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title: How do I prevent stock loss, pilferage, and misplaced SKUs as the warehouse expands?
description: "As warehouses grow, shrinkage becomes one of the biggest hidden costs. SKUs get misplaced, unaccounted stock sits in corners, and damaged goods get mixed with salable items. Implementing structured putaway, approval-based inwarding, cycle counts, and scanning-driven movement dramatically reduces shrinkage.…"
url: "https://unicommerce.com/everything-ecommerce/how-do-i-prevent-stock-loss-pilferage-and-misplaced-skus-as-the-warehouse-expands/"
updated: "2026-02-20"
category: "Warehouse Scaling & Operational Maturity"
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# How do I prevent stock loss, pilferage, and misplaced SKUs as the warehouse expands?

As warehouses grow, shrinkage becomes one of the biggest hidden costs. SKUs get misplaced, unaccounted stock sits in corners, and damaged goods get mixed with salable items. Implementing structured putaway, approval-based inwarding, cycle counts, and scanning-driven movement dramatically reduces shrinkage.
 YES — How Unicommerce Helps
 YES, we restrict inventory movement only through system workflows.

YES, every inward, transfer, pick, and putaway action is logged.

YES, bin-level control ensures items aren’t “floating” in the warehouse.

YES, cycle count features catch shrinkage early.

Learn More
 👉 Putaway + inward QC

> [Video- How to Create Putaway Returns in Uniware](https://support.unicommerce.com/index.php/knowledge-base/video-how-to-create-putaway-returns-in-uniware/)

[“Video- How to Create Putaway Returns in Uniware” — Unicommerce Support Portal](https://support.unicommerce.com/index.php/knowledge-base/video-how-to-create-putaway-returns-in-uniware/embed/#?secret=1dIb7YNBLe#?secret=sRJiNvkWUs)

 👉 Warehouse best practices

> [Smart Inventory Control: How FIFO & FEFO Methods Minimize Stock Losses for Business](https://unicommerce.com/blog/how-to-minimize-stock-losses-for-your-business-using-fifo-fefo/)

[“Smart Inventory Control: How FIFO & FEFO Methods Minimize Stock Losses for Business” — unicommerce.com](https://unicommerce.com/blog/how-to-minimize-stock-losses-for-your-business-using-fifo-fefo/embed/#?secret=qzRkVNUEPp#?secret=q7d5kGVux0)