How often should I do a stock expiry check?

<p><strong>Question:</strong> I keep finding expired stock at the back of my shelves. How often should I be checking?</p><p><strong>Answer:</strong> We recommend a tiered approach:</p><ul><li><strong>Daily (2 minutes):</strong> Quick scan of front-facing shelves for any red-flag items.</li><li><strong>Weekly (15 minutes):</strong> Full shelf rotation &mdash; move older stock to the front, check dates on slow-moving items.</li><li><strong>Monthly (1 hour):</strong> Complete stocktake with <a href="/tool">Expiry Track</a>. Log all new batches, flag anything approaching 90 days.</li></ul><p>Using <a href='/tool'>Expiry Track</a> to log each batch by purchase date means you get automatic colour-coded alerts. Green = fresh (under 90 days), Yellow = watch (90-180 days), Orange = warning (180-365 days), Red = overdue (over 365 days).</p><p>Shops that do weekly checks typically reduce expiry waste by 60-80%.</p>