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Shrinkage
We’re talking about your inventory!
Shrinkage is the business owner’s worst nightmare as it can eat away all the hard work and effort that goes into earning a decent profit. The fastest way to be in the red is to not pay attention when your products are ‘growing legs’.
Technically speaking, inventory shrinkage is the difference between the booked inventory, or the inventory that was purchased, and the actual inventory it has on hand. Ideally, these two should be the same, but when the actual inventory is less than what your books say you should have, you have unplanned and unwanted loss of inventory called shrinkage.
Shrinkage is caused by several different factors, but the good news is that many of them are preventable.
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//Monthly Offer
 Take Control!
We want to give you the tools for inventory success!
You already have the software, now we want to supplement your system to give you greater power in preventing shrinkage.
For the month of May, Shortcuts is offering a FREE inventory management webinar when you purchase a barcode scanner from Shortcuts. This can be the standard point-of-sale scanner, the wireless barcode scanner or even the wireless inventory count scanner. Choose your free webinar from the following list of topics:
- Inventory Counts
- Ordering & Receiving
- Professional Inventory Systems
- Understanding Products
This offer expires on May 31st, so please contact the Shortcuts Business Development Department at 866-678-7324 and mention you saw the offer in Evolve Online to get your free inventory management webinar! |
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| //True
Gossip |
 Shortcuts Version 7.2 General Release
Shortcuts maintenance members can now expect their free upgrade.
May 4th, 2009 – Long Beach, CA – Shortcut announces the release of version 7.2 to existing clients. Part of the maintenance membership program, Shortcuts upgrades each client to the latest version annually.
This upgrade will include an update or addition of the following features:
- Appointment Assistant – including more efficient rescheduling
- New Employee Performance Reporting
- Givex – Global gift cards
- Online Credit Cards
- Resources
- Inventory Bundles
Clients will also receive a complimentary training webinar covering the new features and functionality with their upgrade. For a full list of features or to schedule your upgrade, please call 866-678-7324 option 2 or email businessdevelopment@shortcuts.net.
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| //Tricks
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How can I view a client’s future appointments? |
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This is a really handy trick for the front desk, and while it’s been in Shortcuts for a very long time, most clients still inquire about this functionality. So, this month the Helpdesk nominated this as the ‘top tip’.
To find the clients future appointments, follow these simple steps:
- Go to the Client Screen
- Search for the client in question
- Touch and hold or right-click on the client in the list
- Select ‘Schedule’ from the drop-down list.
This will bring up all future appointments for the client along with instant access to the client card or history.
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| //Tradeshows |
International SalonSpa Business Network
Amelia Island, FL
May 30th to June 1st, 2009
www.icsa.cc
Premiere Beauty Show Orlando
Orlando, FL
June 7th to 8th, 2009
www.premiereshows.com |
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| //Speak Out |
Have you ever caught a dishonest employee? Tell us about it and let others know what you did to catch them!
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Software
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PH: 866 678 7324
www.shortcuts.net
Australia and Asia
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www.shortcuts.com.au
UK and Europe
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PH: +44 0161 972 4900
www.shortcuts.co.uk
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