Hardware and building materials
Hardware shop POS and inventory software in Kenya
Bulk sales, fractional units and customer accounts for hardware and building materials dealers.
Challenges in this business
- Many units of measure
- Items sell by piece, metre, kilogram or bag.
- Credit to contractors
- Regular customers buy on account.
- Large catalogues
- Thousands of items to price and track.
- Orders and delivery
- Large orders are quoted and delivered.
How BluNext POS helps
Capabilities relevant to this trade.
- Units and fractions
- Sell by weight or length with fractional quantities.
- Catalogue
- SKUs, categories, brands and barcodes.
- Customer accounts
- Credit ledgers and statements.
- Quotes and deliveries
- Quote, order, reserve stock and deliver.
- Stock control
- Movements and reorder alerts.
A typical workflow
A contractor requests a quote for cement, nails and timber. The shop quotes, converts to an order, reserves stock, delivers and records the credit sale.
A practical use case
A hardware shop sells cable by the metre and nails by the kilogram, and prints statements for contractors paying monthly.
Business benefits
- Accurate bulk sales
- Fractional units.
- Credit control
- Statements.
Related features and industries
Frequently asked questions
Can I sell by the metre?
Yes, units can allow fractions.
Does it convert between units of measure?
Conversion between several units for one product is not confirmed. Ask us about your needs.