Wholesaler Ordering Apps for Any Device

• Phone, text and email orders cause retyping and errors.
• One cross-platform app can serve phones, tablets and the web.
• Each customer should see their own catalog and contract prices.
• Quick reorders from history and order guides save customers time.
• Live stock, delivery dates and order cutoffs prevent surprises.
• Connect the app to inventory and accounting so orders flow without retyping.

This guide covers wholesale ordering apps: one app for every device, customer pricing, quick reorders, stock and delivery dates, credit, rep tools, offline use, languages, back-office links and security. Put plainly: make reordering as easy as texting your rep, with the right prices every time.

Orders arrive everywhere. Calls, texts, emails and notes from reps.

Retyping causes errors. Wrong items or quantities lead to returns.

Customers want convenience. Ordering after hours without waiting for a call back.

Reps want time back. Less order taking, more selling.

Phones, tablets and the web. Customers order from whatever they have at hand.

One codebase. Built once for iPhone and Android, with a web version, as covered in cross-platform apps.

Consistent experience. The same catalog, prices and history everywhere. Some wholesalers start with B2B features on their store platform, as in Shopify partner agencies.

Customer-specific catalogs. Only the products each account buys or can buy.

Contract prices. Agreed pricing shown automatically.

Promotions. Specials for eligible customers.

Units and pack sizes. Cases, each and pallets shown clearly.

Order history. Reorder past orders in a tap.

Order guides. Saved lists of regular items with usual quantities.

Barcode scanning. Scan a shelf label to add items to the order.

Suggested items. Based on what the customer usually buys.

Live stock. Show what's available before the order is placed.

Delivery days. When the next delivery to that customer arrives.

Order cutoffs. The latest time to order for the next delivery.

Substitutions. Offer alternatives when items are out.

Credit limits and terms. Customers see their limits and open balances.

Invoices and statements. Download and pay where allowed.

Holds handled clearly. If an account is on hold, explain what to do.

Order for customers. Reps place orders on a customer's behalf.

Customer insights. What each account buys and when they last ordered.

Notes and follow-ups. Visit notes and reminders.

Basements, kitchens and warehouses. Poor signal is common.

Save orders offline. Send when the connection returns, as with warehouse scanning apps.

Clear status. Show what's waiting to send.

English and Spanish. Many Miami restaurant and store customers prefer Spanish.

Product names stay consistent. Item codes and descriptions match across languages.

Inventory and orders. Orders flow into your order system without retyping.

Accounting. Invoices and payments sync, as covered in QuickBooks integrations.

Email orders still happen. Read them automatically, as covered in wholesaler purchase order reading.

App stores with sign-in. Customer apps can be listed publicly with accounts required, or distributed more privately, as weighed in Play Store vs direct distribution.

Accounts and roles. Buyers, managers and reps see what their role allows.

Secure data. Pricing and account details protected, as covered in cross-platform security considerations.

Share of orders through the app. Month by month.

Order errors. Wrong items or quantities, before and after.

Average order size. App orders versus phone orders.

Reorder frequency. How often customers order.

Rep time. Hours spent taking orders.

Map how orders arrive today and which systems hold catalogs, prices, stock and credit. Choose a group of loyal customers for a pilot.

Build customer catalogs, contract pricing, order history, order guides and live stock, connected to your order system. Test with the pilot customers.

Add credit, invoices, rep tools and Spanish, then invite more customers. Track app order share, errors, order size and rep time.

Astra Results Marketing builds cross-platform ordering apps for wholesalers. We show each customer their own catalog and prices, make reordering quick, display live stock and delivery dates, and connect orders to your inventory and accounting systems.

Apps work on phones, tablets and the web, in English and Spanish. Engagements begin with an ordering process review through our cross-platform app development team.

Related reading

• Cross-Platform Apps: Reaching Every Device Once
• Wholesaler NLP: Purchase Order Reading
• QuickBooks Integrations That Remove Double Entry

To replace orders by phone, text and email with a faster, more accurate option customers can use any time, which cuts retyping and errors.

Yes. A cross-platform app serves iPhone and Android, with a web version, all sharing the same catalog, prices and order history.

Yes. Customer-specific catalogs and contract prices are shown automatically after sign-in.

From order history, saved order guides or by scanning shelf barcodes, with suggested items based on past orders.

They can be read automatically and turned into orders, with staff reviewing exceptions.

Usually it's listed in the stores with sign-in required, though some wholesalers distribute more privately. Choose based on your customers.

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