Question 1

What kind of stores is this for?

Accepted Answer

Any brick-and-mortar retailer who buys from multiple brands: clothing stores, outdoor shops, home goods, kids stores, gift shops, and more. If you go to market, manage 20+ vendors, and spend hours wrangling POs and spreadsheets, this was built for you.

Question 2

Do I need to be on Shopify?

Accepted Answer

If you need to push products onto a platform to sell, we can help. Inventor-Ease connects with Shopify today, with more commerce connections coming soon. We also support Google Sheets and downloadable, portable product data so your work can go wherever you need it.

Question 3

How long does setup take?

Accepted Answer

Only about five minutes. Create your login, set your preferences, upload your first orders, and you are on your way to easier retail operations.

Question 4

What does it cost?

Accepted Answer

Plans start at $79/month after trial. Starter includes 100 Shopify-ready products per month, Growth is $149/month with 500 products plus vendor CRM, claims, team activity, and guided setup, and Pro is $299/month with 1,500 products plus white-glove onboarding. Custom solutions are also available.

Question 5

Can I try Inventor-Ease before choosing a monthly plan?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The trial is a two-week timed trial so you can upload real orders, test the workflow, and see whether it fits before choosing a monthly plan.

Question 6

How does the system work?

Accepted Answer

Upload a PDF, photo, spreadsheet, or image from your purchase order. Our system reads the document, pulls available product images, and extracts the vendor, line items, quantities, costs, SKUs, and PO total. You review everything on cards and edit anything before saving. Nothing happens without your approval.

Question 7

Does it work with Faire, NuORDER, and JOOR?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Download or print your order from any of those platforms and upload it here. Inventor-Ease detects the format, treats prices as wholesale costs, extracts the brand name as your vendor, and pulls available product images wherever the file or source gives us something useful.

Question 8

Why should I add another tool to my day?

Accepted Answer

We get it. New tools usually mean more complexity, until now. Inventor-Ease gives you one place to put all of those pending orders instantly, so buying stays organized and products can move toward selling faster.

Question 9

Can I upload a photo of a paper order?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can upload a photo, PDF, spreadsheet, or image. Clearer files work better, but the workflow is built for the real formats retailers receive, including product images when they are available.

Question 10

What happens if the order is wrong?

Accepted Answer

Inventor-Ease stages the work for review. Your team can edit products, quantities, costs, and vendor details before saving or publishing.

Question 11

Does Inventor-Ease publish directly to Shopify?

Accepted Answer

It prepares products for Shopify, but your team reviews first. Shopify will let you push almost anything live with very few guardrails, so Inventor-Ease flags missing details before your team pushes products to Shopify.

Question 12

Will my team need Shopify seats?

Accepted Answer

No. Your team can prepare orders, receiving, and product data in Inventor-Ease without working inside Shopify admin. It also helps keep Shopify more secure when seasonal staff or newer team members need to help.

Question 13

Can Inventor-Ease help my products show up in search?

Accepted Answer

Yes. It helps keep product titles, descriptions, images, inventory, product types, and tags complete so shoppers and search tools have better data to work with.

Question 14

What if I do not sell online?

Accepted Answer

That is okay. Inventor-Ease can still help POS-only stores organize incoming inventory and prepare clean product data. If you want an online catalog, great. If you only need better POS-ready data, that works too.

Question 15

Can my whole team use it?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We built Inventor-Ease so it is not another tool only owners or managers can use. Buyers, receiving staff, seasonal help, and managers can all use simple workflows with the right level of access.

Question 16

Can Inventor-Ease track vendor terms and contacts?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Vendor CRM keeps contacts, notes, order history, terms, and follow-up tied to the orders your team already handles.

Question 17

Can it handle partial shipments?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can receive what arrived and keep the rest open for later.

Question 18

Can it help with short shipments or damaged items?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Shortages and damages can be recorded with the PO so vendor follow-up has a clear record.

Question 19

Is my data secure?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Your data is stored with row-level security so each store can only see its own orders, vendors, and products. PO documents are private. We do not share your data with other stores.

Question 20

Does Inventor-Ease train on my store data?

Accepted Answer

No. Your store data is used to do your store work. We do not share one retailer's data with another retailer.

Question 21

What if something needs a human?

Accepted Answer

We got you. Inventor-Ease is built around review moments, clear error states, and real human help when you need it.

Catalog readiness for search and answer engines

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