The mercantile · Retail ERP
Purchasing, inventory, fulfillment, and ledger in one connected system — sized for merchants who need margin truth without enterprise overhead.
Retail mercantile workflows without coyote shortcuts.
Core inventory, purchasing, and finance pillars — without tying your mercantile to a pile of bolt-on tools.
Create, approve, and track supplier POs from open through receipt with clear quantity, date, and cost visibility.
Track stock by warehouse and location with clear availability for allocation and fulfillment commitments.
Record purchase-order receipts and inventory movements so on-hand quantities stay accurate in real time.
Move demand from proposals into ordered lines and downstream purchasing without manual re-entry.
Use cost and margin views to monitor profitability and protect margin at item and project levels.
Issue invoices, capture receipts, and allocate payments across invoices with safeguards against over-allocation.
Post operational events into financial workflows so commercial activity and books stay synchronized.
Run reports for purchasing, fulfillment, invoicing, cash, and margin performance from one reporting surface.
Exchange scoped inventory and invoice data with Keystone Consignment APIs for cross-product merchant operations.
Configure tax jurisdictions and retail rates so invoices and receipts stay compliant without spreadsheet sidecars.
Set departmental or category budgets and compare to operational actuals before margin drift surprises the owner.
Tag transactions to jobs or install projects so labor and materials roll up before you quote the next counter sale.
Schedule repeat supplier buys and memorized proposal lines so seasonal stocking stays on rails.
Capture counter reimbursements and petty drawers with approvals posting cleanly into the ledger.
See who touched receipts, transfers, and postings — a straight story when the CPA or partner asks.
Pin packing slips, vendor invoices, and customer POs to receipts and invoices so proof rides with the transaction.
Nothing to install behind the counter — open a browser and run the floor from any trusted device.
Give receivers, buyers, and owners the lanes they need — without handing everyone the keys to the vault.
Scores reflect common buyer-facing positioning (not an exhaustive RFP matrix). Yes = clearly advertised or widely accepted strength; Partial = varies by edition, partner, or scope; No = not a marketed advantage; Unclear = insufficient public detail.
| Dimension | DustyMillerMerchant | Odoo | Cin7 Core | Lightspeed Retail | NetSuite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merchant operations + inventory | |||||
| Purchase orders through receipt posting | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| Multi-location inventory & transfers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Landed cost / freight allocation to SKU | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Yes |
| Proposal / demand → purchasing continuity | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | Yes |
| SKU-level margin reporting | Yes | Partial | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| Finance + compliance posture | |||||
| Operational events posting into ledger workflows | Yes | Yes | Partial | Partial | Yes |
| Invoicing, receipts, and payment allocation | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| Sales tax configuration depth | Partial | Partial | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| Auditability (roles + traceability) | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | Yes |
| Integration / ecosystem | |||||
| Consignment / marketplace integration posture | Partial | Partial | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| Browser-first deployment | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SMB-focused implementation footprint | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Partial |
| Mall + logistics integrations | |||||
| Consignment-mall sales & payout reconciliation via scoped partner API* | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial |
| Delivery orders & confirm-delivery handoff to logistics / ERP freight workflows* | Partial | Partial | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| Transparent pricing posture | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | No |
| Pricing (public signals) | $10/mo base + sync† | Per-user / app modules commonly cited† | Tiered by GMV and connectors† | Tiered retail plans by lanes / registers† | Quote-led suite pricing† |
* Sawbuck product references: Keystone Consignment (mall consignment POS & dealer-scoped APIs for reconciliation); GreatPlainsTransit (last-mile logistics & delivery / confirm-delivery workflow positioning).
† Pricing row summarizes widely cited public signals — not a binding quote. Confirm editions and totals with each supplier.
Reference materials
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DustyMillerMerchant is designed to stay affordable for growing merchants with predictable monthly pricing.
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Release notes will be posted here as versions ship.