goes on the same bill as the service \u2013 this is where a recommendation becomes a sale<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

\n \t\t\t

no appointment<\/p>\n\t\t

\n \t\t\t

From the calendar<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The Sell product action records a purchase with no appointment attached, for the walk-in who came only for conditioner<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

\n \t\t\t

after the fact<\/p>\n\t\t

\n \t\t\t

As an inventory operation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

A sale recorded in the Inventory section, for corrections<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Result:<\/strong> three ways in, one balance and one set of reports<\/p>\n\t\t

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\n
\n \t\t\t

Sales analysis<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Reports \u00b7 Inventory<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

1\u201331 Mar 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \t\t\t

Platform<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

Sold<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

Revenue<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

Wholesale cost<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

Margin<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

Shampoo 250 ml<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

14 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

\u20ac322.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

\u20ac154.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

\u20ac168.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

Firming cream<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

6 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

\u20ac294.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

\u20ac144.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

\u20ac150.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

Beard oil<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

9 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

\u20ac171.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

\u20ac81.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

\u20ac90.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

Styling paste<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

4 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

\u20ac96.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

\u20ac48.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

\u20ac48.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

Total<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

33 pcs<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

\u20ac883.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

\u20ac427.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\t

\u20ac456.00<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Illustrative demo \u00b7 sample data<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

\n
\n
\n \t\t\t\\<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\tby industry<\/span>\n\t\t
\n \n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

What sits on your shelf<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Only the names change from one industry to the next<\/p>\n\t\t

\n
\n
\n \t\t\t\"Icon:\t\t\n<\/div>\n
\n \t\t\t

Hair and beauty<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Salons, color bars, blow-dry bars. Color by the milliliter, shampoo at the desk<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

\n
\n \t\t\t\"Icon:\t\t\n<\/div>\n
\n \t\t\t

Nails, brows and\u00a0lashes<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Nail studios, lash and brow bars. Gel polish by the milliliter, aftercare oil as a retail line<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

\n
\n \t\t\t\"Icon:\t\t\n<\/div>\n
\n \t\t\t

Clinics and aesthetic\u00a0medicine<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Cosmetology, dentistry, physiotherapy. Vials, fillers and single-use kits, each dose written off with its procedure<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

\n
\n \t\t\t\"Icon:\t\t\n<\/div>\n
\n \t\t\t

Barbershops and\u00a0spas<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Men\u2019s grooming, massage studios, spas. Back bar oils as consumables, pomade and beard oil as retail<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

\n
\n \t\t\t\"Icon:\t\t\n<\/div>\n
\n \t\t\t

Auto, pet and\u00a0beyond<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Car detailing, grooming salons, veterinary clinics. Polish, fluids and parts on one side; food and accessories on the other<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

swipe through the five industry groups \u2192<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

\n
\n
\n \t\t\t\\<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\treports<\/span>\n\t\t
\n \n<\/div>\n\t\t\t08 \/ 10<\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Transparent inventory\u00a0reporting: track\u00a0the\u00a0stock in\u00a0a\u00a0couple\u00a0of\u00a0clicks<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Six reports, each named after the question it answers<\/p>\n\t\t

\n
\n \t\t\t

what do we have<\/p>\n\t\t

\n \t\t\t

Inventory balance<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

What is on hand right now, across every inventory, and how it moved over the period<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

\n \t\t\t

what did we use<\/p>\n\t\t

\n \t\t\t

Consumable usage analysis<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

How much material your services actually consumed<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

\n \t\t\t

what did we lose<\/p>\n\t\t

\n \t\t\t

Write-off analysis<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

What left the shelf without being sold, and when<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

\n \t\t\t

what sells<\/p>\n\t\t

\n \t\t\t

Sales analysis<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Which retail products sold, over the period you choose<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

\n \t\t\t

what to buy<\/p>\n\t\t

\n \t\t\t

Product orders<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The reorder report: it plans purchases against critical stock and returns the list of what to buy<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

\n \t\t\t

what moves slowly<\/p>\n\t\t

\n \t\t\t

Turnover\u00a0analysis<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

How fast each product sells, and how many days the current stock will last<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Result:<\/strong> every stock question has its own report, and the balance, turnover and operations log download as Excel<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

\n
\n
\n \t\t\t\\<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\tcost and margin<\/span>\n\t\t
\n \n<\/div>\n\t\t\t09 \/ 10<\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

What your stock costs, and where that\u00a0number\u00a0lands<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Four places where stock is money rather than quantity<\/p>\n\t\t

\n
\n \t\t\t

per product<\/p>\n\t\t

\n \t\t\t\"Clay\t\t\n<\/div>\n
\n \t\t\t

Margin on the product card<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Wholesale cost sits next to the retail price<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

\n \t\t\t

per service<\/p>\n\t\t

\n \t\t\t\"Clay\t\t\n<\/div>\n
\n \t\t\t

The real cost of\u00a0a\u00a0treatment<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Consumable usage analysis, in money rather than milliliters<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

