ERP for retailers running more than one register.
Custom ERP for multi-store and omnichannel retail — POS, unified inventory, buy-online-pickup-in-store, and vendor management that fits how your stores actually operate.
Retail ERPs assume every store runs the same way. Yours doesn't.
Off-the-shelf retail ERP (NetSuite Retail, Lightspeed's back office, generic POS-plus-ERP bundles) is built for the average multi-store chain: same SKUs, same pricing, same promotions, everywhere.
Real retailers aren't that uniform. Store-level assortment differs, markdowns need to cascade differently by region, BOPIS has to check the exact store's live stock in real time, and franchise or licensed locations need their own financials rolling up into consolidated reporting.
The generic system forces you to either fake uniformity you don't have, or run a parallel spreadsheet process for every exception — which is most of what actually happens on the floor.
A retail ERP that respects store-level reality.
We build unified inventory that's accurate down to the store and register, POS integration that doesn't lag behind stock changes, BOPIS/ship-from-store logic tied to real-time availability, and markdown/promotion rules that can differ by store or region without becoming unmanageable.
Multi-entity accounting handles franchise and licensed-location structures from day one if you need it — consolidated reporting up top, store-level P&L underneath.
Honest tradeoff: if you run one or two stores with a standard catalog and no franchise structure, a good POS (Lightspeed, Square) with its native reporting is genuinely enough — you don't need a custom ERP yet. This is worth building once you're managing real complexity across locations, not before.
We ship the modules you need first, then add the rest. Most clients don't need every module on day one.
Unified inventory
Stock accurate to the store and register in real time — POS, ecommerce, and warehouse all read and write the same number.
POS integration
Two-way sync with Lightspeed, Square, Clover, or a custom POS — sales, returns, and stock adjustments flow back instantly, not on a nightly batch.
BOPIS & ship-from-store
Buy-online-pickup-in-store and ship-from-store routing based on real-time store-level stock, not a stale nightly feed.
Store-level assortment
Different stores can carry different SKU mixes and pricing without maintaining parallel catalogs by hand.
Markdown & promotions
Region- or store-specific markdown cascades and promotion rules, scheduled and reversible, with margin impact visible before you commit.
Vendor & PO management
Purchase orders, receiving, and vendor scorecards tied to store-level replenishment triggers, not one central guess.
Loyalty & gift cards
Points, tiers, and gift card balances that work identically online and in-store — one customer record, not two loyalty systems.
Multi-entity / franchise accounting
Store-level or franchise-level P&L with consolidated roll-up reporting, royalty calculations where applicable.
Workforce & scheduling tie-in
Labor scheduling informed by store-level sales patterns; integrates with your existing scheduling tool rather than replacing it.
How a custom retail ERP gets built.
Same structure every time. We ship the first module to your team in 4–8 weeks, then build the rest while they're already using it.
- 01
Discover
1–2 weeks. We sit with your team, map workflows, and pick the first module to ship.
- 02
Architect
1–2 weeks. Data model, integrations, deployment topology. Documented before any code.
- 03
Build slice 1
3–5 weeks. First production module — usually the highest-pain part of your current workflow.
- 04
Build slices 2–N
1–3 months. Additional modules deployed continuously. Each integrates with the existing data model.
- 05
Run
Ongoing. We stay on after launch — bug fixes, new features, integrations as your business changes.
Built to integrate with the systems you already use.
The integrations below come up most often for retail operators. Anything with an API is fair game — these are just the common ones.
- Lightspeed / Square / Clover / Shopify POS
- Shopify / BigCommerce (ecommerce channel)
- 3PLs and regional warehouses
- QuickBooks / Xero / Sage Intacct
- Avalara / TaxJar (multi-jurisdiction sales tax)
- Gift card & loyalty platforms
- EDI (for branded/wholesale suppliers)
- Workforce scheduling (When I Work, Deputy)
- Payment processors (Stripe, Square, Adyen)
- BI (Metabase, Looker)
Custom ERP for other industries.
Modern, boring, hireable.
We build on standard tools your future team will be able to hire for. No proprietary platforms.
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- React
- Tailwind
- Postgres
- Prisma
- Drizzle
- Redis
- Vercel
- Railway
- Fly.io
- Docker
- Clerk
- WorkOS
- Auth0
- Stripe
- Plaid
- QuickBooks API
- Postgres views
- Metabase
- Recharts
The proof we ship ERPs.
Clear answers
for complex builds.
Clear answers on timelines, pricing, ownership, and what shipping actually looks like with a senior engineering team.
Both are solid if your stores are genuinely uniform — same catalog, same pricing, no franchise structure. They get expensive and rigid once you need store-level assortment differences, real-time BOPIS, or franchise-level accounting. That's the point where custom starts paying for itself.
Usually not, and we don't recommend it — your POS is good at the register experience. We integrate with it (Lightspeed, Square, Clover) and build the inventory, purchasing, and multi-store logic around it, so you keep the POS your staff already knows.
Real-time store-level inventory with a reservation hold the moment an online order picks a store — the shelf count and the online availability are reading the same number, not a nightly sync that's already stale by lunch.
Yes. Store or franchise-level P&L, royalty calculation rules, and consolidated roll-up reporting are standard in multi-entity retail builds. We design the entity structure into the data model up front rather than bolting it on later.
Usually $60k–$250k and 3–4 months for unified inventory, POS integration, and BOPIS across your existing store count. Franchise/multi-entity accounting and a full vendor-management build are common phase-two additions.
Tell us your current systems, what's breaking, and what you'd want a fitted ERP to do — we'll come back with a written scope and a fixed quote.