Stock control software

Know exactly what’s on your shelves, and what it’s worth.

RetailPulse tracks every item from the supplier’s delivery to the customer’s receipt. Live stock in every branch and store room, reorder alerts before you run out, and losses flagged before they eat your profit.

Setup from KES 15,000 · first year licence free · your data on your own server

A shopkeeper in an electricals and hardware shop
Reorder alert · 6 items running low
Why stock control matters

Stock is cash sitting on a shelf.

For most Kenyan retailers and wholesalers, stock is the biggest asset in the business. Too much and your cash is tied up in slow movers; too little and customers walk to the shop next door. Without a proper inventory management system, the only way to know what you have is a stock take, and by then the losses have already happened.

RetailPulse keeps a live count of every item. Goods are received against supplier deliveries, every sale reduces stock as it happens, transfers between branches are recorded, and damaged or expired items are written off to a proper loss account. The stock value on your dashboard is the same figure that appears in your balance sheet.

On top of that, Reorder Radar watches how fast each item sells and warns you before you run out, while Loss Radar flags items where stock is disappearing faster than sales explain.

What it does

Inventory control from delivery to receipt.

Works for shops, supermarkets, wholesalers, hardware stores, bars and butcheries.

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Live stock levels

Quantity and value for every item in every branch and store room, updated with each sale.

Purchasing and receiving

Requisitions, purchase orders and goods received against supplier deliveries, posted to accounts payable.

Reorder Radar

AI that predicts which items will run out and when, so you reorder in time without overstocking.

Loss Radar

Flags items and attendants where stock is disappearing faster than sales explain.

Wastage and damaged stock

Record expired, damaged and spoiled stock as a proper loss so profit stays honest.

Branches and transfers

Inter-branch transfers and a head-office view of stock across every location.

Compare before you buy

Spreadsheet stock vs an inventory management system

What to checkSpreadsheet or exercise bookRetailPulse
Stock levelsKnown after a stock takeLive, after every sale
ReorderingGuessworkReorder Radar predicts stock-outs
LossesDiscovered months laterFlagged by product and attendant
ValuationEstimatedMatches the balance sheet
BranchesSeparate filesOne head-office view
Questions people ask

Frequently asked questions

Can RetailPulse manage stock across several branches?

Yes. Each branch has its own live stock, with inter-branch transfers and a consolidated head-office view.

Does it handle purchasing from suppliers?

Yes. Requisitions, purchase orders and goods received notes are recorded against suppliers and posted to accounts payable.

Can it warn me before items run out?

Yes. Reorder Radar uses sales history to predict stock-outs and suggest reorders.

Does it handle items sold by weight or by unit and carton?

Yes. Items can be sold by weight (for example in a butchery) or by piece, dozen, carton or bale with the right price per quantity.

How much does it cost?

Setup starts from KES 15,000 with the first year licence free, then from KES 10,000 per year, with no per-cashier fees.

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Stop finding out about losses at stock take.

Request a demo and we’ll show live stock, reorder alerts and the loss report with a demo shop.