Cosmetics is the one part of neighbourhood retail where the stock on a single shelf can be worth more
than the day’s takings. That changes what software has to do: knowing the count is not enough, you
need to know which batch, bought at what cost, expiring when.
Bazaar IQ tracks batch number, manufacture and expiry dates per intake, with cost price attached — so
margin is real rather than assumed.
Expiry that gets caught early
Alerts fire before stock turns, and near-expiry items get a one-tap markdown to clear at a reduced
price instead of being written off at full cost.
Shrinkage becomes visible
Staff bill under their own login, every sale records who made it, and stock corrections are logged as
adjustments rather than silently overwriting history. On high-value stock that audit trail is the
control.
The regulars are the business
Most of the revenue is repeat purchases of a handful of products. Customer history is kept per person,
so you know what they buy and when they are due — and khata handles the ones who settle monthly.