\n \t\t\t

per chain<\/p>\n\t\t

\n \t\t\t\"Clay\t\t\n<\/div>\n
\n \t\t\t

A chain report by service<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Earnings, profit, consumables cost, payroll and loyalty payments in one row, with Export to Excel<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

\n \t\t\t

per team member<\/p>\n\t\t

\n \t\t\t\"Clay\t\t\n<\/div>\n
\n \t\t\t

Payroll on product sales<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

A percentage of what the client actually paid at the desk<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Which figure counts as the wholesale cost is decided once, in your Inventory settings. See Payroll<\/a> for how the percentages themselves are built<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

\n
\n
\n \t\t\t\\<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\tseveral locations<\/span>\n\t\t
\n \n<\/div>\n\t\t\t10 \/ 10<\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Every location, the\u00a0whole\u00a0chain, and\u00a0the\u00a0mobile\u00a0app<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Growth adds a second problem to the stock list: the same shampoo in four places, and four people who could edit it. Grow to a second location without growing a second stock system<\/p>\n\t\t

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\n
\n \t\t\t

One catalog for the chain<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Created once at chain level, not retyped in every location<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

\n
\n \t\t\t

Merge the duplicates<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The same product in two locations becomes one chain product<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

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\n \t\t\t

Archive without losing history<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Hidden in every location, still in the reports<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

\n
\n \t\t\t

Own shelves, not a\u00a0shared\u00a0pool<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Each location counts its own inventories, and stock moves to where it is needed \u2013 between inventories and between locations, the way team members do<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

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\n \t\t\t

Decide who sees what<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Access levels per inventory, separate permissions for arrivals, sales and write-offs, and a limit on backdating<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

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\n \t\t\t

In the mobile app<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Sell a product, cancel that sale, add a consumable \u2013 inside the visit. Arrivals, transfers and stock audits stay on a computer<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Result:<\/strong> one catalog for the chain, one balance per place, and an access level that decides who may change either one<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

\n
\n \t\t\t

Start with one service and one shelf<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

One bill of materials and one arrival are enough: the next appointment takes its consumables off the balance by itself<\/p>\n\t\t

\n \t\t\t\n\tStart your free trial\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tSee plans\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Onboarding with an expert \u2022 No credit card required<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

\n
\n
\n \t\t\t\\<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\tquestions<\/span>\n\t\t
\n \n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Six short answers to what owners ask before switching inventory on<\/p>\n\t\t

\n
\n
\n \t\t\t

Retail product or\u00a0professional consumable \u2013 how\u00a0does inventory tell\u00a0them\u00a0apart?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

A retail product is sold to a client and leaves stock when it is sold. A consumable is used up during a service and leaves stock through a write-off. The same item can be both, with a retail unit and a consumable unit<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

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\n \t\t\t

Will inventory management software warn me when a\u00a0product is running low?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

No alerts are sent. Instead, the Product orders report plans purchases against critical stock \u2013 your minimum stock level \u2013 and hands you the list of what to buy before you run out<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

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\n \t\t\t

Does inventory management software work across several\u00a0locations?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Yes. One product catalog for the whole chain, separate inventories per location, duplicates merged into one chain product, and transfers between locations when one place runs short<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

\n
\n \t\t\t

Is inventory included, or\u00a0do\u00a0I\u00a0need separate inventory\u00a0software?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Inventory is a section of the Altegio platform, not a product you buy and connect: the same system holds the Appointment Calendar, Clients, Payroll and your stock. You do not integrate a second stock app, and you do not reconcile two databases<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

\n
\n \t\t\t

Is there a free inventory management\u00a0plan?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Every account starts with a 7-day free trial, inventory included, and after that you choose a paid subscription. What you pay depends on the number of team members and the subscription period; a new location is billed the same way \u2013 see plans<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

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\n \t\t\t

Can I see everything sold over a\u00a0period, and\u00a0get\u00a0it\u00a0out of Altegio as\u00a0a\u00a0file?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Sales analysis shows which retail products sold over any period you choose. For a file, open Inventory operations, filter by product sales and the period, and download the list as Excel. The chain-level Services analytics report also exports to Excel, with consumables cost and payroll per service<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

\n
\n
\n \t\t\t\\<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\trelated features<\/span>\n\t\t
\n \n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

What inventory connects to<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Stock is one section of the platform \u2013 these are the parts that add to it and read from it<\/p>\n\t\t

\n
\n
\n \t\t\t

Finance and accounting<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Where suppliers, partners and the money side of every arrival live<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tLearn more\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

\n
\n \t\t\t

Payroll<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

How product sales feed a team member\u2019s pay<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tLearn more\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

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\n \t\t\t

Statistics and analytics<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Product sales next to services, clients and the rest of the business<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tLearn more\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

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\n \t\t\t

Client base<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Who bought what, on the same profile that holds their visits<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tLearn more\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Inventory Inventory management software for\u00a0products and\u00a0consumables Altegio keeps every retail product and professional consumable on one balance inside the platform with all your appointments, so the service writes off what it used and the number on screen is the number on the shelf Retail products Professional consumables Automatic write-off Stock balances Stock audit Wholesale cost […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-44437","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t