Storekeeper
For shops that sell on Lightspeed Retail

Lightspeed inventory management system and Lightspeed inventory software, with reorder forecasts for Lightspeed POS inventory

Lightspeed reorders from the numbers you type in. Storekeeper works those numbers out for you: a forecast for every item, a reorder point that follows its sales, and the quantity to put on the next vendor order.

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The short answer

Lightspeed Retail includes inventory management on every plan: stock counts per location, vendors, purchase orders, and a reorder point plus desired level for each item. On Basic ($89 a month billed yearly) and Core ($149) those two numbers are typed in by hand. Forecasting and order recommendations come with Lightspeed Insights, which is only on Plus ($289). Storekeeper adds per-item forecasts and suggested order quantities for $49 a month, less than the $140 step from Core to Plus.

What you already pay for

Lightspeed POS inventory on Basic, Core and Plus

Checked against Lightspeed's US retail pricing page and its Retail support articles. Yearly prices shown; monthly billing is $109, $179 and $339.

Inventory feature Basic, $89 Core, $149 Plus, $289
Products, variants, stock per location Yes Yes Yes
Reorder point and desired level per item Yes, typed by you Yes, typed by you Yes, typed by you
Purchase orders to vendors Yes Yes Yes
Advanced sales and inventory reports No Yes Yes
Mobile scanner app for counts No Yes Yes
Landed costs No Yes Yes
Insights (forecasting, order recommendations) No No Yes

On Basic and Core the system does exactly what you tell it. When an item falls to its reorder point, Lightspeed adds it to the purchase order and fills the quantity up to the desired level. If those two numbers are stale, the order is stale too.

Bike shop manager reviewing a reorder list on a laptop in the stockroom
Who buys this

Built for Lightspeed stores with thousands of variants and seasonal buying

Bike shops, outdoor and sporting goods, apparel and footwear boutiques, pet stores, gift and home shops. Lightspeed is popular with these stores because it handles size and color matrices well. The same matrices are what make hand-set reorder points impossible to keep current: a jacket in five sizes and four colors is twenty numbers to maintain, and they all change when the season turns.

  • One store on Basic or Core. Starter at $49 a month forecasts every variant and flags what to order this week.
  • Two to five stores, or Lightspeed plus an online shop. Growth at $149 plans each location and drafts one purchase order per vendor.
  • Already on Plus. Insights gives you a forecast. Storekeeper is worth a look if you want vendor lead times, safety stock and dead stock in dollars in the same view.
The problem with typed reorder points

Why Lightspeed reorder points still let best sellers sell out

A reorder point is right only if it covers the units you sell while the next delivery is on its way. That changes item by item and month by month.

Item (one store) Sells per week Vendor lead time Typed reorder point Point that covers lead time plus safety stock
700x28 inner tube 24 1 week 10 About 34. At 10 the shelf is empty before the box arrives.
Rain jacket, size M, black 3 in October, 0.5 in June 4 weeks 4 About 15 in October, about 3 in June. One number is wrong in both seasons.
Trail helmet, size S 0.3 3 weeks 4 About 2. At 4 you keep reordering stock that sits for months.
Chain lube, 4 oz 9 2 weeks 10 About 24. The vendor's case of 12 rounds the order up.

Figures are illustrative. The pattern is not: fast movers get points that are too low, slow sizes get points that are too high, and seasonal items are wrong half the year. The reorder list report shows what is under its point, never whether the point itself still makes sense.

How it works

From Lightspeed sales to a vendor order in four steps

The demo at the top of the page runs the same chain on sample data, so you can see what gets flagged and why.

1

Bring in Lightspeed sales

Connect your Lightspeed account, or upload the item sales report exported from Lightspeed. Each variant and each store gets its own sales history.

2

Add vendors and lead times

One lead time, order day and case size per vendor, with overrides for items that ship slower. A typed reorder point never sees any of this.

3

Forecast every variant

Trend and seasonality per item, then a reorder point and safety stock that are recalculated every day as sales move.

4

Order by vendor

A suggested quantity and an order-by date for each line. On Growth the lines become a draft purchase order per vendor, ready to check and send.

What you get

Lightspeed inventory software that decides the next order

Lightspeed keeps ringing up sales, counting stock and receiving orders. Storekeeper handles the part in between.

Reorder points that move

Each variant gets a point sized from its own sales and its vendor's lead time, updated daily. You can copy them into Lightspeed's reorder point and level columns if you like.

