Keeping Track of Your Shopping Trolleys: Importance in Inventory and Audit

May 11, 2018

For small retail stores, keeping track of shopping trolleys is fairly easy, for a few reasons. Small retail stores don’t typically allow their trolleys to leave the store, and they usually do not have that many shopping trolleys in their fleet. However, larger retail outlets and supermarkets do allow shoppers to take their shopping trolleys outside to the parking area, to unload the merchandise they purchase into their vehicles.

Because supermarkets, shopping malls, and home depots have large shopping trolley fleets, keeping track of them is very important, as well as auditing their physical condition. Mismanaged shopping trolleys can not only cost stores money, but they can become a liability once they leave the property and become unaccounted for. Not to mention, the negative effects that poorly maintained and broken trolleys can have on the shopping experience of a store’s customers.

Importance of Inventory and Auditing Store Shopping Trolleys

Inventorying and auditing store shopping trolleys should never be overlooked, for many reasons, as it can cost stores money to replace missing trolleys, increase repair costs, cause the need to replace shopping trolleys sooner than expected, and can leave a negative impact of the shopping experience of customers. Not to mention that missing trolleys that find their way off a store’s property can become a liability and an extra expense to retrieve them.

Because of these reasons, keeping track of your store’s trolleys is very important. Often times, supermarkets, shopping malls, and large retail stores struggle to maintain the whereabouts of their trolleys, and to upkeep them in good condition because they lack the proper tools, training, and parts to maintain them. This is why many supermarkets and retail stores now choose to hire a professional shopping trolleys maintenance service to audit, track, and maintain the health of their trolleys.

Benefits of Shopping Trolley Maintenance

Supermarkets and large retails stores can benefit greatly by contracting professional shopping trolley maintenance. It is not only a cost effective means to keep track of trolleys, but it lowers the risk of trolleys become lost or stolen, and keeps trolleys in good working condition so that they will contribute to the positive shopping experience of customers.

Trolley fleet management from SOS Retail Sales saves large retail stores and supermarkets money and time, as employees will not be needed to gather, store, and maintain shopping trolleys. Instead, trolley technicians will make sure that all trolleys are accounted for, numbered, repaired, and kept in top shape.

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