# Expiration Management

## Simplify Date Checking. Maximize Shelf Life. Eliminate Waste.

[Discover Expiration Management's Use Case](https://upshop.com/use-cases/sustainability/)

### Intuitive Date Checking Workflows

- Optimize date checking and reduce time spent on it by up to 70% of processes, freeing teams for other critical tasks
- Monitor product shelf life with automated alerts to keep track of upcoming expirations
- Leverage barcode scanning technology and future-proof for 2D barcodes with quick and efficient expiry tracking across the store

### Preventive Alerts On Near-Expiry

- Catch expiring products early using data insights, timely notifications, and easy workflows to prevent unnecessary markdowns and reduce waste
- Intelligent notification alerts triggered by configurable rules, leveraging inputs from the most recent date verification processes
- Allow store users to make date-driven choices around rotations or markdowns for near-expiry items

### Boost ROI on Near-Expiry Items

#### 70%
Reduction in time spent checking expiry dates

#### 40%
Reduction in food waste

#### 4x
Perform date checks 4x faster

## Take Upshop for a spin

Get hands-on with our platform and explore powerful features that can transform your store's profitability.

> “Working with Upshop has really made mine and my colleagues' work load a whole lot easier and more efficient. They are as passionate about reducing food waste as we are.”  
**Amanda Prates** Sales Manager, ICA

#### 40%
Reduction in food waste

#### 1%
Increase in overall profitability

> “It’s so easy to use! That makes it simple to quickly onboard new employees into our routines.”  
**Søren Engberg** Merchant, Meny

> “Items with short expiration dates are located and marked down or repurposed directly. This means staff no longer have to keep track of soon-to-expire items. The system handles this automatically.”  
**Markus Wahlgren** Store Manager, Stora Coop Visby

## Fresh Operations

Resolve fresh complexities with a cloud-native app for ingredient orders, production tasks, and digitized recipes.

## Merchandising

Optimize on-shelf availability and category ROI with a cloud-native app for replenishment, receiving and inventory management.

## Supply Chain

Streamline supply chain operations with a cloud-native app for multi-echelon forecasting and unified ordering.

## Sustainability

Drive sustainability and profitability together. Streamline operations and reduce waste, proving sustainability can enhance business performance.