Size curves that follow sales

Medium outsells XS three to one in most apparel lines. The suggested order splits across the matrix the way customers actually buy it.

Seasonal buying

Last year's curve lifts the forecast ahead of spring riding season or the holiday rush, so the order goes out while vendors still have stock.

Case sizes and minimums

Quantities round to the vendor's case pack and respect order minimums, so the PO is one you can actually send.

Dead stock in dollars

Items with no sale in 90 days, ranked by the cash they hold, so the markdown rack gets the right products first.

Several stores, one plan

On Growth each store gets its own forecast, and transfers are suggested before you buy more of what another store already has.

Your options, priced

Ways to add forecasting to Lightspeed, compared honestly

Prices from each vendor's own pricing page. Where a vendor quotes, we say so.

Option Monthly cost What it adds Best for
Stay on Basic or Core $0 extra Reorder list from points you set by hand Stores with a few hundred steady items and time to review points each season
Upgrade to Lightspeed Plus +$140 over Core yearly, +$160 monthly Insights forecasting and order recommendations, plus API, workflows, custom roles, SSO, 24/7 phone Stores that also want the API and custom roles
StockTrim Priced by revenue band, $298 at $3M to $5M Forecasts and order plans, integrates with Lightspeed X-Series Larger X-Series retailers and wholesalers
Inventory Planner by Sage By quote Forecasting and purchase orders, Lightspeed integration Brands with a dedicated buyer and budget for a quote-led tool
Finale Inventory From $499 Warehouse and barcode system with a Lightspeed integration Stores running a real warehouse behind the shop floor
Storekeeper $49 Starter, $149 Growth ($39 and $119 yearly) Per-variant forecast, reorder points, quantities, dead stock; draft POs on Growth Basic and Core stores that want the reorder decision without changing POS plan

Where Lightspeed wins: if you already pay for Plus, Insights is included and there is nothing to connect. Where we fit: on Core, Storekeeper Starter costs $91 a month less than the step up to Plus, and it plans vendor lead times and case packs item by item. See our inventory replenishment software page for the method and the retail inventory software page if you are still choosing a POS.

Frequently asked

Lightspeed inventory management questions, answered

Does Lightspeed have inventory management?
Yes. Every Lightspeed Retail plan includes inventory management: products and variants, stock per location, vendors, purchase orders, transfers and counts. Each item can carry a reorder point and a desired inventory level, and the Reorder list report shows what has fallen below its point. Demand forecasting is part of Lightspeed Insights, which is included only on the Plus plan.
How much does Lightspeed inventory management cost?
Inventory is part of the Lightspeed Retail subscription, not a separate fee. Basic is $89 a month, Core $149 and Plus $289 when billed yearly, or $109, $179 and $339 month to month, each with one register. Forecasting through Insights requires Plus. Storekeeper adds forecasting to any plan for $49 a month, or $149 for up to five locations.
How do I set reorder points in Lightspeed?
In Lightspeed Retail (R-Series), open Items, choose Reorder points, then enter the reorder point in the Point column and the desired inventory level in the Level column for each shop. In X-Series the equivalent fields are reorder point and restock level on the product. Storekeeper calculates both numbers from sales and vendor lead time so you are not guessing them.
Does Lightspeed do inventory forecasting?
On the Plus plan, yes. Lightspeed Insights adds demand forecasting, estimated out-of-stock periods and order recommendations. Basic and Core do not forecast; they reorder from the points and levels you set. Retailers on those plans either upgrade to Plus or add a forecasting tool such as Storekeeper, StockTrim or Inventory Planner.
Can Lightspeed create purchase orders automatically?
Lightspeed can fill a purchase order for you: when you build a PO for a vendor, it can add every item at or below its reorder point and set the quantity up to the desired level. You still start the order and maintain the two numbers. Storekeeper suggests the quantity from the forecast and, on Growth, drafts the PO per vendor. More on our purchase order software page.
What is the best inventory app for Lightspeed?
It depends on the job. If you run a warehouse with scanning, Finale (from $499 a month) is built for that. StockTrim and Inventory Planner suit larger retailers comfortable with revenue-banded or quoted prices. If Lightspeed already counts and receives well and you need to know what and how much to reorder, Storekeeper starts at $49 a month.

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Know what to reorder before the Lightspeed count runs out

Create your account, bring in your Lightspeed sales and get a reorder point, a quantity and an order-by date for every variant.

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