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Who is this article for?
  • Account owners or team members with the items permission to count stock. Set permissions in Square Dashboard.
  • Square for Retail Plus and Premium subscribers.
  • About sell-through reports

    The Square for Retail inventory sell-through report helps you effectively manage your inventory by tracking sell-through rates, sales velocity, and stock levels. The report generates on demand with the latest data from your catalog, so you always see up-to-date information. It may take approximately 20 seconds to load as it pulls fresh data in real time.

    Sell-through is a percentage that compares the amount of inventory you receive from a vendor against what's actually sold over a given period of time.

    Although benchmark sell-through rates vary by industry and item type, a general rule of thumb is that any item at or above 80% is excellent and any item below 40% is concerning. A sell-through rate over 100% means the item or variation has been oversold and inventory has gone negative.

    Before you begin

    • Inventory tracking must be turned on in your Square Dashboard. Learn how to track your inventory.

    • The item or variation must have either been sold or had an inventory adjustment in the last 365 days for a sell-through report to be generated.

    View sell-through report

    To view your sell-through report:

    1. Sign in to your Square Dashboard and select Reports.

    2. Select Inventory Reports > Inventory Sell-through.

    The report is generated on demand and may take approximately 20 seconds to load.

    Customize your sell-through report

    You can customize the sell-through report to focus on the data most relevant to your business:

    • Date range: Select any custom date range to analyze sell-through over a specific time period.

    • Filters: Filter by any field in the report, including location, category, item name, SKU, and more.

    • Columns: Add or remove columns to display the metrics you need, including sales amount in dollars, sell-through rate, sales velocity, and stock levels.

    • Sort: Select any column header to sort the report by that metric.

    • Grouping: Items are displayed at the item level with variations nested underneath for easy comparison.

    Export your sell-through report

    To download your report data, select Export to generate a CSV file. The export includes all currently visible columns and respects any filters you've applied.

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