Independent grocers run more SKUs than any other small-format store, with unit pricing obligations that chain stores solve with enterprise software and single stores usually solve by hand.
Build labels for your grocery store →| Price | Competing against four near-identical facings, so it has to be the first thing the eye lands on. |
|---|---|
| Unit price | Per-ounce, per-100g or per-count. Required on many categories depending on the state. |
| Product name and size | The pair that identifies which of four near-identical facings a tag belongs to. |
| UPC barcode | Shelf audits, price verification and reorder. |
| Sale and was/now pricing | Weekly ad items need the previous price visible to land. |
Several states require unit pricing on defined grocery categories, and the requirement is about what is displayed on the shelf edge rather than what the POS knows. Computing it from size and price when the label is generated is the only version of this that stays correct after a price change.
Included and editable — change any field, size or colour.
Channel strips and 30-up sheets carry most of the store. Keep a roll printer for the items that change with the weekly ad rather than reprinting whole sheets.