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When inventory management becomes the thing holding the business back
Growing inventory-led businesses tend to reach the same operational ceiling. The stock is there — somewhere. Orders are coming in. The warehouse is busy. But somewhere between what customers want and what the operation can actually deliver, the truth gets lost. Teams start compensating: spreadsheets for allocation, SQL for reports, manual ring-fencing for wholesale commitments, paper in the warehouse, phone calls to check stock that should be visible on a screen.
The business keeps moving. But it is moving on the effort of people rather than on the reliability of systems.
“Everything is just endless downloading and editing of CSVs, cutting and pasting and re-doing the same manual tasks every week which takes hours of our time.”
Finance and operations team, multi-channel fashion retail business
Root cause: When inventory truth lives outside the system — in spreadsheets, SQL exports or manually updated tracking sheets — every operational decision requires a rebuild. The team spends more time reconstructing information than acting on it.
strong>What Stok.ly does: Inventory state, order commitments, warehouse activity, purchasing demand and operational reporting all live in the same control layer. There is nothing to export, nothing to reconcile and nothing to rebuild.
Ten signs inventory management has become the constraint
- Stock numbers are not trusted — teams double-check before making commitments
- The same stock is being sold to B2C customers and promised to wholesale accounts simultaneously
- Purchasing decisions are made from a spreadsheet that does not reflect all committed demand
- Stock in transfer between locations creates uncertainty about what is genuinely available
- Warehouse teams still use paper pick lists or rely on memory to find stock
- Replenishment is a manual calculation rather than a system-driven trigger
- Backorders are tracked in a spreadsheet alongside the main system
- Channel availability on Shopify or ecommerce does not reflect operational stock reality
- Operational reports are rebuilt in Excel or SQL because the system cannot produce them
- The system technically works — but only because experienced people are compensating for what it cannot show them
How Stok.ly controls inventory across the full operation
Multi-location inventory control — one stock truth across every location
Stok.ly manages stock across warehouses, distribution centres, retail stores, manufacturing plants and 3PLs simultaneously. Stock is tracked at the level of individual operational states: available, committed, pre-allocated, in transfer, backordered, inbound and damaged. Every stock movement carries a full audit trail by user, date and time.
Available-to-sell inventory on every connected channel reflects the true available position across all locations — not a gross stock count that does not account for commitments or movements. When a warehouse confirms goods-in, all your locations and sales channels update automatically. When a sales order is placed online, in-store or by your B2B teams, inventory availability drops.
One inventory truth, reflected everywhere in real time.
“We end up purchasing something we already have in the warehouse – it destroys our cashflow.”
Operations team, scaling ecommerce business
Root cause: Without a single trusted view of stock across all locations, purchasing decisions are made on incomplete information. The team had no way to see what stock existed across all sites before raising a purchase order.
What Stok.ly does: Multi-location inventory control gives every team — purchasing, sales, warehouse and finance one trusted view of stock across every location before any decision is made.
Warehouse management (WMS) — where inventory truth becomes physical execution
Inventory management only works if physical warehouse execution is disciplined. Stok.ly includes a full warehouse management system built into the platform, not a separate tool that needs connecting.
The Stok.ly WMS covers:
- Multi-location warehouse management with detailed stock transfer management
- Mobile barcode scanning via the Stok.ly Android/Windows WMS app
- Goods-in and put-aways
- Bin management and audit trail on all stock moves
- Logic-based pick list creation and optimised picking routes
- Pick, pack and dispatch workflows with automated carrier assignment
- Courier label printing across 150+ couriers and freight partners
- Automated pick face replenishment
- Returns processing and stock condition assessment
- Cycle counting, stock takes, variance and exception handling
Teams using the Stok.ly Android or Windows WMS app for barcode-scanned picking and packing report pick error rates below 1%. The moment a warehouse scan confirms dispatch, order status updates, tracking flows to the channel, and customer notification triggers automatically.
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Stock transfer management — inventory that moves without disappearing
Stock movement between warehouses, stores and operational locations is one of the most common sources of inventory mistrust. Stock is dispatched from one location and seems to disappear until it is confirmed received at the other. In the meantime, availability is wrong on both sides.
Stok.ly streamlines and automates transfers and provides “in transfer” status, a full audit trail on stock picked, packed, dispatched and received with variance visibility and control.
AI demand forecasting and replenishment — from insight to automatic action
Stok.ly’s built-in AI demand forecasting analyses sales velocity, seasonal patterns, supplier lead times and forward order commitments to predict stock requirements by SKU and by location. When stock is forecast to fall below defined thresholds, the system automatically creates purchase orders, stock transfers between locations or manufacturing runs — turning forecast insight into operational action without full oversight and approval before any action is submitted.
