Futur Labs
Custom ERP for Retail

Custom ERP for the work between your stores.

The sale happens at a register. Stock, purchasing, transfers, and reporting cross the whole business. Connect those decisions so each store works from a picture the office can trust.

Futur Labs / Retail
Your operation, connected

Transfer · Store replenishment

Store → Operations → Purchasing
01
Store transfersRequest the stock → Confirm receipt
02
ReplenishmentReview store demand → Allocate the receipt
03
Location reportingGather store activity → Review performance
Shared record
OwnerStatusHistory
  • Built around your workflow
  • Connected to existing tools
  • Phased rollout
  • Code owned by you
Where work gets stuck

Start where the handoff breaks down. Keep what works. Connect the records, decisions, and people that move the work forward.

The stock is somewhere. Nobody is sure where.

Stores call each other to find inventory while online and warehouse records show different availability.

Replenishment depends on a local spreadsheet.

Every manager raises requests differently, making purchasing harder to compare and prioritise.

A store report is a manual project.

Sales, returns, staffing, and stock movements must be brought together before leadership can compare locations.

Where to start

Three workflows. One connected operation.

Explore a starting point for retail. These are possible workflows to assess against your actual systems, rather than a fixed package of modules.

Move stock with a clear handoff.

When it helps

Transfer requests are handled through messages with no reliable record of dispatch or receipt.

Examples
  • Transfer requests
  • reservations
  • receiving checks
A first workflow

A store requests stock, operations approves the source, and both locations confirm the handoff against one transfer.

In practiceIllustrative
Futur Labs / Retail
One connected workflow

Store transfers

Store → Operations → Purchasing
  1. 01Request the stock
  2. 02Approve the transfer
  3. 03Confirm receipt
Shared record
OwnerStatusHistory
What to measure

Transfer time, missing receipts, and stock adjustments.

Scope with your team

Keep the POS that works for staff. Stock latency, payment-provider responsibilities, store permissions, and any franchise reporting rules are part of integration discovery.

Your existing tools

Keep the systems that earn their place.

The ERP can connect the gaps around your current tools. We agree which system owns each record, what can move between them, and who resolves a failed update.

Connections to assess

  • Lightspeed / Square / Clover / Shopify POS
  • Shopify / BigCommerce (ecommerce channel)
  • 3PLs and regional warehouses
  • QuickBooks / Xero / Sage Intacct
  • Avalara / TaxJar (multi-jurisdiction sales tax)
  • Gift card & loyalty platforms

Availability depends on provider access, permissions, data quality, and the workflow we agree.

A connected operation in practice

Reliable Training is a training-business client build. It shows how scheduling, payments, and records can connect around one operation; your industry workflow would be scoped separately.

Built by Futur Labs
Reliable Training Services

A training business.
An entire operation,
connected.

Reliable Training ran on forms, calendars, spreadsheets, and bookings handled by hand. We built a custom ERP connecting the work from registration through certification.

The starting point
Separate tools. Manual bookings. A person keeping everything in sync.
What we built
Scheduling, payments, accounting, and certifications in one connected system.
Explore the Reliable Training build
Migration, rollout & adoption

Your business keeps running while the system changes.

  1. 01

    Agree the first workflow

    Map the handoffs with your team. Store transfers may be a starting point; agree the owner, scope, and success checks before building.

  2. 02

    Build a usable first release

    Review working software each week. Target the agreed first workflow in 3–4 weeks once scope, access, and data are ready.

  3. 03

    Rehearse the data move

    Map source records, identify cleanup, and test the migration. Your team checks the records and totals against the original systems.

  4. 04

    Test with the people using it

    Run real tasks, exceptions, permissions, and handoffs. Train the team and agree whether parallel operation is needed.

  5. 05

    Make a controlled transition

    Set the cutover window, acceptance checks, and rollback approach. A named decision-maker approves the move into daily use.

  6. 06

    Support, then expand

    Monitor the live workflow, resolve issues, and review the results. Add the next module against an agreed roadmap.

Plan the investment

One model. Sized to your speed.

A senior engineering team on a monthly basis, sized to how fast you want to move. Any tier can work through the same ERP roadmap. A smaller team takes more months; a larger team moves more of it forward at once.

Small team

$7k
a month · steady progress
Timeline

An agreed first release, then weekly progress

Best for

Work through the full roadmap in priority order at a steady monthly budget.

Included
  • An agreed first release and a prioritised roadmap
  • Weekly working-software reviews
  • Integrations and data migration within the agreed scope
  • Team training and a controlled rollout
  • Hosting, monitoring, backups, and security updates while we work together
  • Code owned by you from the first commit

Growing

$13k
a month · more work moving at once
Timeline

An agreed first release, then weekly progress

Best for

Add capacity to move the build, integrations, and rollout forward together.

Included
  • An agreed first release and a prioritised roadmap
  • Weekly working-software reviews
  • Integrations and data migration within the agreed scope
  • Team training and a controlled rollout
  • Hosting, monitoring, backups, and security updates while we work together
  • Code owned by you from the first commit

Scale

$18k+
a month · faster delivery in parallel
Timeline

An agreed first release, then weekly progress

Best for

Bring more of the same roadmap forward with parallel workstreams and one delivery plan.

Included
  • An agreed first release and a prioritised roadmap
  • Weekly working-software reviews
  • Integrations and data migration within the agreed scope
  • Team training and a controlled rollout
  • Hosting, monitoring, backups, and security updates while we work together
  • Code owned by you from the first commit

Three-month minimum, thirty days' notice. You own the code from the first commit.

Ownership & ongoing operation

A system you can keep building on.

Your code and your data

You own the repository from the first commit. We document the system and the decisions behind it so the knowledge stays with the business.

Clear control of the accounts

Agree where the system runs, who holds the credentials, and who manages each integration. Access and a handover plan are part of the setup.

Support after the rollout

Hosting, monitoring, backups, and security updates are included while we work together. We agree the support responsibilities as the system moves into daily use.

Access that fits the operation

Define who can see, change, and approve information. Plan permissions, audit trails, and recovery around your requirements, with specialist review where the workflow needs it.

Questions & Answers

Clear answers
for complex builds.

Clear answers on timelines, pricing, ownership, and what shipping actually looks like with a senior engineering team.

  • Start with a handoff your team can describe and measure. For example: A store requests stock, operations approves the source, and both locations confirm the handoff against one transfer. We review the existing tools, exceptions, and data before agreeing the first release.

  • No. We compare keeping, connecting, and replacing each part of the workflow. If a packaged platform already covers the work well, we can build the missing integration or operational layer around it. A custom ERP becomes useful when shared records and business-specific processes need to work together.

  • Keep the POS that works for staff. Stock latency, payment-provider responsibilities, store permissions, and any franchise reporting rules are part of integration discovery.

  • We map the source records, test the move, and ask your team to check the results. The rollout starts with an agreed workflow and group of users, with acceptance checks and a rollback approach. Further modules follow once the first release is working in daily use.

  • The monthly team starts at $7k, with $13k and $18k+ options for more capacity. Any tier can work through the same roadmap; more capacity changes how much can move at once. Total investment depends on the scope, dependencies, and number of months. There is a three-month minimum.

  • You own the code from the first commit. Hosting, monitoring, backups, and security updates are included while we work together. We document the system, agree account ownership and support responsibilities, and plan a handover if another team takes over.

Talk through your retail operation

One call. Bring the workflow.

Show us the handoff, the spreadsheet, or the system your team works around. We’ll discuss what to keep, what to connect, and a useful first release.

Or email hello@buildfutur.com