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Whether you're selling screws by the kilo, trusses by the metre, or pallets of cement, Arch Retail is built to handle your complexity with confidence. Our in-store solution is trusted by DIY and hardware stores for its ability to simplify operations, boost accuracy and improve customer service.
Key Features Built for DIY Stores:
Advanced Stock Control
- Unlimited SKUs – Track thousands of small or bulk items like screws, bolts, sand and stone
- Pallet Control – Monitor quantity, movement and return of pallets with full visibility
- Store-Hold (Storage Request) – Customers can collect project items in phases, helping plan and stagger invoicing
- Blind Receiving – Improve accountability by hiding quantity expectations from staff; ideal for catching bonus stock
- Multiple Stock Take Types – Run full, partial, or yard-specific counts with Arch Mobile
Flexible Point-of-Sale (POS)
- PLU & Barcode Creation – Instantly create codes for unlabelled products
- POS Shortcuts – Speed up sales for bulky items like cement and bricks
- Multi-Tier Pricing – Set separate price levels for retail vs contractors or trade clients
- Combo Deals & Promotions – Easily manage product bundles, discount rules and campaigns
- Layby & Direct Deposit Options – Allow customers to pay in instalments or via EFT
Mobile & Operational Efficiency
- Arch Mobile – For picking, validation, exit checks and yard sales
- Store-Hold Management – Seamlessly manage large or phased customer orders
- Security Checks – Prevent loss with mobile item validation and dispatch tracking
Smarter Reporting & Margins
- Live Profitability Tracking – Know your margins in real time
- Retail Price Analysis – Keep pricing competitive and profitable
- Future Price Lists – Prepare for price changes in advance
- Easy Price Calculator – For building product markups or custom quotes
Retail Extras Built In
- Loyalty & Competition Slips
- Shelf Talkers & Promotional Poster Printing
- eStore Integration
- Rate of Sale on Labels
- Integrated Scale Support for weight-based products
Why Hardware Stores Choose Arch:
- Built specifically to manage project-based sales, bulk orders and contractor pricing
- Scalable across multiple departments, warehouses and outdoor yard sales
- Integrated with mobile solutions for in-aisle or outside-yard sales, dispatch and security validation
- Operates in offline mode so you never lose sales due to network issues
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