--- title: How to capture 3-6% of your bar sales as profits description: In this video, Bar-i CEO Jamie explains how bars can capture 3-6% of their bar sales as additional profits by eliminating the typical 15% shrinkage that bars experience. Using the example of a bar that currently has monthly beverage sales of $50k and a 20% liquor cost, we run through the numbers and conclude that using a down-to-the-serving approach to inventory can save this bar $18 - $36k over the course of a year. image: https://blog.bar-i.com/hubfs/Capture%203-6%25%20of%20your%20bar%20sales%20as%20additional%20profits%20using%20effective%20down%20to%20the%20serving%20liquor%20inventory...png --- [![Bar-i Intelligent Liquor Inventory](https://blog.bar-i.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logos/Bar-i%20Black%20181x74.png?width=181&name=Bar-i%20Black%20181x74.png "Bar-i Intelligent Liquor Inventory")](https://www.bar-i.com/) - Resources - [5 Free Bar Inventory Tips](https://info.bar-i.com/5-free-bar-inventory-tips-bar-i-quick-tips-course) - [Reprogram Your POS](https://info.bar-i.com/en/reprogram-your-point-of-sale-free-5-email-series-bar-i) - [Increase Bar Profits 30%](https://info.bar-i.com/increase-bar-profits-30-landing-page) - [Integrations](https://www.bar-i.com/integrations/integrations) - [Loss Calculator](https://blog.bar-i.com/bar-loss-calculator) - [Reseller Resource Center](https://www.bar-i.com/reseller-resource-center) - [Video](https://www.bar-i.com/vids/bar-i-videos) - Product - [Pricing](https://www.bar-i.com/pricing) - [Speedcount](https://www.bar-i.com/product/speedcount) - [Pro Lite](https://www.bar-i.com/product/prolite) - [Speedcount Pro](https://www.bar-i.com/product/speedcount-pro) - [Download App](https://www.bar-i.com/download) - [Blog](https://blog.bar-i.com/) - [Schedule a Demo](https://www.bar-i.com/schedule-a-demo) - [Login](https://app.bar-i.com/) # Bar-i Liquor Inventory Blog # How to capture 3-6% of your bar sales as profits This three-minute video blog explains how you can capture an additional 3-6% of your bar's beverage sales as profits by significantly reducing shrinkage and turning some of those losses into retail sales.  ## This video uses an example of a bar with $50k in monthly sales and a 20% liquor cost to explain how the typical 15% shrinkage that bars experience costs the bar $1500 per month in losses. By providing your bartenders with regular feedback you can reduce losses to less than 5% and in turn generate more sales.      ### Share this page - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Topics: [Liquor Cost](https://blog.bar-i.com/topic/liquor-cost), [Bar Inventory](https://blog.bar-i.com/topic/bar-inventory), [Organization](https://blog.bar-i.com/topic/organization), [Bar Technology](https://blog.bar-i.com/topic/bar-technology), [Bar Industry](https://blog.bar-i.com/topic/bar-industry), [Profitability](https://blog.bar-i.com/topic/profitability), [Counting Inventory](https://blog.bar-i.com/topic/counting-inventory), [Bar Operations](https://blog.bar-i.com/topic/bar-operations), [Inventory Shrinkage](https://blog.bar-i.com/topic/inventory-shrinkage), [points of differentiation](https://blog.bar-i.com/topic/points-of-differentiation)    [![Schedule a Free Consultation](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/659515/2ccfe80e-cfc8-49ea-997c-4dabc53459c8.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/659515/2ccfe80e-cfc8-49ea-997c-4dabc53459c8) ![Jamie Edwards](https://blog.bar-i.com/hubfs/15+%20Years%20Industry%20Experience%20(2)-1.png) #### About Author: [Jamie Edwards](https://blog.bar-i.com/about-jamie-edwards-bar-inventory-expert-ceo-bar-i) Understanding the frustration of broken processes, Jamie Edwards has spent the last 16 years reinventing inventory management with Bar-i. 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