Multi-location inventory, simplified: One dashboard to rule them all

Part III of our Stock Management series: How ReadyCMS helps you scale without losing track of stock

Managing inventory in one place is already challenging. Add multiple stores, warehouses, or fulfillment centers, and things can get messy quickly. Stock updates fall out of sync, product availability becomes guesswork, and customers start seeing "available" items that aren't actually in stock.

That's why we designed the stock management system in ReadyCMS to handle multi-location inventory without the chaos.

The challenge of multi-location inventory

Let's be real - most platforms aren't built for businesses with more than one storage or sales location.

Common issues include:

  • manually checking inventory per location
  • no central dashboard to compare stock levels
  • confusion over where to ship from
  • accidentally selling products that only exist in a different store
  • no logs or clarity on how/why a stock value changed

ReadyCMS fixes this with a system that brings all locations into one place.

One dashboard, multiple locations

1. Inventory dashboard

Our dashboard is split into easy-to-use tabs:

  • Dashboard: Your main control center, with a simple but powerful design
  • Stock history: Track every change made - what changed, where, and when
  • 'All' tab: Shows a combined view of all inventory, no matter where it's stored
  • Location tabs: Each store or warehouse gets its tab, so that you can filter by location

These location tabs are named after your set store locations. Every store location that has the "Manage stock for this location" option enabled will be visible here.

Animated view of the inventory history section in ReadyCMS showing a list of products with stock quantities, SKUs, stock status indicators, and publishing statuses across multiple pages.

2. Per-location product tracking

Whether you're managing stock in one location or ten, ReadyCMS ensures that inventory is updated in real time. And if you have multiple locations enabled, you can manage product stock for each location.

Each product has its own stock view that shows where your stock is located:

  • you can adjust inventory per store
    Stock chart and inventory breakdown by location for a product in ReadyCMS, showing total stock across two storage locations and a visual graph of stock changes over time.
  • track which location fulfilled the most recent order (history chart)
  • and, of course, manually adjust stock levels if needed
    Add Inventory Transaction modal in ReadyCMS, showing a dropdown menu for selecting a transaction type such as Initial Stock, Sale, Return, Purchase/Restock, Transfer, Adjustment, Damage, Theft/Loss, Inventory Audit, Spoilage/Expiration, and Correction, along with a field to input stock change quantity.

Per-location product tracking is especially useful if specific variants (like sizes or colors) are only stocked in certain places.

3. Store location buttons

Every location you set up in shop settings gets a button in the system:

Animated view of the ReadyCMS eCommerce locations settings page showing multiple warehouse addresses with options to set visibility, stock status, stock quantity, and pickup availability. A user scrolls to view location settings and stock controls.

  • use it to jump straight to that store's inventory history
    Screen recording of the inventory history feature in ReadyCMS showing a graph of stock levels over time. The user filters inventory data by date range and location, with options to export reports in multiple formats like CSV, Excel, and PDF.
  • no need to navigate through menus or filter tables
  • it saves time and reduces human error

4. Location management in settings

You can also configure each store independently:

Interface section in ReadyCMS for configuring individual store location settings, showing toggle switches for visibility on the website, pickup availability, and stock management, along with a green Save button.

  • add/remove locations easily
  • set how each one tracks stock
  • apply unique rules per store (like allowing pickup at this store location)
  • allow the location to be visible on the website

This means each store can follow its logic without breaking the overall system.

Real-world example

Imagine a customer buying a jacket online. The product is stocked in your flagship store and warehouse.

ReadyCMS automatically checks the warehouse first (based on your settings), updates the stock, and logs the change. Your flagship store inventory remains untouched, so your in-store customers aren't affected.

This kind of rule-based control isn't just convenient but makes scaling possible.

Stocked and sorted

Multi-location inventory shouldn't be a headache. With ReadyCMS, it's not.

Our system keeps everything in sync, visible, and easy to manage from a single place, whether you have two stores or twenty. With logs, controls, and alerts, you'll never lose track again.

In the next post, we'll discuss one of our stock system's most underrated but powerful parts: the stock change history.

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