Product Restocking Checklist
Weekly restocking workflow a store manager runs to keep the sales floor in stock — pulling sell-through data, generating POs, receiving against the BOL, and resetting the floor to planogram. Designed for specialty and small-chain retaile...
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Inventory Assessment
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Pull last week's sell-through report
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Run a cycle count of A-velocity SKUs
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Compare on-hand to min/max levels
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Investigate cycle-count variances
2
Ordering Process
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Build the replenishment list by vendor
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Submit POs against vendor lead times
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Confirm PO acknowledgment and ship date
3
Receiving and Processing
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Inspect the delivery against the BOL
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Record receiving outcome
4
Variance Resolution
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File a vendor short/damage claim
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Issue an RTV for damaged units
5
Stockroom Intake
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Receive units into the POS or OMS
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Apply source tags or EAS hard tags
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Stage stock by floor zone
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Shelving and Merchandising
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Restock shelves to current planogram
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Rotate stock front-to-back by date
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Refresh price tags and promo signage
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Photograph end-caps for the visual recap
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Monitoring and Sign-Off
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Mid-week walk of high-velocity zones
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Reconcile system to physical on flagged SKUs
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Manager sign-off on the restock cycle