How Business Central Benefits Hardware Stores:
EDI/API Integration
Directly pull ACE, Do it Best, House-Hasson, Orgill and dozens of other distributor catalogs, send orders, and receive shipments/invoice updates without manual data entry.
Inventory Management
Case-to-unit conversion, cutting, serialized or lot tracking, shelf-location mapping, cycle counting, multi-location and warehouse features to manage simple or complex inventories. Reorder with stock levels, reorder points, buy back what was sold or forecast to manage seasonal demand fluctuations.
Cost-Effective Payments Processing
Choose any credit card processor or ACH payments from any processor. Don’t be held hostage to POS preferred processor and pay double the card processing fees.
Order Processing
Utilize sales and order processing, from quotation to final sale, including special orders for items not currently in stock or that require special procurement.
Supply Chain Management
Synchronize with distributor handheld and market orders. Manage tariffs, supplier costs, landed costs, sales history, purchase history, and forecasting to make purchasing decisions.
Financial Management
Say goodbye to QuickBooks or other siloed accounting software. Business Central has built in general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, financial statements, bank management and payroll integrations.
Loyalty Programs and Promotions
Manage loyalty programs, track customer points, rewards, and create targeted marketing campaigns based on customer purchase history and preferences. Leverage built-in CRM capabilities to track customer interactions, preferences, and purchase history, enabling personalized service and targeted promotions.
Multi-Store, Multi-Location built-in
For hardware stores with multiple locations or warehouses, Business Central manages operations across all sites, ensuring consistent pricing, inventory management, and customer service, all from a single login.
Consolidate Your Software
Eliminate double entry, subscriptions and support for multiple software systems. Business Central will run the entire business.
Mobile Access Everywhere
Business Central software functions from anywhere, whether you are in-store, at home, or on the road. Unlimited free installations mean you can perform any function, anywhere, with the same username and password.
Modern Interface
Modern Interface: Add or remove fields and columns from any screen in the system to adapt to the way you work. Add or remove columns in any lists, to quickly see, sort, and filter any data needed.
Connected To Excel & Other Microsoft software
Business Central is connected to Copilot, Excel, Outlook, Word, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, Power BI and more.
Explore our selection of optional Microsoft AppSource extensions, designed for your specific business requirements.
