What are your best inventory practices with Square?

[Vinylcs]

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Looking for advice. We receive rolls of material that we sell in 1 ft sheets and yardage. What is the best way to inventory and sell at POS? Currently we have 2 categories in the POS but are receiving inventory manually. We would like to receive it in Square. Thank you for any advice. 

[Alex_]

Hi @Vinylcs,

Thank you for reaching out and posting in the Seller Community. Welcome!

Each business is different — some Square Sellers sell whole item quantities (like articles of clothing), while others sell items by weight or length. Some businesses sell both. From the sound of it, you might benefit from using item units and quantities. 

By default, each new item you create will have the unit type per item. When you set your unit type, you can choose from a list of preset units, such as pounds, ounces, and feet. You can also choose to add your own custom unit — in whole number or decimal quantities.

You can create unit types for both the metric and imperial system.

To set your unit type:

1. Head to the Items page of your online Square Dashboard > Units.
2. Click Add a Unit > Select Unit. You can choose to either select a preset unit, or create a custom unit.
3. Next, set the unit precision. Note: The precision helps you keep track of your inventory and item sales price by allowing you to set the item count up to the ten-thousandths place (.00000).

Please check out this handy Support Article for more info on creating items and setting up inventory.

Please let me know if you have any other questions by replying to this thread.