ETABS Retail Trade & Warehousing Systems

ETABS Retail Trade & Warehousing Systems ETABS develop retail and warehouse management software, with a particular focus in the Tool & Hardware industry.

Our software is also backed up by our unrivalled support.

We’ve all been there: A massive customer order lands in your inbox, but it’s a photo of a handwritten list... and it’s g...
11/03/2026

We’ve all been there: A massive customer order lands in your inbox, but it’s a photo of a handwritten list... and it’s going to take an hour just to type it all into your system. 😫

Not anymore! Say hello to your new best friend: AI-Powered Order Upload. ✨

We’ve launched this brand-new feature to completely eliminate the headache of manual order entry. Just upload the customer's file into your TABS system, and our AI acts like your personal assistant—instantly matching their requests to your inventory and prepping the basket for you.

🌟 Why you’ll absolutely love it:
• Take Your Time Back: What used to take 20 minutes of tedious typing now takes seconds.
• Zero Typos: Say goodbye to accidental wrong orders and the customer service headaches that follow.
• Total Flexibility: Whether your customer sends an email, a spreadsheet, or a picture, our AI can read it so you don't have to.

Stop typing and start selling! Contact us to arrange a demo 🪄

🔨 This is one especially for our Tool & Hardware retail clients! 🔧Need a quick break today? We built a fun little game j...
03/03/2026

🔨 This is one especially for our Tool & Hardware retail clients! 🔧
Need a quick break today? We built a fun little game just for you. Grab your digital hammer and test your skills with Tool Smash!

Play the game right here:
https://www.etabsltd.co.uk/tool-smash 🎮

After you've played a few rounds and smashed your high score, let’s talk shop. If you'd like a demo of how ETABS can help your business thrive, follow this link to our contact form: https://www.etabsltd.co.uk/home

Tag a colleague who you think you can beat! 🏆

Eliminate the risk of overselling.The scenario is all too common in logistics: A high-value order is confirmed online, b...
05/02/2026

Eliminate the risk of overselling.

The scenario is all too common in logistics: A high-value order is confirmed online, but when the team goes to pick it, the shelf is empty. This is often due to "Ghost Stock"—a discrepancy between digital records and physical reality.

Instead of managing the fallout of order cancellations and refunds, solve the root cause.

The ETABS Solution:
We replace manual inventory updates with automated synchronization. Whether you manage five SKUs or a million, ETABS ensures that all your retail channel availabilities matches your actual warehouse stock in real-time.

Stop selling inventory you can't fulfil.

Book your Free Demo Here https://www.etabsltd.co.uk

20/01/2026

Peak season puts every retail system to the test. Once the rush is over, the question becomes simple:

Did your systems support the business, or just help it get through?

At ETABS, this is exactly where we add value.

Post-peak is when teams use our platform to:

- Review what actually happened across stock, orders, and suppliers
- Identify gaps between what was expected and what really moved
- Clean up data and tighten processes before the next busy period

It’s not about starting again.

It’s about using better visibility and control to make the next peak smoother, calmer, and more profitable.

If you’re reviewing performance after peak season, this is where ETABS is designed to help.

14/01/2026

There’s one task almost every retailer dreads.

Purchase invoicing.

It’s slow.
It’s manual.
And it quietly eats into your margins.

Today, we’re excited to announce the launch of AI-Powered Purchase Invoicing in ETABS.

This new feature is designed to remove the most time-consuming parts of invoice processing, without changing how you already work.

Here’s what it does:

✅ Automatically extracts data from supplier invoices

✅ Matches invoices to purchase orders to catch errors and discrepancies

✅ Lets you review, approve, and export invoices straight to your accounts system

No manual typing.
No re-typing data.
No chasing mismatches.

Just a faster, more accurate way to handle purchase invoices, and a lot less admin for your team.

If you’d like to learn more about enabling AI Purchase Invoicing on your ETABS system, get in touch. We’d be happy to talk it through - link in comments.

07/01/2026

January is where the best retailers take stock - literally and figuratively.

Once the rush fades and the shelves settle, patterns start to appear:

🔍 What sold faster than expected
📦 What got stuck in the stockroom
⚙️ Where processes slowed down under pressure
👏 And where your team absolutely shined

It’s the month where retailers get the clearest picture of what worked… and what needs adjusting before the next busy spell.

At ETABS, we work closely with clients during this period to review performance and strengthen the operational backbone: data, integrations, workflows, and inventory accuracy.

If you’re using this quieter period to rethink, refine, or rebuild how you operate, we’re here to help.

Here’s to a calmer, smarter, stronger start to 2026. 💡

31/12/2025

No one gets into business to spend their day retyping stock data, chasing missing orders, reconciling spreadsheets, or manually entering purchase invoices into accounts.

But for many teams, that’s where the hours go.

