Floral · Hub & spoke purchasing

Connect flower shops to one purchasing hub.

LineNow connects flower-shop requests with warehouse stock, supplier purchasing, and branch fulfillment. Follow two rose requests as the central buyer decides what to supply from the hub and what to buy.

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Florists preparing stems and greenery for branch fulfillment — BranchesWarehouseSuppliersIllustrative workflow

A buying scenario

Give every branch a clear path to the central buyer.

Store teams need stock, a central warehouse buys from suppliers, and accounting needs to understand what was ordered and received. Informal requests make ownership and outstanding orders difficult to track.

Illustrative scenario. Use it to plan your evaluation; it is not a customer results claim.

What to prove in your trial

Can a branch request move through purchasing, receiving, and accounting with clear ownership at each step?

Walk through one branch request and the resulting supplier order.
Identify who reviews the order, receives the goods, and handles exceptions.
Review the accounting handoff before expanding to more stores.

Use the purchasing rollout checklist →

01Capture branch demand

Capture each shop’s request.

Record the item, quantity, destination, and needed date. Branch requests give the central team a consistent starting point for reviewing demand.

Record quantities in a consistent unit for every shop.
Keep the destination and needed date with each request.
Give the central buyer a shared view of requirements.

The warehouse can see what each branch needs.

LineNow

Two shops. One requirement.

Roses · 25 stems per bunch

14 bunchesTotal requested

Downtown8 bunches200 stems

Northside6 bunches150 stems

Illustrative workflow · Example quantities

02Review stock at the hub

Review stock at the hub.

Check the warehouse’s available and incoming quantities before deciding what to fulfill internally and what to purchase. Keep supplier pack sizes visible.

Check usable stock and existing incoming orders first.
Keep a supplier purchase separate from internal fulfillment.
Let the buyer decide the split between stock and new purchasing.

Central purchasing starts with stock already available.

Florists preparing roses and greenery in the central workspace — Illustrative workflow · Example quantities

03Follow branch fulfillment

Track purchasing and fulfillment.

Use supplier POs for external buying and the configured internal ordering or transfer workflow for branch replenishment. Record dispatch and receipt at the appropriate location.

Keep the supplier receipt visible at the hub.
Use the configured internal order or transfer process.
Record dispatch and receipt against each destination.

Each branch follows the progress of its replenishment.

LineNow

Keep each destination clear

Roses · Dispatch plan

14 bunchesHub allocation

Downtown8 bunches200 stems

Northside6 bunches150 stems

Illustrative workflow · Example quantities

Inside LineNow

Buy stems in the packs your suppliers offer.

Floral purchasing crosses several units: supplier bunches, individual stems, and shop requirements. Procurement-item mapping keeps pack size, supplier cost, and purchase quantity visible together.

See case and pack mapping →

LineNow purchase order workspace showing units per pack, cost, quantity, and order notes — LineNow purchase order workspace. Example catalog shown. View full size ↗

Make it work for your team

Set up the branches and the hub.

Map the responsibilities before connecting stores, a warehouse, and outside suppliers.

Walk through your setup →

Branch requesters: Shop teams submit their requirements and destinations. Choose approval rules that match who can commit purchasing spend.
Central buyers: Buyers review branch demand, stock, and existing supplier orders. They decide how to fulfill the requests and what additional stock to buy.
Warehouse team: Warehouse staff follow the configured internal supplier or transfer process for shipping and receiving. These workflows are set up around the actual relationship between your locations.
Store connections: If your shops use Shopify or another supported channel, map the sellable products and locations separately from supplier packs and internal fulfillment.

Practical questions

Before you connect the workflow.

Understand the setup, the handoffs, and what your team reviews along the way.

Can branches request from a central warehouse?

Does LineNow automatically combine every request into one PO?

Can supplier bunches and individual stems use different units?

Can I keep my existing floral sales system?

Support the whole floral network.

Shopify

Connect your shops’ products and replenishment workflow.

Floral purchasing guide

Explore fresh stems, hard goods, seasonal buying, and branch demand.

Case and pack mapping

Connect purchasing bunches to the units you track.

Walk through your own workflow

Walk through a branch request from start to finish.

Bring one shop, one warehouse, and one supplier example. Map who requests, who buys, and who receives.

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Connect flower shops to one purchasing hub.

90-day free trial · No credit card · See pricing

Capture each shop’s request.

Record the item, quantity, destination, and needed date. Branch requests give the central team a consistent starting point for reviewing demand.

Record quantities in a consistent unit for every shop.

Keep the destination and needed date with each request.

Give the central buyer a shared view of requirements.

The warehouse can see what each branch needs.

Review stock at the hub.

Check the warehouse’s available and incoming quantities before deciding what to fulfill internally and what to purchase. Keep supplier pack sizes visible.

Check usable stock and existing incoming orders first.

Keep a supplier purchase separate from internal fulfillment.

Let the buyer decide the split between stock and new purchasing.

Central purchasing starts with stock already available.

Track purchasing and fulfillment.

Use supplier POs for external buying and the configured internal ordering or transfer workflow for branch replenishment. Record dispatch and receipt at the appropriate location.

Keep the supplier receipt visible at the hub.

Use the configured internal order or transfer process.

Record dispatch and receipt against each destination.

Each branch follows the progress of its replenishment.

Connect flower shops to one purchasing hub.

Give every branch a clear path to the central buyer.

What to prove in your trial

Capture each shop’s request.

Two shops. One requirement.

Review stock at the hub.

Use the hub stock first

Track purchasing and fulfillment.

Keep each destination clear

Buy stems in the packs your suppliers offer.

Set up the branches and the hub.

Before you connect the workflow.

Support the whole floral network.

Walk through a branch request from start to finish.

Connect flower shops to one purchasing hub.

Give every branch a clear path to the central buyer.

What to prove in your trial

Capture each shop’s request.

Two shops. One requirement.

Review stock at the hub.

Use the hub stock first

Track purchasing and fulfillment.

Keep each destination clear

Buy stems in the packs your suppliers offer.

Set up the branches and the hub.

Before you connect the workflow.

Support the whole floral network.

Walk through a branch request from start to finish.