Cut the spreadsheet work behind your next inventory.

The proof, from a real store floor

Our founder manages a high-volume retail store. Ahead of his last full-store count, he used these exact workflows to compile a year of packing lists, trace product codes across systems, and prepare and reconcile the count workbook — plus a custom counting tool no spreadsheet could match. The prep work that used to swallow a week was done in an afternoon session, and the team completed the full count in two days. That run, documented click by click, is the heart of this kit.

What’s inside

The hero: The Inventory Workflow — from a folder of messy exports to a count-ready workbook, every step screenshotted, every result validated. Also included: Packing-List & PO Reconciliation (a year of receiving paperwork, compiled and searchable) and The Weekly Numbers Report (your recurring report assembled from your files — you review before it goes anywhere). Throughout: validation checklists for every workflow (how to check AI’s work — the part nobody teaches), a data-safety card (what never goes into an AI tool), messy-file triage, and sample files so you can learn without touching company data. Bonus: the Huddle Engine, our pre-open team huddle builder.

Who it’s for

Owner-operators, franchisees, and managers of 1–10 stores with authority over their own systems and data. If you can attach a file to an email, you can run these workflows. If corporate IT controls your machine and data policy, check with them first — this kit works on your files, and that should be your call to make.

The founding offer

Join the founding list today and get the free Inventory File Readiness Checklist — find out in 10 minutes whether your exports are AI-ready. At launch in September 2026, founding members lock in $39 instead of $49 and receive the complete inventory walkthrough first. Use the form below — mention Backroom in the subject — and tell us: which store task wastes the most of your time?