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Case-to-Unit Inventory Mapping

You buy the case. Your customers buy the units.

LineNow procurement item mapping with supplier pack, cost, SKU, and POS product relationships
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LineNow keeps the case, supplier SKU, MOQ, and cost in procurement—not as a fake product in your POS. Sales from every connected SKU roll up into the cases you need to reorder, and every received case converts back into sellable inventory.

Keep Cases Out of the POS
  • The supplier case lives in LineNow as a procurement item
  • Pack size, supplier SKU, MOQ, and cost stay with the purchase
  • Your POS holds only what customers can actually buy
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  • Combine sales from singles, six-packs, and connected SKUs
  • See inventory and recommendations in both packs and units
  • Choose the supplier and pack that fits this order
Receive Cases as Sellable Units
  • Receive one case as 12 bottles—or any pack conversion
  • Split stock across sellable formats now or later
  • Push final quantities to POS and actual costs to accounting
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LineNow procurement item mapping with supplier pack, cost, SKU, and POS product relationships
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Supplier ordering for teams including Whitmans, Living Fit, and Verve Bowls
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Built for retailers that buy cases and sell units

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A LineNow team member sets up your suppliers, items, and first POs with you - and sticks around after.
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I have saved thousands of dollars a month on my own time and ordering strategy. It's a relief to know you're doing the right thing, and incredibly quickly.
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You will not be disappointed!
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This is a great app. It does exactly what we need it to do
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Your POS knows what sold. LineNow knows what to buy.

Sales happen in bottles, six-packs, sizes, and bundles. LineNow rolls them back into the supplier case you need to reorder, then converts the delivery into inventory customers can buy.

LineNow procurement item variants mapped to POS products with pack, cost, supplier, SKU, and margin details

Keep the case out of your sellable catalog

Your POS product is what a customer buys. A procurement item is what you buy from a supplier. LineNow links the two, so a case of 12 can stock bottles and six-packs without becoming a product you never sell.

  • Keep pack size, supplier SKU, MOQ, and case cost outside the POS
  • Connect one case to every sellable size or multipack it supplies
  • Map several suppliers or buying options to the same POS product
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LineNow inventory planning screen for master procurement item order decisioning and buying

Turn every unit sold into one case-level reorder

One case may feed several sellable SKUs. LineNow translates sales from singles, six-packs, mixed packs, and other connected products back into the supplier item you actually replenish.

  • Combine demand from every product drawing down the same case
  • See on-hand, incoming, and projected usage in packs and units
  • Get reorder quantities against the item the supplier actually sells
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LineNow supplier-grouped purchase order creation and review workflow

Choose the right buying option for this order

Need a little? Buy the smaller pack. Need more? Choose a larger case or a better supplier. LineNow surfaces pack, cost, MOQ, supplier SKU, and order history before grouping your choices into supplier-ready POs.

  • Compare supplier and pack variants in one buying view
  • Build purchase orders directly from the recommended quantities
  • Bring email and storefront confirmations back to the same order
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LineNow receiving workflow showing supplier packs, sellable units, and price changes

Receive the case. Update what customers can buy.

When the order arrives, LineNow converts the supplier pack into sellable inventory. Allocate a case across singles and multipacks now or later, then push the quantities customers can buy back to the POS.

  • Receive one case as 12 bottles—or any pack-to-unit conversion
  • Handle partial deliveries and items that will arrive later
  • Reconcile pack and price changes so the PO, POS, and bill agree
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Retailers feel this gap every day.

The moment a vendor case and a sellable SKU are not the same, the POS alone stops being enough. See where case-to-unit mapping protects inventory and purchasing.
Wine glass overlooking a vineyard for wine and liquor retailWine & LiquorA 12-bottle case stocks singles and six-packs. LineNow combines both sales streams to tell you how many cases to buy.Explore RetailFresh produce displays inside a grocery storeGrocery & ConvenienceVendor master cases become shelf units and multipacks—without inventing a case SKU customers will never see.Explore RetailProfessional salon interior with styling stationsBeauty & SalonOne supplier case can stock backbar, refill sizes, and retail SKUs while every unit stays tied to the right purchase cost.Explore RetailDog being washed during a professional grooming servicePet & GroomingBlades, shampoos, and treats come in supplier pack and size variants. Choose the right one without changing what customers buy.Explore Retail

The order, the inventory, and the bill stay the same story

Supplier changes should not create three different versions of the truth. LineNow carries the real pack, quantity, and cost from planning through receiving, POS inventory, and accounting.

Unite Supplier Orders

Bring email, phone, messaging, and supplier-storefront purchases into one order history—even when checkout happens elsewhere.

