Acumatica is your top choice for an ecommerce ERP, and this blog will dive into all of the biggest reasons why this unique solution stands out for businesses that need to create a unified retail software ecosystem. Acumatica Cloud ERP is built to provide seamless scalability, integration and automation for financial management and connected processes, including when working with third-party software such as BigCommerce and Avalara to create a consolidated workflow between each system.
Continue reading below to learn more about building a streamlined omnichannel technology stack around Acumatica as your ERP foundation:
Understanding the Need for an Ecommerce ERP
Enterprise Resource Planning software is a particular type of solution that combines functionality for financial and operational management, as well as often acting as a centralized database for transactions and other mission-critical information. For ecommerce, an ERP system provides many benefits but the most vital will start in these broader categories, and for this reason they are typically the best way to consolidate electronic reporting.
Businesses that rely on a disparate collection of disconnected software while their operations grow will soon feel the pain of trying to unify all of that data in one place, if they have not already run into that roadblock. Implementing an enterprise system that integrates with the other applications in your retail technology stack – including your storefront and shopping cart software – makes it much, much easier to handle data management, reporting, inventory control and order processing at scale.
Evaluating ERP Options for Ecommerce
When weighing your options between different ERP choices for your ecommerce business, there are two key categories to focus on – scalability and integration:
- Scalability: Between seasonality, market shifts, growth and any other changes that will impact your business, any limits your technology places on your processes will restrict your team’s ability to get the most out of it and decrease your ROI. You must choose a system that is flexible and can be customized to your needs, not the other way around.
- Integration: A truly scalable enterprise-level software will be able to work with your other core applications for your omnichannel operations and synchronize data seamlessly. A solution that connects natively with the rest of your technology stack will ensure that nothing gets lost when transitioning from one screen to the next, especially on the customer end.
Why Choose Acumatica for Ecommerce
There are many ERP systems that promise to be able to fit in perfectly with your ecommerce processes, but only Acumatica provides the level of scalability, connectivity, visibility, speed and efficiency your business needs to truly master your omnichannel business. With a state-of-the-art and modular platform, a unique and flexible pricing model, intuitive and granular reporting capabilities, a user-centric interface, and a wealth of available third-party integrations, this advanced cloud solution empowers you to position your team for success in retail operations.
Here are some of the top examples why Acumatica is your best choice for an ecommerce ERP:
Key Benefits of Acumatica for Retail and Distribution
Acumatica Cloud ERP comes equipped with several core financial management and industry-specific features that take you to the next level beyond simple accounting software. Many of these are available in modules and vertically-focused Editions, including the Distribution Edition and Retail Commerce Edition. Each of these provides functionality that is immensely useful to manufacturers, distributors and retailers of all niches, and can be tailored to your needs with the help of the active Acumatica Community as well as a top partner such as SWK Technologies.
Acumatica Distribution Edition Features
The Acumatica Distribution Edition delivers comprehensive supply chain visibility and automation, helping you streamline everything from the warehouse floor to point of delivery.
Features included in this Edition are:
- Inventory Subitems: Assign sub-categories so you can track inventory characteristics such as size, color, and style
- Audit Trails: Automatically create a complete audit trail of all transactions, including the identity of users who entered and approved the transaction or modified the record
- Automatic POs: Automatically generate purchase orders based on the inventory stock level and the replenishment algorithms
- Discounts/Promotions: Manage complex pricing and discount policies with the ability to set up quantity and volume discounts as a discount percent or an absolute discount amount
Acumatica Retail Commerce Edition Features
The Acumatica Retail Commerce Edition enables you to unify your back-end and front-end processes from inventory management to point of sale (POS), optimize your customer journey from product listing to shopping cart, and connect with multiple third-party apps for ecommerce, sales tax, shipping and more.
Features included in this Edition are:
- Multiple Warehouses: Setup and manage multiple warehouse locations with stocking locations defined by aisle, row, rack, slot, and bin
- BigCommerce & Shopify Connector: Transmit data bidirectionally between your BigCommerce or Shopify front-end and Acumatica back-office software as orders are placed, and your financials are updated
- Multilevel Approval: Create approval rules for order types, vendor information, order amount, and other order-specific information. Control release through a preset approval process
- Barcode Scanning: Increase item quantities for each scan, add items to orders based on the inventory SKU or alternate item identification number, and capture lot and serial information for items on the order
Acumatica Integration Marketplace
Acumatica users have access to over 100 native connectors with third-party applications and platforms, including several best-of-breed solutions and marketplace platforms such as Target’s and Walmart’s shopping portals. Here are just a few of the top integrations available:
- ADP Workforce Now
- BigCommerce
- Shopify
- Avalara
- ShipStation
- Amazon
- Workforce Go!
- Altec DocLink
- SPS Commerce
Testimonial: How Kill Cliff Found Ecommerce Success with Acumatica
Kill Cliff is a beverage retailer and SWK customers that sells clean energy drinks to a variety of clientele via multiple selling channels, including online through Shopify. Formerly on QuickBooks, their CFO sought out a better solution to handle both their financials and operations, and landed on choosing between Acumatica and NetSuite. They choose the former over the latter for the better long-term pricing, user-friendliness, level of flexibility and integration capabilities with their various other software.
With the help of SWK Technologies, Kill Cliff has leveraged Acumatica Cloud ERP to bridge the gap between silos in inventory tracking and other supply chain bottlenecks, including with its various upstream and downstream partners. Their improved retail technology has empowered them to continue growing their business and expand their ecommerce footprint to unprecedented levels.
The SWK Difference – Work with the Acumatica Partner of the Year
SWK Technologies is a four-time Acumatica Partner of the Year and a top consultant for businesses seeking to implement this ERP in ecommerce, distribution, construction and more. The SWK team’s deep knowledge of the platform and its solutions for industry-specific pain points provides our customers with the expertise they need to solve their biggest challenges and get the most out of their Acumatica implementation.
Learn More About Integrating Your ERP with Your Ecommerce Business
Integration is key to ensuring your ecommerce technology stack operates smoothly and effectively, and SWK will help you create a seamless, unified workflow across all of your disparate systems with Acumatica as your ERP foundation. Get in touch with our experts today to see how we can optimize your implementation if this modern cloud ERP and empower your team to achieve success in your omnichannel business.
Contact SWK here and learn more about our solutions for Acumatica and ecommerce, and how we can help you enable success for your business.