The AI layer covers:
- Demand forecasting for finished goods and raw materials
- Automated purchase order generation at reorder thresholds
- Stock balancing across locations via automated transfer rules
- Manufacturing run planning based on forward demand
- Pick face replenishment optimisation in warehouse environments
- Stockout detection, lost gross margin calculation and threshold adjustment
Inventory Management Software with Built-In AI for Retail, Wholesale and Manufacturing
B2C and B2B order management from one real time inventory record
Stok.ly manages ecommerce orders, retail orders, wholesale orders, trade account orders and marketplace orders from one shared inventory layer. Allocation control and the rules engine define how stock is committed across demand types — so B2C channels do not oversell stock already pre-allocated to wholesale accounts, and trade customers receive accurate available-to-commit figures at the point of order.
Pre-allocation of sales orders against Purchase Orders or Manufacturing Runs manages wholesale-committed stock, leaving on-hand inventory available-to-sell across all connected channels. Backorder management, partial shipment control and trade account workflows are built into the platform.
→ Explore Stok.ly B2B and Wholesale Order Management
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Purchasing and replenishment — buying decisions from real inventory demand
Purchasing decisions made without trusted inventory data produce the most common operational failure: buying stock already in the warehouse, or failing to replenish fast-moving lines before the backorder queue builds. Stok.ly connects purchasing to real inventory state, live order demand, forward commitments and AI-driven forecasting.
Min/max replenishment rules by location trigger purchase order creation automatically. Landed cost management, supplier lead time tracking and inbound stock visibility connect purchasing to the inventory layer from the moment a PO is raised. When goods arrive, barcode-scanned goods-in updates availability across all channels immediately.
Manufacturing inventory management — raw materials to finished goods
Manufacturing businesses need inventory management that controls more than finished goods.
Stok.ly manages the full manufacturing inventory lifecycle: raw material purchasing against production schedules, transfer and picking of raw materials for production runs, work in progress (WIP) tracking, finished goods control, yield management, waste and reject recording and true unit costing.
AI demand forecasting covers both raw materials and finished goods — so manufacturing runs are planned against real demand rather than manual estimates. Finished goods flow directly into the inventory control layer and available-to-sell inventory updates across all channels on completion.
→ Explore Stok.ly Manufacturing ERP
eCommerce and channel inventory control — 200+ integrations, one stock truth
Stok.ly integrates with over 200 ecommerce channels and marketplaces — Shopify, Shopify Plus, WooCommerce, Magento, Adobe Commerce, eBay, Amazon and others. Stock availability synchronises in real time across all connected channels from one inventory control layer. Orders from all channels arrive in a unified sales order dashboard.
Channel-specific availability rules control what each channel sees: committed stock, pre-allocated stock and in-transfer stock can be excluded from available-to-sell figures automatically.
→ Explore Stok.ly eCommerce Operations Management
Operational reporting — live inventory intelligence, not spreadsheet rebuilds
Operational reporting in Stok.ly pulls from the same data layer that manages inventory, orders, warehouse activity, purchasing and manufacturing. Stock valuation, Weighted Average Cost (WAC) analysis, gross margin by channel, fulfilment rates, backorder volumes, channel demand and replenishment performance are all available without manual exports or spreadsheet rebuilds. Our plug and play Power BI integration provides real-time data sync for businesses needing advanced analytical and reporting capabilities.
G2 Customer Reviews
What do you like best about Stok.ly – Inventory-Centric Cloud ERP?
“We have gone from a pen and paper warehouse to a completely digital system that has streamlined our business immensely. The customer support has been superb since the day we onboarded with Stok.ly and we continue to build a great relationship with the team.We use Stok.ly daily in our warehouse and have found a number of features to now be invaluable. The ease of integration is incredible and has streamlined tasks within our business ten fold.”
Inventory management for retail, wholesale and manufacturing
Inventory behaves differently across operating models. Stok.ly supports all three without compromise.
Retail inventory management ERP
Retail businesses need inventory management that connects ecommerce, physical stores, warehouses and purchasing into one operational picture. Stok.ly provides multi-location stock control, 200+ ecommerce integrations, Stok.ly and Shopify POS options, a deep two way Shopify integration, stock transfer management between locations, AI replenishment and channel-specific availability rules. Stock truth is consistent across online channels, stores and warehouse — updated in real time as orders, transfers and purchases change the inventory picture.
