A physical inventory service is a third-party count of every product on your shelves to reconcile what you actually have on hand against what your POS or accounting system thinks you have. Apex sends trained counters with scanners to your location, captures every SKU, and delivers a POS-ready file with shrink and variance reports.

Cost depends on store size, SKU count, location, and whether you choose a full-service count or our Self-Scan program. Most independent retailers fall between $500 and $2,500 per location. Request a free quote and we’ll come back with a fixed price based on your specifics.

A typical convenience store takes 4–8 hours overnight. Larger formats like hardware stores or grocery can take 8–14 hours depending on SKU complexity. We schedule around your operating hours so the count doesn’t disrupt sales.

Convenience stores, grocery, hardware, auto parts, beer/wine/spirits, and general specialty retail across the Pacific Northwest. If you sell product on a shelf, we can count it. See all the industries we serve →

Apex serves Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of California. If you’re in or near our service area and we can reach you on a reasonable schedule, we can help. Contact us with your location and we’ll confirm.

Yes — overnight and off-hours counts are our specialty for convenience stores, grocery, and any business that can’t pause sales during the day. We work around your schedule, not the other way around.

We average a 99% accuracy rate across more than 22,000 completed counts. Every audit is scanner-driven and reviewed before the file is delivered — no eyeballing, no guesswork.

Most reports are delivered within 48 hours of the count, formatted to drop directly into your POS. For urgent reconciliations, we can often turn things around same-day.