Hardware shop software for hardware, paint and electronics stores

The hardest part of a hardware shop is the long tail: hinges, fittings, fasteners, pipe joints, bits. Each comes in its own unit.

In Posify24, each product has its own unit, and the Hardware shop type sets up pieces, box, kg, metre and set, with categories for hand tools, power tools, fasteners and plumbing. Paint gets litre, pieces and box. Electronics gets mobile, laptop, gadgets and accessories, sold by the piece or box. Set how many pieces are in a box and stock shows as boxes plus loose pieces.

Set a minimum stock level for the fast-moving items, and the low stock list tells you what to order before the shelf is empty. Print barcode labels from the purchase order so small items scan at the counter instead of being searched by hand. See inventory management for stock counts, wastage and stock history.

A paint contractor takes 40 litres for a building job and pays when the client pays him. An electrician picks up wire, switches and breakers every few days. If this credit lives in a notebook, it is hard to know who owes what.

In Posify24, each customer has an opening due, a credit limit and credit days. A sale that would push someone over their limit is refused at the counter. Every invoice shows the previous due. The due ledger and the due ageing report show which contractors have owed money for more than 30, 60 or 90 days, so you know whom to call first.

Bigger buyers ask for a price first. Make a quotation, send it, and when it is accepted, convert it into a sale order. You do not have to send everything on the same day: record a delivery with a gate pass number, vehicle and driver, deliver part now and the rest later, and Posify24 keeps track of what is still pending. More in sales orders and delivery.

If you sell rod, cement, tiles or sand in bulk, the building materials software page covers square-foot tiles, labour and carrying charges, and contracts.

For walk-in customers, the POS screen works the usual way: scan or search, set the quantity, take payment. A customer can pay part cash and part bKash or card on one bill, and anything unpaid is saved as a due on their name. Print an 80 mm receipt, or an A4 invoice for a sale order.

• Hardware, paint and electronics presets - tools, fasteners, plumbing, finishes, mobiles, laptops and accessories
• Mixed units - pieces, box, kg, metre, set, litre, with box plus loose pieces
• Contractor credit - opening due, credit limit, credit days, due ageing report
• Quotations - draft, send, accept, convert to a sale
• Sale orders and partial delivery - gate pass, vehicle and driver on each delivery
• Barcode labels - print from the purchase order
• Low stock list - minimum level per product
• Supplier dues - purchase orders, goods received, purchase returns

Hardware stores, sanitary and plumbing shops, electrical goods shops, paint shops and paint dealers, electronics and gadget shops, and computer accessories shops.