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Wholesale and distribution inventory management ERP
Wholesale and distribution businesses need inventory management that controls B2B order complexity alongside physical stock management. Stok.ly provides pre-allocation of wholesale commitments, backorder lifecycle management, trade account workflows, partial shipment control, customer-specific pricing and the allocation rules engine that prevents B2C and B2B demand competing for the same stock without visibility. Distribution businesses operating across multiple warehouse locations use Stok.ly’s transfer management and multi-location WMS to coordinate inventory across their network.
→ Explore Stok.ly Wholesale and Distribution ERP
Manufacturing inventory management ERP
Manufacturing businesses need inventory management that controls raw materials, production inputs, WIP and finished goods as one connected picture. Stok.ly manages raw material purchasing against AI-forecast production schedules, raw material picking for production runs, WIP tracking, finished goods control, yield recording and true unit costing. Finished goods flow directly into the inventory control and channel availability layer on completion — so manufacturing output is available to sell the moment it is produced.
→ Explore Stok.ly Manufacturing ERP
Inventory Management Software Built for Retail, Wholesale and Manufacturing
Stok.ly inventory management capabilities
| Capability | What it controls | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-location inventory control | Stock state across warehouses, stores, distribution centres, manufacturing plants and 3PLs — available, committed, pre-allocated, in transfer, backordered, inbound | Every team operates from one trusted inventory picture — purchasing, sales, warehouse and finance all see the same stock truth simultaneously |
| Inventory state management | Granular stock states beyond gross count: available-to-sell, committed, pre-allocated, in transfer, backordered, inbound, damaged | Channels show genuine available inventory — not a gross count that overstates what can actually be sold or fulfilled |
| Warehouse management system (WMS) | Goods-in, bin management, barcode scanning, pick list creation, picking routes, packing, dispatch, courier labels, returns, cycle counting | Physical warehouse execution connects to live inventory and order control — pick errors fall below 1% with barcode-scanned workflows |
| Stock transfer management | Full transfer lifecycle — dispatch, in-transit and receipt — across warehouses, stores and operational locations | Stock never disappears between locations — availability reflects transfer position accurately on all channels throughout the movement |
| AI demand forecasting | Demand prediction by SKU and location based on sales velocity, seasonality, supplier lead times and forward commitments | Stockouts are predicted and prevented — not discovered after they have already cost the business revenue |
| Automated replenishment and purchasing | Purchase order creation, stock transfers and manufacturing run triggers driven automatically by AI forecast and min/max rules | Replenishment decisions happen inside the system rather than in a manually maintained spreadsheet — buying decisions are made on operational truth |
| Pre-allocation for B2B and wholesale | Wholesale-committed stock removed from available-to-sell inventory across all channels at the point of B2B order placement | B2C channels cannot oversell stock already committed to trade accounts — the dual-selling problem is eliminated without manual ring-fencing |
| Channel availability rules | Availability logic by channel — controls which channels see which stock at which operational state | Each channel sees a governed, accurate available figure rather than raw gross stock — preventing oversells, backorder failures and customer disappointment |
| eCommerce integration across 200+ channels | Real-time stock synchronisation with Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, eBay, Amazon and 200+ other ecommerce channels | Stock availability on every channel updates automatically as inventory changes — no manual stock uploads, no lag, no overselling |
| Manufacturing inventory management | Raw material purchasing, production run scheduling, WIP tracking, finished goods control, yield management and true unit costing | Manufacturing businesses control inventory from raw material to finished goods in one system — no separate manufacturing tool that does not connect to sales or warehouse |
| Inventory valuation and margin reporting | WAC analysis, gross margin by channel, cost of goods, profitability and stock valuation from live operational data | Finance and management see accurate stock values and margins without manual calculation or spreadsheet reconciliation |
| Product Information Management (PIM) | One source of truth for product data, pricing and unlimited custom attributes across all connected channels | Product changes propagate to every channel simultaneously — no per-channel manual updates, no channels showing stale product data |
| Power BI integration | Real-time data sync from Stok.ly operational data into Power BI reporting environments | Advanced inventory analytics from live operational data — without manual exports or delayed reporting |
Why growing businesses outgrow basic inventory management
Basic inventory tools work well when the operation is simple. As locations multiply, order types diversify, wholesale complexity grows and ecommerce channels expand, the gap between what the inventory system shows and what the operation can actually deliver becomes impossible to close manually.