📉 Research shows employees spend 3–4 hours every day on manual tasks that could be automated. In a business with 100 people, that’s over 77,000 hours a year.

Imagine what your team could do with that time back.

That’s why automation isn’t about “fancy tech”, it’s about making life easier for your people.

With ETABS, the jobs that drain time disappear:

✅ Stock updates sync everywhere automatically
✅ Orders process in one place, no double-entry
✅ PO’s, invoices and shipping labels happen in one click
✅ Purchase invoices flow straight into your accounts automatically

Less admin. Less stress. More profit.

More time for customers, sales, and the parts of the job people actually enjoy.

When your systems work smarter, your team can too.

👉 Want to see how ETABS helps retailers get time (and sanity) back? Send us a message, we’re happy to help.

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22/12/2025

POV: When the data centre cooling system goes into overdrive… this is what happens. ❄️😄

From all of us at ETABS, we want to wish our clients, partners, and friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 🎄

It’s been a busy one.

Peak season pressures, new system roll-outs, data clean-ups, integrations, upgrades — and plenty of cups of coffee along the way.

Now it’s time to take a well-deserved break.

We hope you get a chance to slow down, switch off, and enjoy the time off with family and friends.

Thank you for trusting us throughout 2025.

We’ve appreciated every conversation, every challenge, and every opportunity to help make your operations run more smoothly.

Rest up, recharge, and we look forward to supporting you again in the New Year.

Here’s to a strong and steady start to 2025! 🎉

- The ETABS Team

17/12/2025

From what we’ve seen across Q4, the retailers coping best aren’t the ones offering the biggest discounts, they’re the ones with the strongest operational habits.

What’s really making a difference right now?

👉 Tight control over costs
👉 Smooth digital experiences
👉 Efficient systems that keep everything connected
👉 Teams who aren’t drowning in manual admin

For tool & hardware retailers, this often comes down to the basics:

- Reviewing your product range
- Making sure online and in-store feel joined-up
- Using systems that keep operations accurate and efficient

That’s where ETABS comes in.

We help retailers get the most out of their TABS system so they can reduce admin, stay accurate, and focus on what truly matters, serving customers.

If you’re preparing for a stronger 2026, now is the right time to make sure your systems are ready too.

We’re here when you need us.

10/12/2025

Most software is built on assumptions…
But that’s not how we work at ETABS.

We start with conversations, real chats with the retailers who’ll actually use our system. We walk through their day, learn what slows them down, and see what really happens when the store gets busy.

Because great software doesn’t happen in a bubble.

It comes from listening, asking questions, and understanding what people really need.

Here’s how we build it:
✍️ Deep discovery – seeing how your team truly works.
📑 Scenario planning: What improves, what breaks, and what needs to work under pressure.
🤜 Iterative testing: Release → feedback → refine → repeat.

In short: we create software with retailers, not just for them.

Trading should feel smoother, simpler, and more profitable, and when the people using the tech help shape it, that’s exactly what happens.

That’s the ETABS way.

Fancy a demo? Reach out: https://f.mtr.cool/jmojzzgbih

03/12/2025

Peak season is here. Orders flying in, shelves emptying, phones ringing nonstop… and spreadsheets somehow multiplying by the hour. 😅

But there is one gift that genuinely makes life easier: clean, connected data.

When your systems are in sync, the daily pressure suddenly makes sense:

✨ Orders from every channel appear in one place, so nothing gets missed.
✨ No more surprise stock errors - you can trust the numbers you’re looking at.
✨ No more double-checking - what once took hours now takes seconds.

Connected data turns December chaos into December control.

Before you wrap another pallet or push another promo live, give yourself the gift that keeps giving, clarity.

How’s your data holding up this week? 👇

01/12/2025

If you run a trade counter, DIY, multi-channel or a retail business, you already know the daily juggle:

stock to update, orders to manage, customers to serve, suppliers to chase… all while switching between five different systems.

That’s where we come in.

We help retailers connect every part of their business, simply and reliably.

For over 15 years, ETABS has supported retailers across the UK by building software that makes the complicated parts of retail simple:

✔️ Stock that updates automatically across your stores, website, eBay, Amazon, and EPOS
✔️ Orders that sync instantly, no matter where they’re placed
✔️ Fewer manual tasks, fewer mistakes, and far less stress
✔️ Clear, clean data so you always know what’s happening in your business
✔️ A real support team that understands retail (no bots, no scripts)

We’re here for the small and mid-sized retailers who want to compete with the big players — without big-player budgets.

Our goal is simple:

To give you connected systems, smoother operations, and more time to focus on your customers and your growth.

Whether you’re here to learn, ask questions, or get tips on running a more efficient retail operation, we’re glad you’re with us.

If you’d like to have a chat, you can call us on 0161 925 6121

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