Integration of POS with online store for unified reporting

Purpose

1.1. Automate the integration of POS (Point-of-Sale) systems with online store platforms to enable unified, real-time reporting and automated synchronization of inventory, sales, and customer data across retail and digital channels in aromatherapy supply stores.
1.2. Achieve automated reconciliation between in-store and online transactions, automating stock updates and preventing overselling, while creating a single source of truth for business analytics and decision-making.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. New in-store sale recorded in POS – triggers automated sync of stock levels and sales data to the online store and central database.
2.2. Online purchase completed – automates deduction of inventory in POS and sends automated order confirmation to staff.
2.3. Scheduled reporting interval reached (e.g., daily, hourly) – initiates automated extraction of sales and inventory data for unified report generation.
2.4. Manual trigger from dashboard for on-demand automated reconciliation.

Platform Variants

3.1. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: Admin REST API, Orders & Inventory endpoint; automate GET/PUT requests for order and stock updates.

3.2. Square
• Feature/Setting: Transactions API, Inventory API; automate POST inventory.batchChange and read Payments endpoint on new POS transaction.

3.3. Lightspeed Retail
• Feature/Setting: Retail API, automate Item and Sale endpoints for item sync and order automation.

3.4. WooCommerce
• Feature/Setting: REST API, /wp-json/wc/v3/orders, /products endpoints; automate callback webhooks for order and inventory change.

3.5. Vend (by Lightspeed)
• Feature/Setting: API /products and /sales endpoints; automate inventory adjustment with sale triggers.

3.6. Clover
• Feature/Setting: Inventory API, automate inventory item update via PATCH /v3/merchants/{mId}/items

3.7. Magento (Adobe Commerce)
• Feature/Setting: REST API, automate calls to /V1/orders and /V1/products/stockItems endpoints.

3.8. SquareSpace Commerce
• Feature/Setting: Commerce Orders API; automate order event webhooks to trigger stock update.

3.9. QuickBooks POS
• Feature/Setting: Web Connector, automate SOAP requests for sales and inventory synchronization.

3.10. Revel Systems
• Feature/Setting: API, Product and Order endpoints; automate push/pull inventory levels with webhook triggers.

3.11. BigCommerce
• Feature/Setting: v3 Catalog and Orders API; automate PATCH stock level with order webhook.

3.12. WooPOS
• Feature/Setting: Cloud Sync API; automate inventory and order data exchange between POS and e-commerce portal.

3.13. Ecwid
• Feature/Setting: Store API, automate Event Webhooks to push order/inventory changes.

3.14. Toast POS
• Feature/Setting: POS API; automate inventory sync using menu and order endpoints.

3.15. SAP Business One
• Feature/Setting: Service Layer API; automate inventory and order update transactions.

3.16. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Retail
• Feature/Setting: Commerce and Inventory APIs; automate sync jobs for order and inventory change.

3.17. Oracle Retail Xstore
• Feature/Setting: Service APIs, automate order and product update endpoints.

3.18. NetSuite
• Feature/Setting: SuiteTalk API, automate InventoryAdjustment and SalesOrder records.

3.19. Square Online
• Feature/Setting: Orders and Inventory APIs, automate real-time webhook triggers for unified inventory.

3.20. WooCommerce Square Integration
• Feature/Setting: Automated sync settings; automate continuous alignment between Square POS inventory and WooCommerce catalog.

Benefits

4.1. Automation eliminates manual reconciliation, automates all sales and inventory processes, and allows automators to schedule custom reports.
4.2. Automatedly keeps inventory available for both online and in-store sales accurate in real time.
4.3. Automating unified analytics, trend reports, and sales forecasts improves business insight and strategic planning.
4.4. Automation reduces error rates, automates alerts for low inventory, and improves customer satisfaction by preventing overselling.
4.5. Enables automatable multi-location management and automated omnichannel tracking without duplicative manual entry.