Multi-channel Retail Inventory
Eliminate stockouts and refunds. A bespoke system for companies with multiple warehouses, stores, and e-commerce platforms.
What a custom multichannel inventory system is
A custom multichannel inventory system keeps a single stock count shared by shops, warehouses and the online store, with the reservation and replenishment rules of that company.
What sets it apart from a generic stock module is how it handles reservations: when someone buys online the unit is held before another channel can sell it, which is where almost every stockout and return begins.
What makes it useful
- Real-time sync between POS and online store
- Automated low-stock alerts per warehouse
- Automated purchase orders for providers
- Batch traceability and quality control
Stock Out of Control
Selling an online product that just sold out physically is a nightmare. Fragmented inventory and requests take too long to fulfill.
Signs stock is out of control
- An item sells online when it no longer exists in the shop.
- Each shop has its own count and none matches the warehouse.
- Supplier orders are placed on the hunch of whoever is on shift.
- The annual stocktake takes days and reveals gaps nobody can explain.
What it integrates with
A central inventory only works if every channel writes to it instead of keeping copies.
- Shop POS systems, synchronised in both directions
- Online store, including Shopify, WooCommerce and custom platforms
- ERP and invoicing, for average cost and stock valuation
- Handheld terminals and barcode scanners in the warehouse
- Marketplaces and supplier portals, for automatic ordering
How the project runs
Four phases. Scope, timeline and price are fixed at the end of the second, and from there on there is no budget revision halfway through.
- 01
Assessment
30 minutesWe understand the operation, the systems in use and where the manual work sits. Free and with no commitment to proceed.
- 02
Discovery and proposal
2 to 3 weeksWe map the real process, design the architecture and list the integrations. Scope, timeline and price close here.
- 03
Build
10 to 16 weeksTwo-week cycles with a demo at the end of each one. You validate every delivery before we move to the next.
- 04
Go live
1 to 2 weeksData migration, team training and documentation. Three months of support included after delivery.
What it costs
We publish the numbers so you can decide before talking to us. These are real ranges from projects we run, not a price list. The exact figure closes in the proposal and does not change halfway through.
Central inventory
€20,000 to €35,000
Single count, reservations and minimum-level alerts for shops and warehouse.
Multichannel inventory
€35,000 to €55,000
Adds sync with the online store and marketplaces, plus automatic purchase orders.
Platform with WMS
from €55,000
Picking routes, batches and traceability, with warehouse terminals.
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