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अपूर्ण मूल्य डेटा के कारण गलत मूल्य निर्धारण निर्णय
1-3% category profit margin loss; recovery potential of 3.3% through optimized pricing (per research); missed upsell opportunities from lack of demand visibilityManual price tracking prevents category managers from accessing real-time competitor pricing, sales velocity data, and demand signals. Pricing decisions lag market conditions. Promotions are evaluated weeks after execution. Competitive positioning is reactive rather than proactive, causing margin erosion.
मैनुअल मूल्य टैग प्रबंधन में समय बर्बादी और स्टाफ अक्षमता
20-40 hours/month per store (₹8,000-16,000 monthly wage cost per store); cumulative across multi-store chains; lost promotional agility = 1-3% revenue opportunity costManual price tag management requires staff to physically locate, remove, and replace labels. This manual process creates bottlenecks preventing rapid price adjustments, promotional flexibility, and competitive response. Staff capacity is wasted on routine tasks rather than customer-facing activities.
दस्तावेजीकरण तथा अभिलेख अनुपालन व्यय
20-40 hours/month manual labor (₹50,000-1 लाख/year)Mandatory 5-year retention of prescription records and Schedule K purchase logs requires constant manual documentation, prone to errors and audit failures.
जीएसटी रिकॉर्ड-कीपिंग विफलता और ऑडिट दंड (GST Record-Keeping Failures & Audit Penalties)
₹50,000–₹5 lakhs per audit (penalties + interest on unpaid GST); typical range: ₹1–₹3 lakhs per store annually; chain of 50 stores: ₹50–₹150 lakhs per yearGST regulations mandate that all retail transactions be documented, invoiced, and reconciled against GST filings. Cash handling SOPs must include detailed cash count sheets, deposit logs, and reconciliation against POS sales reports. Manual cash reconciliation often reveals discrepancies: mismatched deposit amounts, unrecorded petty cash, or invoicing errors. During GST audits (periodic or triggered by mismatches in GSTR-2B), these discrepancies trigger assessments and penalty notices.