What is inventory management ERP for multi-location retail?
Inventory management ERP for multi-location retail is the operational system that connects inventory control, purchasing, replenishment & transfers, warehouse execution, POS and ecommerce into one platform. Stok.ly is designed to maintain one stock truth across all locations and channels and automate the daily decisions required to keep shelves stocked without overbuying.
If you run B2B trade, see: B2B order management.
If you run Manufacturing, see: Manufacturing.
We run a retail and wholesale business with shops
“We run a retail and wholesale business with shops. We have been using Orderwise for about 5 years but unfortunately things changed when they were taken over. We now use Shopify and Shopify POS and needed a modern retail management ERP that could handle Shopify and deliver all the B2B functionality we needed including trade pricing, quotes and account management. We looked at Brightpearl and Unleashed but neither ticked all the boxes. Neither really handled Shopify the way we needed. We had just about given up when we found Stok.ly. What a breath of fresh air! The platform is really easy to use, has an excellent integration with Shopify and is actually built for retailers who have shops and move stock around. The AI tools save us hours each week, writing product descriptions, updating pricing, replenishing stores and creating purchase orders. The Sage accounting integration has also made life a lot simpler and reduced duplication of jobs. Thank you to the Stok.ly team for the excellent support while onboarding.”
Why stock breaks when retailers add stores
- Inventory is split across locations: One “global stock number” is not enough. You need location-level availability, transfer discipline and reliable audit trails.
- Replenishment becomes spreadsheet-led: Store replenishment and warehouse ordering becomes manual. Planners chase problems instead of running a repeatable process.
- Transfers become slow and untraceable: Without a structured transfer workflow (create → pick → ship → receive), stock goes missing and store availability suffers.
- POS and ecommerce drift from warehouse truth: If POS/ecommerce do not consume the same inventory truth, you oversell online, disappoint customers, and lose trust internally.
How Stok.ly runs multi-location retail operations
One stock truth across stores and warehouses
Real-time, location-level stock with complete audit trails for every movement by user, date and time. This is the foundation for reliable availability across stores, POS and ecommerce.
Learn more: Multi-location inventory management
Store replenishment policies (min/max, sell through + automation rules)
Replace ad-hoc ordering with policies by SKU × store: minimums, maximums, sell through rates, by suppliers or categories.
Automate warehouse to store replenishment, reduce stockouts.
Inter-branch transfers with traceability
Transfers are a process, not a message. Create transfers, pick from the sending location, ship, receive into the destination and reconcile variances — all tracked end-to-end.
Warehouse execution (WMS) with barcode scanning
Run goods in, putaway, bin control, pick face replen, picking, packing, despatch, returns and cycle counting with barcode-led workflows on Android/Windows. Keep physical stock aligned to system stock.
Learn more: Warehouse Management System (WMS)
POS alignment (native POS + Shopify POS)
Use Stok.ly’s native POS or run Shopify POS with Stok.ly as the inventory-led ERP layer. Keep in-store transactions, returns and exchanges tied to one inventory truth.
Multi-channel ecommerce synchronisation
Keep stock and orders synchronised across websites and marketplaces to prevent overselling and protect availability.
Stok.ly supports 200+ plug-and-play ecommerce integrations.
Shopify focus: Shopify ERP ·
Shopify POS ERP
Built-in AI planning for multi-store replenishment and stock balancing
Multi-location retail planning is fundamentally a “right stock, right place, right time” problem. Stok.ly includes built-in AI
to reduce manual planning workload and improve availability across stores and warehouses.
From insight to action (agentic-style automation)
The Problem: Stockouts are killing revenue and we spend too much time on replenishment.
The Feature: AI inventory planning reduces stockouts for multi-location retailers.
The Outcome: The system identifies Out Of Stock windows, estimates lost gross margin, adjusts reorder rules by SKU × store, generates purchase orders and creates transfer recommendations to rebalance stock between locations.
Learn more:
AI functionality ·
AI inventory planning & replenishment ·
AI business intelligence
- AI demand forecasting by location to improve store availability
- AI-generated purchase orders under constraints (lead times, budgets, seasonality and range)
- AI transfer recommendations to balance stock and prevent stock outs
- AI-adjusted min/max thresholds based on actual sell-through and seasonality
Multi-location retail ERP checklist: what to validate
| Requirement | Why it matters | Relevant Stok.ly pages |
|---|---|---|
| One stock truth across stores and warehouse | Prevents overselling and improves availability confidence | Multi-location inventory |
| Store replenishment + transfer discipline | Stops spreadsheet planning and reduces stockouts | AI planning |
| WMS barcode execution | Keeps physical stock aligned to system stock | WMS |
| POS and ecommerce synchronisation | Ensures stores and online channels share one inventory truth | POS · Ecommerce |
| Actionable AI insights | Turns analysis into operational write-backs (POs, transfers, rules) | AI BI |
FAQs
Is Stok.ly suitable for retailers operating multiple stores and a warehouse?
Yes. Stok.ly is designed for multi-location retail inventory operations with store replenishment policies, inter-branch transfers,
barcode-led WMS execution, POS alignment and ecommerce synchronisation.
Do I need a separate WMS if I use Stok.ly?
Many retailers can run warehouse execution directly in Stok.ly using barcode-led workflows for goods in, picking, packing, despatch, returns and cycle counting.
Validate the exact workflows you need in a demo.
Can Stok.ly work with Shopify POS and Shopify Plus?
Yes. Stok.ly supports Shopify merchants selling online with Shopify/Shopify Plus and in-store with Shopify POS, with multi-location inventory mapping, accurate stock synchronisation,
and operational workflows behind the POS.
How does Stok.ly reduce stockouts in multi-store retail?
By combining replenishment rules, transfer discipline and built-in AI planning. Stok.ly forecasts demand, proposes purchase orders and transfers, balances inventory across locations,
and can adjust min/max thresholds based on real sell-through and seasonality.
Next step: If you want to review your multi-location retail operating model, book a demo.
Also explore:
Wholesale & distribution inventory ERP ·
Manufacturing inventory ERP
Related Pages
- Inventory management ERP for retail (stores + warehouse + POS + ecommerce)
- Multi-location inventory management
- Warehouse Management System (WMS)
- Native POS (and Shopify POS operating models)
- Multi-channel ecommerce (200+ integrations)
- AI functionality · AI inventory planning · AI business intelligence
- Pick, pack & despatch
- Pricing · Book a demo
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