Jun 29, 2026 • 8 min read
The Real Cause of Inventory Shrinkage (Hint: It's Not Theft)

Why this matters
Six months of shrinkage audits across 40 stores — and the two POS misconfigurations that caused most of it. The post walks through the concrete steps operators actually took.
“We were up on the new POS before the lunch rush and no receipts got dropped.”
— GM, Chen Family Restaurants
What to do next
- Audit your current setup against the checklist below.
- Book a 30-minute onboarding call with our team.
- Run a parallel weekend test before flipping in production.
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