| Current approach | What tends to break | Stok.ly |
|---|---|---|
| Spreadsheet-based inventory management | Stock counts are manually maintained and always behind reality. Purchasing decisions are made on incomplete information. Teams spend more time updating the spreadsheet than acting on what it shows. | Inventory state is maintained automatically by every warehouse action, order event, transfer and purchase. Stock truth is always current — no manual updates required. |
| Basic inventory tool without operational depth | Stock counts exist but available-to-sell accuracy breaks when commitments, pre-allocations, transfers and backorders are not accounted for. Channels oversell. Teams compensate manually. | Inventory is controlled at the level of operational states — available, committed, pre-allocated, in transfer, backordered — and each channel sees an accurate governed figure automatically. |
| Ecommerce platform managing inventory | Ecommerce stock is visible but warehouse execution, B2B demand, transfer management, purchasing and operational reporting sit in disconnected tools or spreadsheets alongside it. | Ecommerce inventory connects to the same layer that controls warehouse execution, B2B orders, transfers, purchasing and reporting — one operational truth across the whole business. |
| Standalone WMS without inventory integration | Warehouse execution may improve but the WMS does not connect to orders, purchasing, channel availability or reporting. Two systems that share stock data but do not share operational truth. | WMS is built into the Stok.ly platform. Warehouse execution connects directly to live inventory, order demand, purchasing and channel availability — not via a data sync that is always slightly behind. |
| Legacy ERP (Orderwise, Sage, older systems) | System records activity but teams have built workarounds around it. SQL for reports. Custom portals for visibility. Business continuity risk when the person who knows the system leaves. | Modern cloud operational control. Visibility built into the platform. No custom workarounds, no SQL dependency, no single point of knowledge risk. |
| Cin7 or similar inventory management tool | Inventory management works at basic level but warehouse execution depth, stock transfer management and operational reporting become limiting factors as complexity grows. | Stok.ly provides ERP-grade operational control across inventory, WMS, transfers, purchasing, manufacturing and B2B — without the limitations that drive businesses to evaluate alternatives. |
| Manual replenishment and purchasing | Replenishment decisions are made from outdated information. Stockouts happen before the trigger is noticed. Purchasing buys what is already in the warehouse. Backorder queues build faster than manual processes can clear them. | AI demand forecasting identifies stockout risks before they happen. Replenishment rules trigger purchase orders, stock transfers and manufacturing runs automatically when thresholds are reached. |
"We have gone from a pen and paper warehouse to a completely digital system that has streamlined our business immensely. The customer support has been superb"
Wholesale CEO – Verified G2 review — 5 stars. Read on G2 →
"Stok.ly gives us total control over every sales channel — we can create and see the different prices for B2C, B2B, trade and retail customers on one dashboard"
Hardware Chain COO – Verified G2 review — 5 stars. Read on G2 →
"What I like best about Stok.ly is that it brings inventory, orders, and sales channels into one easy system. It saves time, reduces manual errors, and gives clear visibility of stock levels across the business."
Finance Director, Automotive Business – Verified G2 review — 5 stars. Read on G2 →
Who Stok.ly is designed for
Stok.ly is designed for growing inventory-led businesses where the complexity of stock, orders, locations, channels and demand types has outgrown the systems currently managing it.
- Retailers managing ecommerce, physical stores, warehouses and wholesale from one shared stock pool
- Wholesale and distribution businesses managing B2B orders, trade accounts, backorders and multi-location fulfilment
- Manufacturing businesses managing raw materials, production planning, WIP and finished goods as one connected inventory picture
- Hybrid B2C and B2B businesses where ecommerce and wholesale demand compete for the same stock simultaneously
- Teams replacing spreadsheets, disconnected tools, standalone WMS platforms or legacy ERP that relies on workarounds
- Businesses experiencing stock mistrust, oversells, backorder failures, warehouse execution problems or reporting that is always behind reality
- Businesses that need ERP, WMS and AI in one platform rather than three separate tools that share data imperfectly
Who Stok.ly is not designed for
Stok.ly is not designed for businesses that only need a simple stock counter, a basic ecommerce order list, or an accounting-only system. If inventory does not need to connect to warehouse execution, orders, transfers, purchasing, manufacturing and operational reporting, Stok.ly is likely more than is required.
Stok.ly is built for businesses where those connections do need to exist — and where the absence of them is already creating stock mistrust, fulfilment failures or operational workarounds.
Frequently asked questions
What is Stok.ly?
Stok.ly is order management-led, inventory-centric ERP for growing retail, wholesale, distribution and manufacturing businesses. It connects multi-location inventory control, warehouse execution, B2C and B2B order management, stock transfers, purchasing, AI demand forecasting, manufacturing planning and operational reporting into one operational control layer. It is not inventory tracking software. It is the operational system that turns inventory truth into operational action.
What is inventory-centric ERP?
