Maduuka Blog

Insights for people who run businesses seriously.

Data security, mobile money, real-time inventory, multi-branch operations, and everything else that matters when you are running a shop, a pharmacy, a restaurant, or a growing franchise in East and Central Africa.

Maduuka multiple price lists infographic showing branch price lists, customer group pricing, happy hour rules, default selling price, and unpriced fallback
POS Pricing

Multiple Price Lists in Maduuka: Branch Pricing, Wholesale Rates, and Happy Hour Control

How Maduuka helps retailers, restaurants, pharmacies, wholesalers, and multi-branch businesses run different selling prices without losing control, traceability, or margin visibility.

15 April 2026 15 min read
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Retail stock count with a tablet and checklist for weekly inventory control in an African shop
Inventory Control

The Weekly Stock Count Routine Every Retail Shop Should Follow

For East African retailers, a weekly stock count prevents small mistakes from becoming month-end arguments. This article gives a practical routine for shelves, back store, fast movers, expiry risk and branch differences. It helps retailers replace emergency counts with a calm, repeatable stock discipline owners can trust.

8 April 2026 10 min read
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AI shop assistant concept showing why retail data must be clean before automation helps
Retail Data

Retail Data and AI: What Must Be Clean Before AI Can Help

AI will not fix messy retail data. This article explains what must be clean first: product names, categories, stock movements, supplier records, payments and customer data.

29 January 2026 10 min read
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Pharmacist using a barcode scanner at a drug store POS to dispense medicine from a tracked batch — Maduuka pharmacy management software for FEFO batch and expiry control
Pharmacy Operations

Pharmacy Management Software: How Maduuka Tracks Inventory, Batches, and Expiry Dates for Drug Stores

Pharmacy management software built for drug stores and chemists in East Africa. See how Maduuka tracks every medicine batch, lot number, expiry date, FEFO dispensing rule, recall, return, and multi-branch transfer so the right medicine is sold at the right time, every time.

23 January 2026 12 min read
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Inventory Resource

Need the full stock and finance picture?

Read the Maduuka inventory management system page for warehouse transfers, batch and expiry tracking, FEFO, landed cost, BOM production, serial tracking, recalls, and reorder forecasting. For accounting, review the finance page for expenses, payroll, reconciliation, P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and general ledger reporting.

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Start free on Maduuka. Upgrade when your business grows. Every plan includes tenant isolation, bcrypt password hashing, TOTP two-factor authentication, role-based access control, and everything described in our security article.