One product per model
List each case or protector as its own product, with the phone model in the name. Shopkeepa has no size or colour variants in its first release, so each combination is a separate line with its own count.
Shops
Software for phone accessories shops
A phone accessories shop sells small, cheap things in huge variety: cases, screen protectors, chargers, cables, earbuds. Shopkeepa helps you list them clearly, sell them quickly and see which fast movers are about to run out.
Sound familiar?
Every phone model needs its own case and screen protector, so the range explodes and nobody knows what is left.
Chargers and cables look alike, so the wrong one gets sold, or the right one is in stock but nobody can find it.
A new phone comes out and the old cases stop selling, but the stock is still on the wall.
Items are cheap, so small losses and unrecorded sales never get noticed until the till does not match.
How Shopkeepa helps
Scan to sell
Scan the barcode on the pack with a phone camera or a Bluetooth or USB scanner. It finds products already in your own list, so a queue moves quickly.
Import the supplier list
Bring in a spreadsheet of your range and check it in a preview before anything is saved. Duplicate warnings catch the same cable listed twice.
Minimums on the fast movers
Set a minimum on the items people always ask for. You get one reminder when stock crosses it, and the item goes on the restock list.
See what is not moving
The slow movers report shows items that have not sold lately, so you can mark them down before the next model arrives.
A day in a phone accessories shop
Open: check the restock list
Chargers and screen protectors for the popular models are usually first on the list. Plan the order before the first customer walks in.
Morning: a delivery of new cases
Scan each pack or search by model, then use Stock In to add the quantity received.
Midday: a queue at the counter
Scan, tap, record cash or transfer, and move on. Each sale takes one off the count.
Afternoon: the wall looks thin
Count one hook rail, enter the numbers and let Shopkeepa record any differences.
Close: check the best sellers
See which models and accessories moved today and what to order tomorrow.
A small item with a big range
The hard part of this trade is not price, it is breadth. One popular phone can mean a clear case, a black case, a tempered glass protector, a privacy protector and a charging cable that fits it. Multiply that by every model people still carry, and a modest shop easily holds hundreds of lines that all look similar hanging on a wall.
Shopkeepa does not have variants, so the practical method is to give each model and style its own product. Put the item type first and the model last, such as "Case clear iPhone 13" or "Screen protector Samsung A15", so search groups similar things together. Naming and organising products goes through the method.
| Product | In stock | Minimum | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| USB-C cable 1 m | 3 | 10 | Reorder |
| Screen protector Samsung A15 | 14 | 6 | OK |
| Case clear iPhone 13 | 0 | 4 | Out |
If you import a supplier list, do it once and tidy as you go. Start with the twenty items that make most of your sales and fill in costs for those first. ABC analysis shows how to find them.
Fast sales, thin margins, quiet losses
Accessories are a high-volume, low-ticket business. A single customer might buy a charger and a protector for a few dollars each. When the counter is busy nobody writes anything down, and a shelf of small things is easy to lose from without noticing.
Every change to stock in Shopkeepa is recorded as a movement with a reason: sale, received, return, damaged, theft or loss, correction or count. A cable that tested faulty is a damaged movement. A charger that someone took is a theft or loss movement. Over a month, those reasons show where stock is actually going.
Add costs to your best sellers and the reports show gross profit. Cheap items can look profitable when sales are busy, so it helps to know which ones actually earn their space on the wall. How to price products covers margins, and the markup and margin calculator does the sums.
- Cashiers can sell and look up products without seeing your costs or profit.
- Refunds and voids are kept on record, so a returned case shows up in the history.
- Payments are recorded by type, such as cash, card or bank transfer, so the drawer and the record can be checked against each other.
Common questions
Can I list a case in different colours or for different phone models?
Yes, as separate products. Shopkeepa does not have size or colour variants in its first release, so each model and colour is its own line with its own count.
Can I scan the barcode on a charger or case?
Yes. Use a phone or tablet camera, or a Bluetooth or USB scanner. Scanning finds products you have already added to your own list.
Can I sell phone top-ups or repairs?
Shopkeepa tracks products you hold and sell. Anything you can add as a product with a price can go through the till, but it does not connect to carriers or top-up services.
Can I import my supplier's spreadsheet?
Yes. You can import a CSV or Excel file and check it in a preview before anything is saved.
Is it available now?
Not yet. Shopkeepa is in development, and early access shops will help shape it. Join the waitlist to be one of the first in.
Related
Feature
Scan barcodes with the phone you already have
Scan barcodes with a phone or tablet camera, or a Bluetooth or USB scanner. Find products in your shop, add new ones, count stock quickly and catch duplicates.
FeatureLow-stock reminders before you run out
Set a minimum for each product and get one reminder when stock drops to it. A restock list shows what to order and how much, so you find out before customers do.
GuideHow to name and organise products in your shop
Clear product names, simple categories and barcodes make inventory and checkout faster. A practical naming pattern for small shops, with examples and mistakes to avoid.
GuideWhat to do about slow-moving and dead stock
How to spot slow-moving and dead stock in a small shop, measure sell-through, see the cash it ties up, clear it sensibly and buy less of it next time.
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