Order the Right Pack

Turn combined sellable demand into a case-level recommendation, compare buying variants, and create the supplier PO.

Reconcile What Arrived

Capture partial deliveries, pack changes, price changes, substitutions, and items that will arrive later.

Sync the Final Truth

Keep the final PO, sellable POS inventory, item cost, supplier invoice, and accounting bill in agreement.
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LineNow closed-loop flow from supplier data and procurement items through purchase orders, receiving, inventory, and accounting

Keep the systems. Close the buying loop.

LineNow does not try to become your POS, inbox, ERP, or accounting file. It turns those records into supplier work, then sends clean updates back.

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Demand signals

POS and sales channels

Connected sales, menus, catalogs, customer orders, and on-hand signals where supported

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Supplier channel

Email and messages

Confirmations, substitutions, ETAs, backorders, price changes

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Records out

Accounting, ERP, inventory

Bills, received quantities, costs, shipments, compliance records

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LineNow work layer

The part your systems do not own

One order record carries the decision, supplier conversation, receiving variance, and downstream handoff.

  1. 01Turn signals into a buy listLineNow reads usage, stock, supplier rules, pack sizes, and open orders before recommending what to buy.
  2. 02Create supplier-ready POsThe buyer reviews one working order, then sends supplier-specific purchase orders without rebuilding them elsewhere.
  3. 03Attach every supplier replyConfirmations, shortages, substitutions, price changes, and ETAs update the order instead of sitting in an inbox.
  4. 04Push clean records backReceiving, final costs, invoice context, and fulfillment state are handed downstream after the order has changed.

When a supplier sends something new

Do not stop receiving to clean up the catalog.

Archive a one-off item. Merge a duplicate. Link a new supplier variant to something you already sell. Or publish a genuinely new product to your POS. LineNow gives the receiver a clear next action instead of leaving an invoice item stranded between systems.

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Questions buyers ask when cases and sellable units do not match

Straight answers about case breaks, supplier variants, receiving, POS inventory, and cost
Case break inventory software links the case or pack a retailer buys to the bottles, eaches, six-packs, or other units customers buy. Sales from every connected unit draw down the same shared supply, so stock and reorder quantities stay accurate without manual case-conversion math.
It is the thing the supplier sells you—not necessarily the thing your customer buys. A 12-bottle case can carry its own pack size, supplier SKU, MOQ, cost, and lead time in LineNow without becoming a fake case product in your POS.
A POS product is what a customer can buy. A procurement item is what your business buys. One case of 12 can stock a sellable bottle, a six-pack, or both, while the case itself stays in the purchasing workflow where it belongs.
Yes. A supplier case can be expressed in packs and base units, then mapped to the singles, multipacks, sizes, or other POS SKUs it supplies. Buyers see both pack and unit quantities while ordering and receiving instead of maintaining unrelated inventory counts.
Yes. LineNow works as the procurement and inventory-buying layer beside supported POS platforms. Your POS remains the catalog and sales system, while LineNow holds supplier cases, buying variants, combined demand, purchase orders, receiving conversions, and supported inventory write-backs.
Yes. You can map different suppliers, pack sizes, supplier SKUs, costs, and MOQs to the same end product. When it is time to order, the buyer can compare those procurement variants and choose the right supplier and pack for that purchase.
Yes. The same purchased case can feed singles, six-packs, mixed packs, or other sellable SKUs. LineNow rolls their combined usage back up to the case so the buyer sees how quickly that shared supply is actually being depleted.
LineNow translates sales from every connected POS product back into the shared procurement item. If one case supplies bottles and six-packs, both sales streams contribute to the same case-level usage, stock position, and recommended order quantity.
Yes. You can decide at receiving—or later—how much of a case becomes singles, six-packs, or another connected format. LineNow then pushes the resulting sellable quantities to the connected POS so availability reflects what customers can actually buy.
LineNow keeps it as an unlinked variant. Your team can archive a one-off, merge a duplicate, link it to an existing procurement item, or publish it as a new POS product. Those actions can also be handled in bulk.
No. LineNow imports your POS products and creates a default procurement item for each one, initially assuming a single unit when the pack size is unknown. You can correct packs in bulk, during setup, or while building an order instead of finishing a large catalog project before your first PO.
You receive the supplier pack that arrived and LineNow converts it into the appropriate sellable units. Quantity, partial receipt, price, and item changes remain tied to the PO so inventory, cost context, and the accounting handoff reflect the real purchase.
LineNow connects with Square, Shopify, Toast, Clover, Lightspeed Retail X-Series and R-Series, Amazon, and Faire. Toast Standard API access is read-only for published menus and closed orders. The exact catalog, inventory, and cost fields available for write-back depend on the connected platform.

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