Catalogue setup for mitumba shop POS in Kenya

This guide to catalogue setup for mitumba shop explains the daily checks. Prepare the mitumba shop catalogue before the first sale: choose the selling unit, separate similar items and enter counted opening stock. This guide uses Secondhand shirt, Secondhand trousers and Secondhand jacket as examples.

Catalogue setup for mitumba shop: decide what one quantity means

Separate one-off garments or practical price groups without pretending that every item is identical. Give exceptional pieces their own price and record.

Create separate entries for the variants customers can buy. A different size or model needs its own stock count, even if it shares a family name with another item.

A starter catalogue to adapt

The figures below are illustrative preset prices, not market quotations. They do not describe your stock. Replace them before trading.

Item or service	Sale unit	Sample KES price	Opening count
Secondhand shirt	piece	200	Count actual units
Secondhand trousers	piece	350	Count actual units
Secondhand jacket	piece	600	Count actual units
Secondhand dress size M	piece	450	Count actual units
Secondhand skirt size S	piece	200	Count actual units
Secondhand hoodie size L	piece	500	Count actual units

Load and rehearse in this order

Check that Secondhand shirt has a clear name, unit, price and unique item code.
Distinguish Secondhand trousers from Secondhand shirt; a similar name must not hide a different pack.
Count usable Secondhand shirt units and record that physical opening quantity.
On sample records, sell two Secondhand shirt units and confirm only that item reduces by two.
Review the receipt and backup before entering real business records.

Correct the catalogue without hiding a stock difference

If Secondhand shirt was named incorrectly, correct the name. If its quantity is wrong, investigate the count and record an explained adjustment. Editing a price or changing a description does not explain missing units. Keep old transactions readable when deciding how to rename an item.

Catalogue handover checklist

Each selling unit is clear Similar products have separate entries Illustrative prices have been replaced Opening stock was physically counted A sample sale and receipt were checked

These checkboxes are a temporary reading aid. Refreshing the page clears them.

Product fit for this business

Separate sizes, colours and models can use separate items. Serial numbers, IMEI custody, warranty and repair ledgers are not included.

All amounts and product movements on this page are illustrative. The public demo uses sample records. Use an isolated test installation for rehearsal and replace sample prices and counts before real trading.

Try the workflow before choosing your setup

The launch software licence is KES 4,999 once for one business installation, including its branches and tills. Hardware, installation, hosting, support and future upgrades have separate terms. These planning guides do not activate a licence or deploy an installation.

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