For chains and wholesale-retail hybrids

Run every yard from one catalogue.

Unified SKU master across branches, inter-branch stock transfers with paired journals, central reports and credit control.

Corner Hardware ShopContractor-focused ShopMulti-branch Chain
Plan your chain in 90 seconds →
Walk-in + quote
Both jobs, one till
Serial
Tracked for every power tool
MRA
Fiscal receipts built in
Credit
Contractor accounts + ageing
From notebook to command centre

Stop writing quotes on carbon paper. Stop losing tools.

Every handwritten quote is a quote that never got followed up. Every missing drill is a week's margin gone. Move off paper in one afternoon.

Quotes that go cold
You wrote it, you handed it over, you never heard back. With no pipeline, you don't even know which customer to call.
Silent tool theft
A grinder walks out the door. Three months later you notice at stock take. The serial was never tracked — so it's just a line item loss.
Credit you can't collect
Contractor tab in a notebook. Owed amounts, payment dates, overdue invoices — all in your head, until they aren't.
Go digital in 90 seconds →
Quote → Order → Deliver → Invoice

One loop for every contractor job.

From the first enquiry to the final invoice — tracked, priced, and accountable at every step.

STEP 01
Quote
Build a branded PDF quote at the till. Contractor pricing auto-applies. Email or print in 60 seconds.
STEP 02
Convert
Quote accepted? One click converts to an order. Stock is earmarked, payment terms locked in.
STEP 03
Deliver
Partial or full. Print a delivery note per drop. Driver gets it signed. Signed copy scans back.
STEP 04
Invoice
Invoice closes the order. Cash, card or credit. Credit parks on the customer's account for month-end settlement.

Your daily reality — solved.

Four things that eat a hardware store's margin.

Unified catalogue
One SKU master, every branch
Add a new product once at head office. Every branch inherits the barcode, the price, the stock level rules.
Move stock, not paper
Inter-branch transfers with paired journals
Transfer materials between yards — stock only moves when the receiving branch scans it in.
Central credit control
One customer master across the chain
Same contractor buys in two branches. One account, one credit limit, one statement.
Manage from anywhere
Phone-first reports
Today's sales, quote conversion, cash position — across every branch, from your phone.
Reports that decide, not reports that describe

Decisions that separate a hardware store from a hardware museum.

Which contractors to chase, which tools to clear, which reps are closing — all from the till data you already have.

Total Truth — the foundation

Before AI. Before dashboards. Before reports. Start with the truth.

Every action at the till is captured, signed, timestamped and store-scoped. Nothing below is estimated — it is drawn from the ledger your cashiers actually run on.

Every sale
who rang it, when, which till, which store
Every void / comp / discount
with manager approval trail and reason
Every till open & close
Z & X reports stamped by cashier and shift
Every stock movement
receive, transfer, adjust, count — signed
Contractor AR ageing
Which accounts are 60+ days overdue?
  • Outstanding by account with ageing buckets
  • Auto credit hold over threshold
  • Last statement sent and payment-promise log
Slow-mover & aged stock
Which power tools are tying up cash?
  • Days since last sale per SKU
  • Capital tied up by brand / category
  • Clearance price suggestion
Quote-to-invoice conversion
How's my pipeline converting by sales rep?
  • Open quotes, converted, expired per rep
  • Average days from quote to invoice
  • Win rate by contractor tier
Project basket analysis
Which SKUs show up in every big project?
  • Top co-purchased items on contractor orders
  • Stock-out risk on staple project SKUs
  • Bundle opportunities with margin impact
See a sample report →
Coming next

An AI assistant that reads your audit trail and Z-report data — and answers “what should I order Tuesday?” or “which station is slowing me down?” in plain English.

When you're ready to grow

Start with one yard. Grow into a chain — same software.

New yard opens, the catalogue is ready. Credit control works chain-wide. Contractors hold one account across every branch.

Unified SKU master
Every product, every price tier — set once, pushed to every branch instantly.
Inter-branch transfers
Move materials between yards with paired journals. Stock only moves when received and scanned.
Chain-wide credit
One customer, one account, one statement — even when they buy across multiple yards.
Plan your chain in 90 seconds →

Shop-ready hardware — shipped and supported locally.

Counter Android till
Rs 14,500
~ USD 315
Rugged Android POS. MRA-certified.
Barcode scanner
Rs 2,900
~ USD 63
1D + 2D. USB or Bluetooth.
Shelf / serial label printer
Rs 3,800
~ USD 83
Print shelf tags and serialised tool labels.
80mm thermal receipt printer
Rs 4,200
~ USD 92
MRA-ready with auto-cut, USB + network.

Why hardware stores switch to Posterita.

What matters
Notebook
Generic POS
Posterita
Walk-in + quote on one till
Two books
Separate app
Same till
Branded PDF quotes
Handwritten
Add-on
Built-in
Quote → Order → Invoice loop
Memory
Partial
Full lifecycle
Contractor price tiers
Manual
Rarely
Built-in
Serial tracking on power tools
Sticky notes
Optional
Built-in
Credit accounts + ageing
Notebook
Add-on
Built-in
Partial delivery workflow
No
Rare
Built-in
Delivery notes with signature
Carbon paper
Add-on
Built-in
Multi-branch transfers
Phone
Costly module
Included
MRA fiscal receipts
No
Plug-in
Built-in
Local install + support
N/A
Remote
On-island

Hardware store FAQ

Can I run both walk-in sales and contractor quotes on one till?

Yes. Walk-in is a standard POS sale. A quote is a separate document — same till, same catalogue, same customer master. A quote converts to an order in one click when the contractor is ready.

Do you support contractor pricing tiers?

Yes. Walk-in price, contractor price, VIP price — assign to a customer or customer group. The correct price applies automatically at the till.

Can I track serial numbers on power tools?

Yes. Capture the serial at receiving. Sale receipt prints the serial. Warranty lookup by serial works in one search.

How do credit accounts work?

Park a sale on a customer account. Settle at month-end. Account statements, ageing reports and credit-limit enforcement are built in.

Can I run partial deliveries?

Yes. One order can have multiple deliveries. Each delivery prints a delivery note. The order closes when all lines are delivered.

What hardware do I need?

A Posterita-certified Android till, a barcode scanner and an 80mm thermal printer. Add a label printer for shelf tags. Delivered and installed locally.

From walk-in to contractor — one till.

Quote, serial, credit, MRA, multi-branch — built in. Serve your first customer in 90 seconds.

Plan your chain in 90 seconds →
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