An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises: a display; a communication module supporting short-range communication; a processor electrically connected to the display and the communication module; and a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to: determine whether at least one predetermined article management condition has occurred; when it is determined that the article management condition has occurred, search for a
signal, transmitted by at least one
signal transmission apparatus, by controlling the communication module; receive the searched
signal from the at least one signal transmission apparatus which transmits the signal; configure a
list of articles corresponding to the article management condition on the basis of a
database which includes data on articles and is stored in at least one of the memory and at least one external electronic device; and store, in the memory and the at least one external electronic device, the configured
list of the articles corresponding to the article management condition. In addition, various embodiments are possible.