Product Catalog and Inventory | Retail
Retail Core's product catalog tools let operators add, organise, and manage products manually or in bulk with images, special pricing, scale support, and real-time stock tracking across all terminals.
General
Your products are the heart of your business. Build an organised, high-quality catalog in Retail Core from a handful of specialty items to thousands of SKUs and every terminal stays in sync automatically.
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Learn how to set up products manually or import them in bulk, organise them into categories, add compelling images, and configure special pricing. Whether you're managing a few specialty items or thousands of SKUs, these tools will help you build a catalog that drives sales and simplifies inventory management.
What you can do
The Product Catalog section of Retail Core covers everything from creating your first product to managing complex weighted items and stock levels across multiple locations.
Before You Start
- â You have an active Retail Core account with Administration access.
- â At least one Store and linked POS terminal are configured in the Retail Core Admin Panel.
- â You have your product names, prices, and VAT rates ready before starting manual entry.
- â For bulk import: your product data is prepared in the Retail Core Excel template format.
- â For stock management: your warehouse locations are defined before activating inventory control.
Product Setup
Create and organise your product catalog. Start with your categories, then add products manually or import them in bulk. Add images to make your terminals visually appealing to customers.
Categories (item hierarchies) organise your products into logical groups. Create your full hierarchy before adding products -- for example Beverages > Soft Drinks > Cola -- so every product lands in the right place from the start.
Add products one at a time for small catalogs, or use the Excel import for larger ranges. Both methods support product name, item code, price, tax rate, and barcode. Unit types let you define how a product is measured and sold.
Images make your terminals more appealing and help customers identify products quickly. Add images individually, upload in bulk, or let Retail Core generate images automatically using AI.
Advanced Product Configuration
Once your core catalog is in place, use these features to handle special pricing, product variants, deposit schemes, and hardware integrations such as scales and barcode readers.
Set time-limited or customer-group-specific prices, define product metrics (size, volume), create styles for variants (colour, flavour), and configure number series for item codes.
Enable scale integration for weighed products sold by gram or kilogram, configure bottle deposit schemes, and set up barcodes that encode weight for weighted items scanned at the terminal.
Inventory Control
Track stock levels per product across your store locations in real time. Activate stock management first, then create warehouses and link stock to your stores. Use complementary products to automatically suggest add-ons at the terminal.
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