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Inventory Software for Wholesale & Consignment

B2B sellers, wholesale distributors & consignment managers

Overview

Selling wholesale and through consignment partners means managing different price points, tracking inventory at multiple retail locations, and reconciling payments. Ardent Seller gives you the tools to run a professional B2B operation alongside your direct sales.

Common Challenges

  • Managing different price points for wholesale vs retail customers
  • Tracking consigned inventory across multiple retail locations
  • Reconciling payments from consignment partners
  • Maintaining vendor and buyer relationships
  • Generating professional price lists and invoices

How Ardent Seller Helps

Purpose-built features for wholesale & consignment.

Pricing Tiers

Configure retail, wholesale, and custom pricing with automatic tier selection per customer.

Consignment Tracking

Monitor products at retail partners with location-specific sales tracking.

Vendor & Customer Management

Maintain a complete directory of wholesale buyers and suppliers.

Inter-Location Transfers

Move stock between your warehouse, retail partners, and sales locations with full tracking.

Financial Reporting

Generate income statements and P&L reports across all channels and customer types.

Charitable Donation Tracking

Document product donations to nonprofits with proper valuation for tax deductions.

Guides for Wholesale & Consignment

In-depth articles to help you get the most out of your business.

A small business owner packing handmade ceramic mugs into a delivery box at a bright studio workspace with paper bags and products on the table
Inventory14 min read

Multi-Location Inventory: How to Track Stock Across Your Workshop, Market Booth, and Consignment Shelves

Your inventory lives in three places but your tracking system pretends it is in one. When stock is split across a workshop, a market booth, and two consignment shelves, knowing what you have means nothing unless you also know where it is. Here is how to set up location-based inventory tracking that actually works.

Two small business owners packaging products at a work table surrounded by cardboard shipping boxes, a clothing rack, and packing supplies
Growth15 min read

Scaling from 10 Orders to 100: When Handmade Businesses Outgrow Their Systems

There is a painful middle stage between hobby and thriving business where your order volume breaks everything — your inventory tracking, your purchasing, your fulfillment process. Here is what breaks first, why, and exactly how to fix it at each growth stage.

Handmade soap bars wrapped in kraft paper and twine arranged on a rustic wooden surface with dried lavender sprigs
Pricing14 min read

Wholesale Pricing for Handmade Products: How to Set Minimums, Protect Margins, and Not Undersell Yourself

A boutique owner wants to carry your products. You have no idea what to charge. Most makers default to 50% off retail and hope the volume makes up for it. It usually does not. Here is how to set wholesale prices, minimum orders, and terms that grow your business without gutting your margins.

Rustic wooden crate shelving filled with labeled glass jars of ingredients and supplies in a maker workshop
Inventory11 min read

The Stocktake You Keep Putting Off: A Step-by-Step Guide to Counting What You Actually Have

Most small sellers "know" their inventory — until they count it and discover they are off by 15-30%. A practical, no-excuses guide to running your first real physical inventory count, fixing what you find, and building a cycle counting habit that keeps your numbers honest year-round.

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