Get One-Pay Consignment SoftwareEfficient Furniture Consignment & Retail Management
Furniture consignment shops, resale stores, and retail businesses have unique needs for managing inventory, consignor percentages, and point-of-sale transactions. Best Consignment Shop Software (BCSS) makes managing these aspects easier with flexible consignment and resale features. From setting varying consignor percentages by item, client, or category, to automatically discounting unsold items, this software offers a powerful solution with no recurring support fee prepayments.
Furniture Inventory Management Made Simple
BCSS supports consigning, buy-outright reselling, and retailing of inventory. Each consignor, item, and inventory category can have its own unique profit split percentage. For example:
- Regular consignors may receive 50% of sales proceeds, while friends or relatives might get 80%, and store-owned inventory generates 100% profits.
- Categories can be created for various item types like furniture, antiques, and accessories, each with a customizable consignor split.
- Higher percentages can be assigned to collectibles, designer items, or expensive pieces.
Inventory is easy to track, categorize, and organize, ensuring detailed insights into sales and profit margins for each item, client, and category.
Seamless Sales Processing with Barcodes & Labels
BCSS offers versatile labeling and tag printing options to meet your shop’s needs. Print price labels and hang tags on sheets with an ink printer or opt for professional thermal printing with Diamond or Virtual editions for a more polished look. Labels can include barcodes for scanning at checkout, allowing for fast and error-free point-of-sale processing.
Discounts can be applied at multiple levels—by item, category, invoice, or store-wide—directly from the POS system. With the ability to open multiple invoices simultaneously, you can serve multiple customers efficiently.
BCSS also enables batch or individual settlement of sold items. When settling consignor payments for credit card sales, you can automatically deduct a percentage to offset processing fees, keeping your business profitable. Additional charges like cleaning, repair, or delivery can also be entered at settlement.
Improved Customer & Consignor Relations
BCSS helps foster better customer and consignor relationships. All client data—whether consignors, buyers, suppliers, or resellers—can be recorded and exported in .csv format for easy use in email programs like MailChimp, allowing for targeted promotions and account updates.
With the Virtual edition, consignors can view their account balances and sales history online, as well as remotely add new items for consignment. The store can then download these items, edit details if needed, and print labels or tags, saving time and reducing phone inquiries.
Optimizing Furniture Consignment Operations
Furniture consignment involves placing furnishings like furniture, accessories, and décor with a consignee for sale or delivery under specific conditions. BCSS simplifies this process by organizing consignor details, inventory information, and sales efficiently. The software helps track consignments, including prices, consignor shares, and inventory status, ensuring every item is managed properly from intake to sale.
Understanding Consignment Agreements
A consignment agreement is a contract outlining the terms of the relationship between the consignor (owner of the items) and the consignee (the shop managing the sale). It specifies how long items will be consigned, what will happen to unsold items, and details about risk and custody in case of loss, damage, or theft. BCSS helps document and track these terms by keeping records of inventory status, sales, and settlement payments.
Specialized Software for Furniture Consignment
Furniture consignment software like BCSS is designed with features specific to the industry. One key feature is "discount schedules," which allow automatic markdowns of unsold items to encourage sales and maintain a fresh inventory. Additionally, robust POS features make processing purchases easy, even when items are large or require special handling.
Most importantly, BCSS is a one-time payment software, which is increasingly rare as software vendors shift to subscription models. This means no ongoing fees or unexpected charges—just a reliable program to support your furniture consignment business.
Software Demonstration & Support
BCSS offers a live demo that allows you to test the software on your shop's computers before purchasing. This demo ensures that the software meets your expectations and includes all the necessary features. Once satisfied, you can make a one-time purchase without worrying about prepayments for support, as customer support and updates are included.
Download the free 2-week demo here and see how BCSS can streamline your furniture consignment operations.
FAQs on Furniture Consignment Software
1. What features does BCSS offer for furniture consignment?
BCSS includes inventory tracking, customizable consignor percentages, barcode label printing, POS processing, and automatic item discounting. It also offers customer communication tools and online account access for consignors.
2. How does BCSS handle settlements and payments to consignors?
Consignor payments can be settled in batches or individually, and BCSS allows you to deduct credit card processing fees or add charges like cleaning and repairs during the settlement process.
3. Can I use BCSS for retail sales as well as consignment?
Yes, BCSS supports both consignment and retail sales. You can record purchases from suppliers for resale, track inventory, and generate detailed sales reports for both consigned and store-owned items.
Get Started with BCSS Today
BCSS is an efficient and low-cost solution for managing your furniture consignment, retail, or resale business. With features designed to streamline inventory management, sales processing, and client relations, you'll save time and enhance profitability—all without the burden of ongoing fees.
Ready to see how BCSS can benefit your shop? Try the free live demo or contact us for more information.