Retail ERP should do more than “track stock.” For multi-location retailers, retail ERP is the operating system for
inventory accuracy, store replenishment, transfers, warehouse execution,
and POS + ecommerce alignment. Stok.ly is an inventory-centric cloud ERP built for retail operations with
a native retail POS, plus support for Shopify POS integration,
WMS, and built-in AI for planning.
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If you operate multiple stores and a warehouse (or plan to), retail ERP must run replenishment and execution:
receipts, stock movement, transfers, store ordering, picking and despatch — all from a single inventory truth that your POS and ecommerce channels consume.
For category context, see Inventory-Centric ERP and
ERP for retailers with stores and warehouses.
Retail ERP is an enterprise system designed to run retail operations end-to-end, connecting inventory, purchasing, sales,
fulfilment, store operations and finance. For multi-location retail, the core requirement is an inventory-led operating model:
location-level availability, replenishment discipline, transfer control, and warehouse execution.
If your complexity is inventory execution and planning, you typically want an inventory-first approach.
See: Inventory-Centric ERP.
POS platforms are designed for selling, not for executing store replenishment, transfers and warehouse workflows at scale.
Retailers then add spreadsheets and manual processes to compensate.
If POS, ecommerce and warehouse systems each hold part of the “truth,” you get overselling, cancellations and constant reconciliation work.
The goal is one operational inventory system powering every channel.
Retailers with meaningful volume need barcode-led execution: receiving, putaway, bin moves, pick/pack and exceptions.
See: WMS and Ship It.
As complexity increases, forecasting and replenishment move into spreadsheets without system guidance.
AI-supported planning reduces workload and improves availability. See: AI Demand Forecasting.
| Requirement | What to validate | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| One stock truth | Location-level on-hand, available, committed and inbound across stores and warehouses. | Stops overselling and enables reliable replenishment. |
| Store replenishment | Policy-driven replenishment by store (min/max, service levels, lead times, seasonality). | Reduces stockouts and manual ordering. |
| Transfers | Create → pick → ship → receive → reconcile, with exceptions and audit trail. | Transfers are “daily ops” in multi-location retail. |
| Warehouse execution | Barcode workflows for receiving, putaway, bin moves, picking and packing. | Accuracy depends on execution discipline. |
| POS alignment | How POS consumes inventory truth and posts transactions; what happens offline; how returns work. | Prevents POS stock drifting from operational stock. |
| AI + automation | Forecasting, PO proposals, transfer suggestions, balancing rules and constraints. | Turns planning into a repeatable process. |
For the multi-location execution model, see
Multi-location inventory management
and WMS.
Many retailers discover that “POS inventory” and “operational inventory” diverge once they add warehouses, transfers and fulfilment.
Retail ERP should provide one inventory truth, while POS executes selling and returns against that truth.
If you want a POS designed to work natively with inventory-led retail operations, start here:
Stok.ly Retail POS.
If you run Shopify and want Shopify POS at the front end while keeping operational control in ERP, validate the integration model:
ePOS & Shopify and Shopify integration.
Stok.ly is an inventory-centric cloud ERP built for retailers that operate across stores, warehouses and channels.
It connects inventory control, replenishment and transfers, WMS execution, fulfilment and POS alignment — with AI to reduce manual planning work.
Validate your real workflows in a demo: receiving, putaway, store replenishment, transfers, pick/pack/despatch and returns.
Book a demo or review the comparisons hub.
A short overview of how Stok.ly supports inventory-led retail operations across stores, warehouses and channels.
POS is designed for selling and returns at the point of purchase. Retail ERP is designed to run the operating system behind retail:
inventory accuracy, purchasing, replenishment, transfers, warehouse execution and fulfilment. Multi-location retailers need these systems to work from one inventory truth.
If your warehouse is doing meaningful volume, you typically need WMS-grade execution: scanning, bins, pick/pack, replenishment and exceptions.
Some ERPs provide this natively. See: Warehouse Management System (WMS).
Yes—if the integration model preserves one inventory truth and supports multi-location availability, transfers, replenishment and fulfilment workflows.
See: ePOS & Shopify and Shopify integration.
Yes. AI-supported demand forecasting and planning can inform purchasing, store replenishment and stock transfers under real constraints such as lead times, service levels and location priorities.
See: AI Demand Forecasting and AI Functionality.