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Breakage 2
Breakage 2
BREAKAGE
DEFINITION
• In retail accounting, an amount of money set aside to
cover the cost of goods that breakage. Because these
goods cannot be sold, the company loses the revenue
they would produce.
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CAUSES OF BREAKAGE
• GROCERIES
EXPIRED ITEMS
DENTED ITEMS
EMPTY PACKAGING
BROKEN PACKAGING
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WAYS TO REDUCE BREAKAGE
• GROCERIES
FIFO(FIRST IN FIRST OUT)
GOOD HANDLING ON FRAGILE ITEM
MUST CONTROL ORDERING & UP TO DATE WITH RESPECTIVE BUYERS
MARKDOWN (50% & 70%)
GOOD STORAGE MANAGEMENT
• FRESH
• REDUCE PRODUCTION
• 100% CHECKING ON QUALITY ISSUES
• CONTROL ORDERING
• MIN DISPLAY
• MARKDOWN (20% & 50%)
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EXAMPLE FOR REDUCING BREAKAGE
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