In the fast-paced retail and e-commerce world, managing inventory, orders, and fulfillment across multiple channels can be a challenging task. AIMS360 apparel software, in seamless integration with Shopify POS, offers an all-encompassing solution that enables fashion retailers to manage inventory in real-time and streamline their operations. Whether fulfilling in-store orders, transferring stock from distribution centers, or handling online orders for in-store pickup, AIMS360 ensures that every process runs smoothly. In this blog, we’ll dive into how AIMS360’s Shopify POS and warehouse management system can transform fashion retailers' operations with efficient retail planningstrategies.

Retail Stores and Popups Have Successfully Installed AIMS360

Retail stores and pop-ups have already successfully implemented AIMS360 apparel software’s real-time integration with Shopify, helping businesses streamline their operations and keep everything running smoothly. By using AIMS360’s WMS handheld devices, staff can perform all inventory tasks on the go. These mobile devices, equipped with barcode scanners, help manage inventory across the entire retail operation.

AIMS360 is a powerful omni-channel solution that consolidates and manages orders from multiple channels, with Shopify being one of those key platforms. This integration provides businesses with the ability to process orders from any sales platform in one centralized location, making it easier to track inventory and orders across e-commerce, retail, and pop-up channels. Fashion retailers using AIMS360 can effortlessly manage inventory, orders, and sales across all their locations.

Real-Time Integration with Shopify POS: No Waiting, No Delays

AIMS360 is the only apparel software with a built-in Shopify POS integration right out of the box. The integration is real-time, meaning that all your orders from multiple Shopify POS stores flow into AIMS360 immediately. There is no need to wait for sync jobs or third-party integrations that can slow down your operations. As soon as a transaction occurs, the data is instantly updated into both AIMS360 and Shopify, ensuring you have the most current information without any delays.

This real-time capability ensures that all your omni-channel orders—whether from e-commerce, retail stores, or pop-ups—flow through seamlessly into AIMS360, creating a single source of truth platform. By consolidating all your data into one centralized system, AIMS360 helps eliminate discrepancies, reduce errors, and improve decision-making across your entire business.

AIMS360 as Your Store Manager for Fashion Retailing

AIMS360 apparel software acts like a store manager for fashion retailers, keeping track of all your items at a physical store. It’s like having an extra pair of eyes and hands to organize styles, sizes, and ensure you always know what’s in your inventory and where it is. The software works perfectly with your Shopify retail Point of Sale (POS) system, making sure your operation runs smoothly, from receiving inventory to fulfilling customer orders.

AIMS360 apparel software’s proprietary real-time sync integration with Shopify POS provides the following benefits:

1. Style Creation

AIMS360 reduces duplicate data entry by allowing you to create styles, colors, and sizes directly from AIMS360 to Shopify. This simplifies product management and ensures consistent product data across all sales channels.

2. Store Mapping

AIMS360 allows you to digitally map your entire store, helping staff locate items quickly and efficiently. This includes aisles, racks, backrooms, and mannequins—so staff can find exactly what they need without wasting time searching.

3. Replenishment

AIMS360 makes it easy to place replenishment orders based on sales demand. Whether you need to restock from another warehouse, a store, or a manufacturer, AIMS360 supports multiple warehouses and multiple locations at each warehouse, making replenishment seamless.

4. Inventory Management

With AIMS360, you can track all items that are in transfer from/to the store, what has arrived, where it’s located, and how many are in stock. AIMS360’s mobile devices, equipped with barcode scanners, help staff with receiving, cycle counting, and managing movements in real-time.

5. Pricing

AIMS360 gives you the flexibility to provide different pricing for e-commerce and different store locations. You can easily adjust prices based on location or platform, ensuring you remain competitive and aligned with your overall pricing strategy.

6. Product Locators

This feature allows you to locate a specific item within your store using your AIMS360 mobile device, tablet, or even your own smartphone. AIMS360’s responsive, cloud-based interface works with all browsers and devices, making it easy to find the products your customers are looking for.

7. Sales Data Integration

By integrating sales data from Shopify POS into AIMS360’s business intelligence, the software helps analyze which products are selling well and should be placed in more prominent locations. AIMS360 also integrates sales data to tools like Excel, API, or BI tools like Power BI or Tableau, allowing for deeper insights into sales performance.

8. Restocking Alerts

AIMS360 can alert you when a specific item is running low and needs to be reordered. You can set up triggers that send email or text alerts to the right users, ensuring you never miss the chance to restock popular items.

9. Real-Time Updates

As items are sold or restocked, AIMS360 updates in real-time, ensuring you always have the most current information. This real-time syncing between AIMS360 and Shopify POS ensures that your inventory data is always up to date across all locations and channels.

