Logging Shrink
CORE includes a set of front and back end tools for capturing information about shrink. In this context "shrink" refers to items that cannot be sold.
By default Shrink related tools can be found on the site map. Shrink Menu simply links to the other tools described here.
For initial set up, go to the Shrink Reasons page. When users enter an item as shrink they are prompted to include a reason. These reasons are managed here. Common reasons include spoiled, damaged, expired, and stolen.
To enter items as shrink on the back end, go to the Shrink Entry page. First enter a UPC (or text for auto-complete options). The next screen will list fields for the cost, price, quantity to shrink, reason as defined above, and type of either Loss or Contribute. This last type option is present because CORE is primarily used in grocery stores. In some cases shrunk items can be contributed to a charitable organization such as a food shelf or soup kitchen rather than just thrown away. If so, distinguishing between losses and contributions is important for tax purposes. The Shrink Entry page also includes an option to edit the current day's entries.
To view all the logged shrink for a given time period, use the Shrink Report.
Shrink can also be entered via the lane. To do so, ring in the item(s) to be entered as shrink then key in "DDD". If reasons have been defined (see above), the cashier will be prompted to choose a reason. The transaction then ends with all items considered shrunk.
To keep the Office and Lanes shrink reason in sync you must synchronize the Shrink Reasons after editing the Shrink Reasons in CORE Office.
Synchronize > Other Data > Other table: "ShrinkReasons"
