This is my first time posting here so sorry if this has been covered already.
We currently have one physical store which also acts as our head office and where all deliveries of stock will go. From tomorrow we will have a second physical store. I have set up the second store as far as stock management goes but I learned yesterday that it seems we need to have another account to run a separate till system in the new store. Is this correct? I need the second store to be able to cash up and pull all its own reports independently but I also need to be able to pull reports for that store from the head office as well as do stock transfers between the two stores.
If we do need to have another account and plan then I see that basically as setting up a new business so how do we get these accounts to communicate for reporting and stock management?
Are you currently using Shopify POS in your physical store? If so, you can add multiple POS locations to stock specific products in different stores. The assigned location’s inventory count is updated whenever a product is sold or restocked on Shopify POS. You can learn more about using multiple Shopify POS locations here.
With POS locations, you can also access a Retail sales by POS location report, which will show you the total sales for each location. You can also handle inventory transfers and update inventory between your locations directly through Shopify. You can learn more about how to handle inventory between locations here.
Using multiple locations with Shopify POS doesn’t require you to open a second Shopify account, since you can manage all locations under a single account. Just keep in mind that you will need to be using the Shopify POS Pro plan in order to have access to full retail features. The POS Pro plan is ideal for businesses who manage multiple retail stores, and you can find a full list of POS Pro features here.
I hope this helps, but please let me know if you have any further questions or if you’re using another platform to handle your POS. Depending on your current setup, I’d be happy to continue brainstorming solutions with you.
I believe our app Better Reports may be able to help with multi-store reporting! The way multi-store reporting works is that you get a store field that can compare and collate data across stores. It can also deal with FX conversion across stores if you have different default currencies on each store. You’ll still get the individual reporting in each store as well.
In addition to building custom reports to meet your specific needs, you’ll have access to 60+ built-in reports that cover many common use cases for merchants and our reports can be scheduled to send to your email or Google Drive at set frequencies (for instance, hourly, daily, monthly).
I encourage you to install Better Reports and start your free 14-day trial, and I’ll be happy to set this up for you.
Let me know how you go and feel free to reach out if you have any further questions.