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Beer, Wine & Liquor Outlets

Beer, Wine & Liquor Outlets

Alcohol products also account for some of the highest-risk, highest-shrink items in the retail industry today. Take control with a customized inventory solution from PITT Inventory. Our average client sees a reduction in alcohol shrink of over 20%! Monthly perpetual inventory makes your employees and vendors aware that you have item-by-item control over the amount of inventory in stock at any given time. Depending on your POS or BOS platform, our in-house developers can custom build reports that will help you identify where the most shrink is taking place (by item, aisle, cashier or shift).

Alcohol and tobacco products account for some of the highest-risk, highest-shrink items in the retail industry today. Take control with a customized inventory solution from PITT Inventory. Some of the most common services we provide to our clients in the liquor and tobacco store industry include:

  • Financial Inventory
  • SKU/Item Inventory
  • Shelf Price Verification
  • Item Level Shrink Reporting & Investigation
  • Out of Stock Product Identification
  • Onsite Auditing & Compliance Verification
  • Total Sales Optimization
  • Secret Shopper Evaluations
  • Customized Reporting (over 200 reports available at NO EXTRA CHARGE)

Our average client sees a reduction in alcohol and tobacco shrink of over 20%!

Perpetual inventory makes your employees and vendors aware that you have item-by-item control over the amount of inventory in stock at any given time. Depending on your POS or BOS platform, our in-house developers can custom build reports that will help you identify where the most shrink is taking place (by item, aisle, cashier or shift).

Added benefits to your store include:
Cost Savings – Between the cost of labor and the specialized equipment necessary for accurate data collection, we are less expensive than having your regular employees perform inventory.
Lower Risk – Our specially trained auditors have years of experience in data collection and have no bias or conflict of interest. Their loyalty is to you, our client.
Fast and Hassle-free – Our audit teams can perform an inventory count during business hours with no impact on store operations. If you prefer, we can even schedule your project overnight or over the weekend.
Accuracy– Our guaranteed margin of error is +/- 0.05%.
Investigation– As your inventory management company it is our responsibility to do more than just tell you where the problems are. Our auditors stay on-site after the inventory count has been completed to review the report with your staff and investigate any merchandise shortages.

Isn’t it time that your inventory service did more than just count and run?

Contact us today for a fast, no – obligation project estimate

WHY WE ARE BEST IN TOWN?

We are the best in town because we not only accurately collect your required data and report back to you in the format needed; we also work with you post-inventory audit to investigate and assess your current position real-time. We are not only the best, we are the only inventory company that works with you to increase your profits. You have access to your Inventory Specialists, Project Managers and Account Executives at all times.

What We Do

You will not dread inventory time with PITT Inventory as a part of your team. We will physically count your inventory accurately and efficiently! We then report on it in the agreed upon format. Outsourcing or third-party inventory keeps your entire team honest. Our team will partner with your team to produce the most accurate inventory audit results possible. Since we are in hundreds of stores per month we will also be able to give you insight as to what's going on and working in the business with strict confidentiality in mind of course.
An industry first ! Your inventory reports are viewable from everywhere in the world at anytime! Through our intranet you will be able to personally login and view inventory reports at you convenience. Long gone are the days where one has to stand around and wait for them with PITT Inventory's Online Reporting System. In addition you will be able to view and compare with previous inventory reports. We've been told by our clients that they especially like this when they are out of the office or have a scheduled vacation.
Our reporting format is compatible with all of our industries back office software! Once we've completed the physical inventory audit we will then create the uploadable file for your specific BOS. This file is then uploaded to your BOS adding the new physical inventory numbers and producing your discrepancy report. You then have the ability to see and act on your deficiencies. This is total control of your inventory.
The Inventory Observation Evaluation Analysis is another industry first from PITT Inventory. This is just another service provided as part of our inventory audit if you'd like us to. We've been doing it since day one and it's grown into an extremely valuable tool for ownership and management. We know you can't be in all your locations 24/7 so again we are there for you! While our primary goal is to provide you with accurate inventory data, if there are something's we think you should know we will let you know. There will be an agreed upon format that can be graded, points or percentages and pictures.
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Why Choose Us?

Your inventory is our passion! We do not count, hand you a piece of paper and run. What we do is communicate, plan, implement, interface, assess and excel at each and every inventory audit we do for you. You now see why PITT Inventory is the best in the industry.

  • Background and Experience
  • Trained Inventory Audit Professionals
  • Item-Level Inventory Auditing Since Day One
  • Back Office Software Interfacing Since Day One
  • Personalized Online Reporting and Inventory Observation Evaluation Analysis
  • Accurate and Efficient Physical Inventory Audit Data Results

Our Five Step Process

At PITT Inventory we take the hassle out of the inventory process. Our five step approach is designed to make this process easy and hassle-free.

  • Needs Analysis - Either over the phone or in person, our team will discuss your priorities and goals for your inventory project. We will review your current inventory procedures and offer solutions that will bring real value to your company's operations.
  • Planning - Our Project Manager will work with you to obtain your master price book file for pre-inventory planning, distribute a pre-inventory checklist to your store managers and schedule your project date.
  • Project Day - Our team of auditors will arrive at your location on time and ready to begin. Immediately, we will begin a wall-to-wall count and audit of all merchandise on the sales floor and in any storage areas.Following the inventory count, our team will remain on-site to generate all of the reports necessary for your project.
  • Post Project Investigation - Our team will review the results of all comparison, reconciliation and variance reports with your store manager immediately following the audit. We will work closely with your staff to investigate any overage or underage until a final determination can be made.
  • Final Report & Assessment - Within 1 business day following your project, a final report and assessment will be sent to and reviewed with your management team. This assessment will include all available reports, the results of any shrink investigation and recommendations to improve store operations going forward.

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