Square Feature Request: Expiration Date Tracking

[JTPets]

TLDR Square Feature Request: Expiration Date Tracking

What: Add expiration date fields to Square's product catalog with filtering, alerts, and reporting.

Why: Retail stores lose 2-3% of revenue ($40-60K annually for $2M store) from expired products. Current manual tracking is inefficient and risky.

Key Features:

• Expiration date per product variation
• Filter by "expiring in 30/60/90 days"
• Automated alerts for approaching expirations
• Compliance reports for health departments
• Mobile-friendly staff interface

Business Impact:

• 50-75% reduction in expired product losses
• 80% less time on manual tracking
• Improved food safety compliance
• No need for expensive third-party systems

Technical: Extend existing Catalog API, add dashboard widgets, integrate with POS alerts.

Bottom Line: Native Square expiration tracking would save retailers tens of thousands annually while improving food safety and operational efficiency.

@isabelle @alexschiff 

[lennys26]

I have set up an expiry tracking system tool -- https://expiry.lenstewart.com/

As the interest grows, I will be adding additional features and tools to it, and currently have planned to add:
* Profit tracking by date & category
* Product Loss calculations (waste control)

[JTPets]

We did the same and built our own tool. Https://sqtools.ca with a lot of desired featires for our retail store. Ideally I don't want 3rd party tools. I want this as integrated natively as possible