Introduction to Stores 🏦
In tSpoonLab, you can organize your products into virtual stores that represent your different storage or production areas.
These stores can reflect physical spaces — such as dry storage, cold room, or freezer — or logical categories, depending on how your business operates.
Each product in tSpoonLab must belong to only one store, which simplifies inventory control, reporting, and purchasing.
Within each store, you can also create sub-locations to further organize your stock.
Stores help you:
Maintain accurate inventory control
Optimize purchasing decisions
Avoid overstocking or shortages
Adapt the structure to your actual layout or production flow
💡 Tip: Keep only the essential stock to balance availability and efficiency.
Too little stock can cause shortages; too much ties up cash and increases waste from expired goods.
How to Create a Store in tSpoonLab
In this video, we guide you step by step through the process of creating stores in tSpoonLab.
1. Create a New Store
Go to the Management tab and select Stores.
Click the three dots next to the search bar and choose Add Store.
If you already have stores created, you’ll see the full list of existing ones.
2. Assign a Name
Enter a clear and descriptive name (for example, Dry Store or Frozen Goods) to make identification easier.
You can also add a short comment to specify the store’s purpose or details.
3. Select the Store Type
Store with Entries, Exits, and Inventories:
Tracks all product movements — entries (purchases or productions), exits (sales, waste, or transfers), and regular inventories.
Ideal for complete traceability and stock history per item.
Inventory-Only Store:
Used only to count and track available quantities without logging entries or exits.
Useful for special cases, such as pre-prepared ingredients or temporary stock.
🟢 Note:
tSpoonLab also includes the concept of default stores (for ingredients, recipes, and dishes).
If you set a store as default, any product movement not linked to another store will automatically be registered there.
You can later move the product to another store if needed.
(To activate these options, please contact your account advisor.)
Add or Remove Products in a Store
Once your store is created, you can start adding or removing products to manage their inventory.
Open the product list and click the three dots to open the options menu.
Select Add Products to search and include items.
You can filter by family or supplier for quicker selection.
To remove products, select Remove Products.
⚠️ Important:
When you remove a product from a store, all related movement data (purchases, sales, productions) in that store will be lost.
Move Products Between Stores
To transfer products from one store to another:
In tSpoonLab, click the three dots next to the product you want to move.
Select Move Product.
Choose the destination store and confirm.
This is especially useful to redistribute stock across locations or reorganize items according to operational needs.
Quantity to Transfer:
Always specify the exact quantity you want to move — especially when transferring only part of your available stock.
Once confirmed, tSpoonLab automatically updates quantities in both stores (origin and destination).
Common Reasons for Transfers:
Replenishing a production-area store.
Consolidating stock to optimize space.
Rotating products to reduce waste.
📢 Note: You can update, rename, or delete stores at any time. All movements and reports will adjust automatically.