Solutions · Clothing and apparel stores
Software for clothing stores that sell in sizes and colours.
In a clothing store one style can be twenty items. BILL OS treats every size and colour as its own variant, with its own SKU, barcode, price and stock.
The product for this
BILL OS
Billing, stock, payments, customers and GST in one system that runs on a computer in your shop.
From ₹499 a month
The problems
Where the day goes wrong for clothing and apparel stores.
- 01
Stock by size is guesswork
A style shows in stock while the size the customer wants has run out.
- 02
Exchanges are messy
A different size or colour has to be swapped, with the tax reversed on what came back.
- 03
New arrivals need labels
Every piece needs a barcode before it can be sold quickly.
- 04
Some items have no barcode
Unbranded or local stock arrives without codes.
A working day
How it fits into the day.
An outline of a realistic day. Your own routine will differ.
- 01
Create the style
Preview every size and colour, untick the ones you do not stock, and set prices and opening stock.
- 02
Label on arrival
Receive the delivery and print one label per good piece, on rolls or A4 sheets.
- 03
Sell and exchange
Scan the exact variant. Exchange a size against the original bill, with a credit note on GST bills.
- 04
Review
Check the sizes and colours report and dead stock before the next order.
Features
The features that matter here.
Documented capabilities, each explained on its own page.
- BILL OSSKUs, barcodes and labelsA product gets an SKU the moment it is created, and a barcode if you ask. Sizes and colours become real variants, each with its own code, price and stock.
- BILL OSGST, returns and exchangesExchanges happen against the original bill, the tax on returned goods is reversed with a credit note, and the GST summary is net of both.
- BILL OSInventory and stockEvery change to stock, whether a sale, a return, a delivery or a count, goes through one ledger. That is why the number on the screen can be trusted at closing time.
- BILL OSReports, exports and GuardianReports read the same records the counter writes, so the owner sees today while there is still time to act, and the accountant gets files they can use.
Hardware and setup
What you will need.
A barcode scanner and a label printer that Windows can print to, plus a receipt printer.
Questions
Common questions.
Can I import my existing products?
Yes, from Excel or CSV. Size and colour rows become styles with variants, and every row is checked first.
Guides
Useful reading.
- Guide · 8 min readSize and Colour Variants: How to Manage Them in a Clothing or Footwear StoreIn a clothing or footwear store one style can mean twenty different items on the shelf. Unless each size and colour is tracked on its own, stock reports will say you have something the customer cannot buy.
- Guide · 8 min readHow to Name SKUs: Rules, Patterns and Examples for Retail ShopsAn SKU is your own name for one exact item you stock. A good pattern makes billing, counting and reordering easier for years; a bad one causes confusion from the first week.
- Guide · 6 min readSKU vs Barcode: The Difference, and How to Use Both in Your ShopA SKU is the code your shop gives an item; a barcode is how a scanner finds it. Here is how the two differ, how they connect in the product record, and how to set them up so every scan finds the right size and colour.
Tell us how your business runs.
Ask about BILL OS for your business: availability, pricing and a demo where available.