Wix POS Register: Setting Up Inventory Management in Multiple Locations
6 min
In this article
- Step 1 | Add additional inventory locations
- Step 2 | Assign products and variants to locations
- Step 3 | Select an inventory location in the POS tablet
- FAQs
Important:
We're in the process of releasing the ability to manage inventory in multiple location. It's not yet available for all merchants.
If you're using Wix POS Register to sell both in your physical stores and online shop, you can manage inventory seamlessly for multiple locations. Start by adding the additional inventory locations in the dashboard, and then choose which products are available in each one.
Step 1 | Add additional inventory locations
To start managing inventory for multiple locations, add your additional location(s) in the Business info page.
Important:
- A location can be a store branch, warehouse, office - any other location connected to your business.
- Make sure to set in which locations you track inventory.
- Your online store location is always an inventory location.
To add additional inventory locations:
- Go to Business info in your site's dashboard.
- Click +Add New Location.
- Enter the location address.
- (Optional) Enter a location name and description.
Tip: If you don't enter a location name, the street will serve as the location name. - Click the This is an inventory location for my store toggle to enable or disable it:
- Enabled: You'll be able to track inventory in this location.
- Disabled: This is a business location where you don't track inventory (e.g. an office).
- Enter the rest of the details and click Save.
- (Optional) Set the new location as your default display location:
- Click the More Actions icon
above map of the relevant location. - Select Set as default.
- Click Set Default.
- Click the More Actions icon
Step 2 | Assign products and variants to locations
Now you can select the products for which you manage inventory at each location. If a product has variants, choose which variants you stock at each location. Start by selecting the location you want to manage from the Location drop-down.
To assign products:
- Go to Inventory in your site's dashboard.
- Select a location from the Location drop-down.
- Click More Actions.
- Select Assign Products.
- Select the checkboxes next to the products and variants you want to assign to this location.
- Click Add.
Step 3 | Select an inventory location in the POS tablet
When you first set up the POS Register, you'll be asked to select the location associated with the tablet as well as an inventory location. You can go back anytime to Business info in the tablet to update these selections.
The location you select is used for inventory management. Only the store products available at this location are available for sale in the tablet.
To assign an inventory location in POS Register:
- Open the POS tablet.
- Tap the Menu icon
at the bottom left. - Tap Settings.
- Scroll down and tap Business info.
- Tap Edit location next to Your inventory location.
- Select where you manage inventory location and tap Continue.
Tip: If you manage inventory for your online store and this physical location together, select Online store.
FAQs
How can I choose whether a location is an inventory location?
What is the default location used for?
How can I offer a product only in physical locations but not online?
.How can I quickly locate a stock item when I manage inventory for multiple locations?
How can I customize the columns in my inventory list?
and the select the checkbox next to the column you want to show or drag columns to reorder them. What happens when I create a new product?
What happens when I delete a product in the Products tab?
How can I delete a location?
How can I view inventory levels at other locations from my POS tablet?
