Why Retailers Should Let In-House Staff Handle Inventory Events

Retail inventories are larger and more complex than ever before. At no point in time is that fact more obvious than during inventory events, especially when third-party inventory labor providers are engaged. This “traditional” approach to inventory events is quickly losing favor amongst retailers, who are finding it too costly, inefficient, disruptive and imprecise to keep up with ever increasing stock complexity. 

Self-directed inventory solutions are quickly gaining popularity amongst retailers. These solutions cut out costly external labor, instead supplying retailers’ internal workforces with mobile scanning devices. Self-directed inventory solutions offer a workflow that enables retailers to execute inventory events with greater ease, efficiency and accuracy.

This paper will outline the key advantages of self-directed inventory solutions versus their labor-intensive counterparts.