Inventory-centric ERP is ERP software built around inventory as the primary system of record rather than as a back-office module. In a traditional ERP, inventory is one function among many. In an inventory-centric ERP, stock truth sits at the centre of every operational decision: what can be sold, what can be promised, what the warehouse must do, what needs purchasing, what can be transferred, what can be manufactured, and what can be reported on with confidence. Stok.ly is inventory-centric ERP because every module connects to and depends on one trusted inventory layer.
How is Stok.ly different from basic inventory management software?
Basic inventory management software tracks stock counts. Stok.ly controls inventory at the level of operational states — available, committed, pre-allocated, in transfer, backordered, inbound, damaged — and connects those states to every operational workflow: order allocation, warehouse execution, purchasing triggers, manufacturing supply, transfer management and channel availability. The difference is between knowing what stock you have and knowing what you can do with it.
What is the difference between Stok.ly and Cin7?
Stok.ly and Cin7 both address inventory management for growing businesses. Stok.ly is positioned as order management-led, inventory-centric ERP with a deeper operational control layer — particularly for businesses needing warehouse execution (WMS), stock transfer management, AI demand forecasting, manufacturing planning and granular B2B wholesale workflows. Businesses migrating from Cin7 typically cite limitations in warehouse execution depth, transfer management and operational reporting as the primary drivers.
What is the difference between Stok.ly and Orderwise?
Orderwise is an established on-premise and hosted ERP used by UK retail and wholesale businesses. Stok.ly is a modern cloud platform built for the same operational complexity but without the legacy architecture, custom portal dependency and single-point-of-failure risk that businesses on ageing Orderwise installations experience. Businesses migrating from Orderwise typically cite business continuity risk, lack of cloud flexibility and the cost of maintaining customisations as the primary drivers.
Does Stok.ly include a warehouse management system?
Yes. Stok.ly includes a full warehouse management system (WMS) as part of the platform. It covers goods-in, bin management, barcode scanning via the Stok.ly Android WMS app, pick list creation, optimised picking routes, packing, dispatch, courier label printing across 150+ couriers and freight partners, returns, cycle counting and stock takes. Warehouse execution is connected to live order and inventory control — not operating as a separate standalone system.
How does Stok.ly AI demand forecasting work?
Stok.ly’s built-in AI demand forecasting analyses sales velocity, seasonal patterns, supplier lead times and forward order commitments to predict stock requirements by location. When stock is forecast to fall below defined thresholds, the system automatically creates purchase orders, initiates stock transfers between locations, or triggers manufacturing runs — turning forecast insight into operational action without manual intervention. It covers raw materials, finished goods and replenishment across retail, wholesale and manufacturing operations.
Can Stok.ly manage inventory across multiple warehouses and locations?
Yes. Stok.ly manages stock across multiple warehouses, distribution centres, retail stores, manufacturing plants and 3PLs simultaneously. Every stock movement is tracked with a full audit trail by user, date and time. Transfers between locations are managed with full dispatch, in-transit and receipt lifecycle control so stock never disappears between locations. Available-to-sell inventory on all connected channels reflects the true available position across all locations at all times.
Is Stok.ly suitable for manufacturing businesses?
Yes. Stok.ly supports manufacturing businesses that need to manage raw material purchasing, production run scheduling, work in progress (WIP), finished goods control, yield tracking, true unit costing and AI-driven forecasting for both raw and finished goods. It is designed for inventory-led manufacturers where stock transformation affects fulfilment, reporting and available-to-sell inventory across channels.
What ecommerce platforms does Stok.ly integrate with?
Stok.ly integrates with over 200 ecommerce channels and marketplaces including Shopify, Shopify Plus, WooCommerce, Magento, Adobe Commerce, eBay and Amazon. Stock availability synchronises in real time across all connected channels from one inventory control layer. Orders from all channels arrive in a unified sales order dashboard. Adding a new channel does not require a separate stock management workflow.
Can Stok.ly replace a spreadsheet-based inventory system?
Yes. Stok.ly is specifically designed for businesses that have outgrown spreadsheet-based inventory management. If stock levels, purchasing decisions, replenishment planning, backorder tracking, transfer management or operational reporting are currently maintained in spreadsheets, those workflows belong inside an operational control layer. Stok.ly brings them in — reducing errors, eliminating manual rebuilds and giving teams a single trusted view of inventory truth.
Explore Stok.ly by platform area
- Stok.ly operational control platform overview
- Multi-location inventory control
- Order management software
- Warehouse management system (WMS)
- Stock transfer management
- B2B and wholesale order management
- Purchasing and replenishment
- Manufacturing ERP
- eCommerce operations management
- Product Information Management (PIM)
- AI demand forecasting and planning
- Operational reporting
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