Head office asks, branches report
Stock and sales by branch arrive as a weekly spreadsheet, already out of date.
Multi-Branch
Every branch, seen from head office.
Branches are where the business meets its customers, and where head office loses sight of it. Stock, sales and cash are reported weekly, if someone remembers. OrbitWix runs each branch on the same platform with its own warehouses and staff, so head office reads every branch live and transfers between them are never lost in between.
Common business problems
Where branches drift apart.
Each branch is busy and mostly right. Head office just can’t see it.
One branch short, another full
A branch runs out of an item while the next one holds three months of it, and neither knows.
Transfers that disappear
Stock leaves one branch for another and is in neither until someone receives it.
Prices that vary by who is on the counter
Each branch has its own idea of the price list and its own discounts.
Branch results by guesswork
Costs are shared out at year end, so nobody knows which branch actually makes money.
Staff see too much, or too little
Branch staff need their branch’s records, and either see everyone’s or need head office to look things up.
The solution
What the solution puts in place.
Six parts that give each branch its own day and head office the whole picture.
Warehouses per branch
Each branch holds its own stock, on the same ledger head office reads.
Transfers with goods in transit
Stock moving between branches sits in transit until it is received, so it is never nowhere.
Branch-level selling
Each branch sells from its own stock, on group price lists with the branch’s own where they apply.
Results per branch
Income and cost tagged by branch, so each branch has its own profit and loss.
Access by branch
Staff see and work in their own branch; managers see the branches they run.
Branch comparisons
Sales, stock cover and margin by branch, side by side, from live records.
Example business flow
One transfer between branches.
North is running out of an item that Main has plenty of. The transfer is visible from the moment it is raised.
A branch transfer moves through six stages: North falls below its level, a transfer is requested, Main picks and sends it, it sits in transit, North receives it, and both branches' stock is updated.
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01 North
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Below level
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02 Request
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Raised
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03 Main
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Sent 60
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04 In transit
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On the van
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05 North
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Received
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06 Stock
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Both updated
Benefits
What changes for head office and the branches.
No weekly branch report
Head office reads every branch live.
Stock where it sells
Transfers raised from what each branch is actually short of.
Nothing lost in transit
Goods between branches are always on the record.
One price list
Group prices everywhere, with branch exceptions on purpose, not by accident.
Branches you can compare
Each branch’s own profit and loss, every month.
Access that fits the job
Branch staff see their branch; managers see theirs.
Apps used
The apps behind it.
Multi-branch is a Core OS capability that every app respects. These four do most of the branch work.
Inventory
Warehouses per branch and transfers through transit.
Sales
Branch selling on group price lists.
Finance
Branch profit and loss, and access by branch.
AI & Analytics
Branches side by side on sales, stock and margin.
FAQ
Questions about running several branches.
Are branches separate companies?
Not unless you want them to be. Branches usually sit inside one company, each with its own warehouses and staff, sharing the company’s books.
Can each branch have its own profit and loss?
Yes. Income and cost are tagged by branch as they are recorded, so a branch’s profit and loss is a report rather than a year-end allocation.
Can branch staff see only their own branch?
Yes. Permissions are scoped by branch in the Core OS, so staff work in their branch and managers see the branches they are responsible for.
What if a branch loses its internet connection?
OrbitWix runs in the browser, so a branch needs a connection to work. Talk to us about how your branches are connected before you rely on it.
Have a different question? Talk to us.
See all your branches on one screen.
Bring a list of your branches and last month’s stock at each. We will show it on one screen, and the transfers it would have suggested.