Retail Inventory in Qatar: Barcodes, Stock Counts and Size/Colour Variants

In retail, stock is money sitting on the shelf. If you don't know exactly what you hold, you either lose sales to stock-outs or freeze cash in slow items. Here are six steps to control inventory, and what TtaKkaa offers at each one today.

1. A clean catalog

Unify product names, keep categories shallow, and import large catalogs in bulk (bulk import guide).

2. A barcode on every product

The TtaKkaa POS looks products up by barcode and reads keyboard-wedge scanners, with scanner settings in the dashboard. Print your own labels for unbarcoded items (label guide). Test on ten products first.

3. One product, many options

A shirt in four sizes and three colours is one product, not twelve. Prices can differ per option, and the customer app shows the same options (product options).

4. Regular stock counts

Open a count session, record what you actually counted, then post the variances. Adjustments above a threshold you set require approval. Tips: count before opening, split the store into zones, scan instead of searching by name, and review big variances before posting.

5. Don't wait for stock-outs

Set a minimum per item to get low-stock alerts, keep suppliers on file, convert reorder suggestions into purchase orders, and receive goods against them.

6. Read the reports

Stock movements, inventory valuation, COGS and profit, and product performance, exportable to CSV, Excel and PDF. Review slow movers monthly.

Checklist

1. Clean names and categories.
2. Barcodes or printed labels everywhere.
3. Variants registered as options.
4. A first count before go-live.
5. Minimums for key items and an approval threshold for adjustments.
6. A fixed monthly report review.

TtaKkaa in Qatar

TtaKkaa officially operates in Egypt and Saudi Arabia today. If your store is in Qatar, contact our team to discuss onboarding.