10. RFID Integration

If your store uses RFID tags, AIMS360 can track each item’s location in real-time, improving inventory accuracy and preventing loss. This technology ensures your stock is accurate and easily traceable, even in busy retail environments.

11. Never Miss an Order

AIMS360 allows for flexible order delivery to customers from any store or warehouse. You can ship orders from any retail store or e-commerce warehouse to any other location, ensuring your customers receive their orders on time, regardless of where they are.

12. Simple Combined Reporting

AIMS360 consolidates your fashion brand’s data from all sales channels, including e-commerce, popup stores, retail stores, EDI, dropship, B2B wholesale, and any other marketplace. This combined reporting makes it easy to analyze and compare performance across different channels, helping you make informed decisions for your retail sales business.

13. AI Automation

AIMS360’s AI workflow automation reduces human intervention in managing the AIMS360 and Shopify integration. This feature allows fashion retailers to automate routine tasks, such as inventory updates, order processing, and replenishment, improving operational efficiency.

Shopify POS Integration: Bridging E-Commerce and Retail

AIMS360 apparel software integrates flawlessly with Shopify POS, providing fashion retailers with a unified platform for managing sales data, inventory, and customer orders across various channels. This powerful integration allows businesses to optimize inventory levels, streamline order fulfillment, and improve the overall customer experience by offering real-time updates and seamless communication between physical stores and e-commerce operations.

1. Transfers from Distribution Centers (Distro)

One of the main challenges fashion retailers face is managing inventory between warehouses and stores. AIMS360’s integration with Shopify POS solves this problem by offering real-time syncing of stock levels as products are transferred from distribution centers to retail locations. The software keeps track of inventory as it moves, ensuring stores are stocked with the right products to meet demand, which is a vital part of retail planning.

• Efficient Stock Transfers: AIMS360 simplifies the process of transferring stock between warehouses and retail stores, ensuring that inventory levels are always up to date across all locations.
• Real-Time Syncing: As inventory is transferred, the system updates instantly, providing both warehouses and retail locations with real-time visibility into stock levels.

2. Sell Online, Pick Up in Retail Store (BOPIS)

Buy Online, Pick Up in Store (BOPIS) is a growing trend that combines the convenience of online shopping with the benefits of an in-store experience. AIMS360 facilitates BOPIS, ensuring that when a customer orders online for in-store pickup, inventory levels are adjusted automatically, enhancing your retail planning capabilities for fashion retailers.

• E-Commerce Order Fulfillment: AIMS360 ensures that inventory is updated across both e-commerce and retail channels when an order is placed for in-store pickup.
• Efficient Store Pickup: Customers can pick up their online orders at their convenience, and your staff can easily locate and prepare the items for quick pickup.

3. Sell in Retail Store, Ship from E-Commerce

AIMS360 allows fashion retailers to sell products in-store and fulfill orders by shipping directly from the e-commerce warehouse. This flexibility is key for maximizing sales opportunities, especially if a particular item is out of stock in-store but still available online. This dynamic approach is integral to retail planning, enabling fashion businesses to respond swiftly to demand.

• Order Fulfillment Flexibility: Whether selling in-store or online, AIMS360 supports smooth fulfillment processes, allowing orders to be shipped from the most appropriate location.
• Inventory Visibility: Retail staff can view real-time stock levels across all locations, making it easy to fulfill orders from whichever warehouse or store is most convenient.

Retail Store Inventory Management: Front Stock, Back Stock, and Real-Time Visibility

AIMS360 excels at managing both front stock (products displayed on the sales floor) and back stock (inventory stored in the backroom or warehouse). With AIMS360’s advanced features, fashion retailers can keep track of all inventory across multiple store sections, ensuring that products are always available for customers while optimizing storage space. This is an essential aspect of retail planning, ensuring that inventory levels meet demand and product assortment is always on point.

4. Inventory Cycle Count Dates by Section

Cycle counting is essential to maintaining accurate inventory records. AIMS360 simplifies this process by allowing businesses to schedule and track cycle counts by section—whether it’s front stock, back stock, or specific product categories. This ensures that discrepancies are caught early and inventory is always accurately tracked, making it a key part of retail planning.

• Scheduled Cycle Counts: Retailers can set dates for cycle counts based on different sections of the store. This ensures that both front and back stock are accounted for regularly.
• Real-Time Updates: When cycle counts are completed, the software updates in real-time, providing accurate, up-to-date inventory data.

5. Front Stock vs. Back Stock Management

Front stock refers to the items available for immediate purchase on the sales floor, while back stock refers to inventory stored in the backroom or warehouse. AIMS360 ensures that fashion retailers have a clear picture of both front and back stock, making it easier to maintain optimal stock levels. This helps enhance retail planning, allowing fashion retailers to forecast demand and better align their inventory levels.

