Itemery

Itemery is an online inventory companion that tracks products, orders, and suppliers in real time.

How to use Itemery

1. Sign up on the official site and pick a plan that matches your sales volume.
2. Add basic shop details, tax rules, and preferred currency through the start-up wizard.
3. Import current stock with the CSV tool or connect your point-of-sale for automatic sync.
4. Create categories, then scan barcodes with the mobile app to fill them quickly.
5. Set minimum levels so alerts trigger before a shortage happens.
6. Invite colleagues and choose what each person can see or change.
7. Open the dashboard each morning to review low-stock warnings and pending purchase orders.
8. Run profit, ageing, and valuation reports at month-end, then export figures to your accounting platform.

What I discovered while working with Itemery

Advantages

• Fast first-day setup: I had products uploaded and sorted within forty minutes, including barcode scans.
• Clean interface: Buttons sit where I expected, so I spent very little time hunting for features.
• Accurate scanning: The mobile app recognised faded barcodes that my previous system missed, saving manual typing.
• Smart reorder alerts: Emails land in my inbox the moment stock drops below the limit I selected, preventing missed sales.
• Clear analytics: Gross profit, sell-through rate, and dead stock are presented in simple graphs that load instantly.
• Responsive support: A live-chat agent solved my purchase order template issue in six minutes and even followed up later that afternoon.

Drawbacks

• iOS-only app: Colleagues with Android phones must use the web dashboard, which is less comfortable on a small screen.
• Multi-warehouse fee: Tracking stock across several locations requires the “Growth” tier, adding a noticeable monthly cost.
• Busy dashboard: Once I linked six suppliers, the home screen felt crowded until I customised the widget order.
• Report designer learning curve: Creating a custom field drill-down took trial, error, and two help-centre articles.
• Limited e-commerce links: At present, only Shopify syncs natively; WooCommerce users need a third-party bridge.

Overall

Itemery handles the day-to-day grind of stock control with minimal fuss, though expanding firms may budget extra for multi-site features and Android support. For a single-location retailer like mine, the time saved on cycle counts and purchase planning outweighs those gaps.