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Sage for retail

Best-in-class retail business software for fast-growing brands

Get best-in-class retail software that can be used either as standalone solutions or seamlessly integrated into the expansive Sage-built tech stack, unlocking limitless growth potential.

Unleash your potential with retail inventory software and accounting tools

Scale and grow fearlessly with retail business software designed to meet your needs. Whether you're looking for advanced accounting capabilities, reliable retail inventory software, or automation and simplification, we've got you covered. Combine our Intacct, Inventory Planner, and Brightpearl products or use them standalone.

  • Leverage industry-leading accounting software to centralise your data for clear insights across all your retail and e-commerce channels.
  • Simplify and automate order processing, inventory management, and post-purchase tasks to boost efficiency.
  • Forecast sales and receive reliable purchasing recommendations to increase profits, save time, and adapt to market changes.
  • Benefit from a speedy setup in weeks, not months or years, with our expert-led onboarding, continuous support, and training for your team.

Game-changing retail business software

Discover more about our retail business and inventory software. Take advantage of any or all of these market-leading tools into your own centralised hub, to suit your needs and support your growth.

Sage Accounting

Flexible online accounting software for small businesses. Unlock potential, gain clarity, and save time.

Cloud accounting for freelancers, sole traders, and small businesses:

  • Create and send sales invoices.
  • Track what you're owed.
  • Automatic bank reconciliation.
  • Calculate and submit VAT.
  • Easy to set up and use.

Sage Intacct

The leader in cloud accounting and financial management software. Perfect for scale-ups to global enterprises. Bespoke pricing, tailored to your business.
  • Track multiple accounts in real-time.
  • Consolidate multiple entities and more in minutes.
  • Collaborate from a single source of truth.
  • Make strategic decisions with dimensional reporting and analytics.
  • Open APIs allow multiple, stable, secure integrations.

Retail accounting software FAQs

Retail business software and accounting tools should be simple to use and easily learned. They should be designed for multichannel retail businesses, allowing you to connect your entire business to one central source of truth.

Inventory Planner by Sage is the #1 retail inventory software for multi-channel e-commerce businesses.

It helps thousands of busy merchants across the world save time, adapt to market changes and maximise profit by providing intelligent purchasing recommendations based on customised demand forecasting.

Inventory Planner offers accurate product forecasting and analysis, alongside intuitive inventory reporting so retailers can make smarter replenishment decisions. Our marketing-leading inventory planning software helps merchants avoid losing revenue by running out of products, stop tying up cash in 'safety stock' and poor performing products, and optimises inventory purchasing to boost revenue potential.

Inventory Planner became part of the Sage Group plc in 2022, and was renamed as Inventory Planner by Sage.

Business and accounting software for retail automates the reconciliation process, so you can automatically import data across different systems and locations to make sure reconciliation is done without the risk of entry errors or redundancy. Automated workflows remove the task of manually comparing multiple books, so you can spend more time focusing on your business.

Cloud-based retail inventory software and accounting solutions improve collaboration between locations through a shared database. With accounting software for retail that incorporates inventory and business management tools, everyone across your company can access the same data, at the same time, in real time. Wherever they are. Accounting and management software for retail can lead to better decision-making through accurate, actionable insights, clear financial statements, and streamlined, automated processes.

Get more than just great software

As a member of the Sage community, you'll enjoy benefits that help elevate both you and your business, including connecting with brilliant experts and industry peers.

Expert human support

Experts on hand to help you get the most out of your software and enhance your productivity.

Member Masterclass

Dip into talks and articles from the world's leading experts to help with business challenges, like using innovation to create impact.

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