• Efficient Stock Movement: AIMS360 enables retailers to move products between front stock and back stock as needed, ensuring that the right products are available in the right locations.
• Visibility Across Locations: Whether you’re tracking front stock in a physical store or back stock in a warehouse, AIMS360 offers visibility across all inventory locations.

For more details on warehouse management, check out our Warehouse Management System (WMS) Features

6. Barcoding for Fast Checkout

AIMS360’s integration with Shopify POS supports barcode scanning, making checkout faster, more accurate, and less prone to human error. With barcode scanners integrated into mobile devices and POS systems, retail staff can quickly process transactions and update inventory in real-time. This streamlined checkout process enhances operational efficiency, which is a cornerstone of effective retail planning for fashion retailers.

• Fast Checkout: The barcode scanning feature speeds up the checkout process, reducing wait times for customers and increasing staff efficiency.
• Accurate Inventory Tracking: Each item scanned during checkout automatically updates inventory levels, ensuring accurate stock data across all locations.

Replenishment: Restocking Front and Back Stock with AIMS360

Maintaining the right stock levels is critical for maximizing sales and minimizing inventory costs. AIMS360 offers advanced replenishment features that help fashion retailers keep both front and back stock optimized. This ensures that popular products are always available on the sales floor while minimizing overstocking in the backroom, a crucial aspect of retail planning.

7. Replenishment of Front and Back Stock

AIMS360 allows fashion retailers to replenish front and back stock based on real-time sales data. By using sales forecasts and historical data, the software automatically suggests replenishment orders to maintain the right inventory levels, improving both stock accuracy and retail planning.

• Automated Replenishment: When stock levels fall below a predefined threshold, AIMS360 automatically generates a replenishment order, preventing stockouts and ensuring items are always available.
• Visibility Across Locations: Retailers can manage replenishment orders for both retail stores and warehouses, making it easier to keep inventory levels consistent across all locations.

8. Replenishment Reordering

Replenishment reordering ensures that your business never runs out of key items. AIMS360 simplifies the reordering process by automatically triggering orders when stock reaches a specific level, making retail planning more efficient for fashion retailers.

• Trigger-Based Reordering: AIMS360 can automatically generate reorders when inventory drops below a certain threshold, ensuring that you maintain optimal stock levels.
• Integration with Distribution: Replenishment orders are automatically sent to your distribution network or suppliers, ensuring timely deliveries.

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Customer Testimonial:

"AIMS360 is the best Shopify POS add-on for fashion brands with retail stores. It seamlessly integrates our inventory management across all channels, making operations more efficient and allowing us to focus on what we do best – delivering a great customer experience. It’s truly a game-changer for our retail business."

— ClareV

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Conclusion: Optimize Your Retail Operations with AIMS360 and Shopify POS

With AIMS360 apparel software’s seamless integration with Shopify POS, fashion retailers can streamline their operations, optimize inventory management, and enhance the overall customer experience. From managing transfers from distribution centers to replenishing stock based on sales demand, AIMS360 ensures that retail stores and e-commerce operations are always in sync, making retail planning more efficient.

By combining real-time data, advanced replenishment features, and efficient inventory management, AIMS360 helps fashion retailers optimize both their front and back stock, reducing costs and increasing sales opportunities. Whether you’re selling in-store, fulfilling BOPIS orders, or shipping from your e-commerce warehouse, AIMS360 provides the tools you need to succeed in today’s competitive retail landscape.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. How can AIMS360 improve my fashion retailing operations?

AIMS360 apparel software integrates seamlessly with your existing systems, including Shopify POS, to provide real-time inventory management, automate replenishment, and streamline order fulfillment. Whether you're managing in-store inventory, e-commerce sales, or BOPIS (Buy Online, Pick Up In Store), AIMS360 enables fashion retailers to run more efficient operations, optimize stock levels, and enhance customer experiences. This boosts the performance of your retail sales business and strengthens your retail planning efforts.

2. What is the best way to manage inventory across multiple locations for fashion retailing?

With AIMS360, fashion retailers can synchronize inventory across all channels, whether it’s in physical stores or e-commerce platforms. Our retail planning tools allow for real-time tracking of both front and back stock, seamless stock transfers between locations, and automated replenishment, ensuring that your store always has the right amount of stock at the right time. This reduces stockouts and overstock situations, optimizing inventory flow for your retail sales business.

3. How does AIMS360 integrate with Shopify POS?

AIMS360 offers a seamless integration with Shopify POS, ensuring that all your sales and inventory data is consolidated in real-time. This integration supports various functions such as stock transfers from distribution centers, BOPIS (Buy Online, Pick Up in Store), and fulfilling in-store purchases with shipments from your e-commerce warehouse. This helps fashion retailers efficiently manage their retail sales business with optimized processes and better decision-making based on real-time data.

4. Can AIMS360 help me improve my fashion retailing profitability?

Yes, AIMS360’s real-time inventory management, automated replenishment, and retail sales business analytics tools help fashion retailers improve their profitability. By reducing excess stock, optimizing product placement, and ensuring popular items are always in stock, AIMS360 enables you to maximize sales while reducing operational costs. Efficient retail planning using AIMS360 ensures you’re meeting customer demand and boosting profit margins.

5. How can I integrate AI into my fashion retailing business using AIMS360?

AIMS360’s AI-driven automation tools help fashion retailers minimize manual intervention in inventory management, replenishment, and sales forecasting. By using real-time data and predictive analytics, the software automatically adjusts your inventory levels, processes replenishment orders, and provides detailed insights into sales trends. This automation allows you to scale your retail sales business efficiently while ensuring you never miss an opportunity to satisfy customer demand.

6. How does Shopify POS help with inventory management?

Shopify POS offers real-time inventory management by automatically syncing data between your physical retail store and e-commerce platform. With AIMS360 integration, fashion retailers can track stock levels, manage sales data, and transfer inventory efficiently between stores and warehouses. Whether you’re restocking or transferring stock, Shopify POS keeps your inventory up-to-date, minimizing the chances of overstocking or stockouts. This makes retail planning more efficient, giving retailers the tools they need to manage their products across channels seamlessly.

7. What role does barcode scanning play in inventory management with Shopify POS?

Barcode scanning plays a crucial role in efficient inventory management for fashion retailers using Shopify POS. With integrated barcode scanners, AIMS360 makes the checkout process faster and more accurate by quickly scanning items for purchase. Additionally, scanning products during stock transfers, cycle counts, and replenishment ensures that inventory data is updated instantly across all channels. This level of efficiency reduces human errors and ensures real-time accuracy, providing fashion retailers with the tools they need for better inventory tracking and management.

8. How can AIMS360 streamline the checkout process with barcode scanning?

AIMS360’s integration with Shopify POS allows fashion retailers to use barcode scanning for faster, more accurate checkouts. The integration ensures that products are scanned efficiently during sales, updates inventory in real-time, and speeds up transaction times. Not only does this enhance the customer experience by reducing wait times, but it also ensures inventory levels are updated automatically, reducing errors and improving stock accuracy. This functionality is essential for streamlining retail sales business operations.

9. Can barcode scanning help with stock-taking and cycle counting?

Yes! AIMS360’s barcode scanning functionality simplifies stock-taking and cycle counting. With barcode scanners, fashion retailers can quickly count stock, update quantities, and verify product locations during cycle counts. This integration ensures that discrepancies are flagged early, providing more accurate inventory data in real-time. By streamlining the stock-taking process, fashion retailers can reduce downtime, improve stock accuracy, and make more informed decisions regarding retail planning.

10. How does Shopify POS integrate with AIMS360 to ensure real-time updates in inventory?

AIMS360’s integration with Shopify POS ensures that inventory levels are updated in real-time across all sales channels. Whether you're selling in a physical retail store or through your e-commerce platform, AIMS360 syncs your inventory data with Shopify POS to provide accurate and up-to-date information. This real-time inventory management allows fashion retailers to make better retail planning decisions, ensuring products are replenished on time and that there is a constant supply of popular items.

11. How do I do receiving via barcodes and mobile scanning with Shopify POS and AIMS360 Runway app?

Receiving inventory is a critical part of efficient retail sales business management, and AIMS360, in integration with Shopify POS and the AIMS360 Runway app, simplifies this process. You can receive products from your warehouse, factory, or vendors seamlessly using barcode scanning and mobile devices.

• Receiving from Warehouse, Factory, or Vendor: With AIMS360, you can easily scan incoming products using the AIMS360 Runway app on your mobile device. Whether you're receiving shipments from your warehouse, factory, or vendor, the app instantly captures barcode data, automatically updating your inventory levels in real time.
• Mobile Scanning with AIMS360 Runway App: The AIMS360 Runway app enables your staff to use mobile devices equipped with barcode scanners to scan items upon arrival. This eliminates manual data entry errors and ensures that your stock is immediately updated, making receiving more efficient and accurate.
• Integration with Shopify POS: Once products are received and scanned, the data is synced with Shopify POS, ensuring that your sales and inventory systems are immediately updated. This integration helps fashion retailersmaintain accurate stock counts across both e-commerce and physical retail locations.
• Streamlined Receiving Process: The ability to scan barcodes directly when receiving products streamlines the receiving process and reduces the time it takes to make products available for sale. Whether you're receiving a shipment from a vendor or restocking from a warehouse, AIMS360's mobile scanning ensures smooth and fast operations.