Creating Orders

CREATING ORDERS

To begin placing an order, go to the Inventory menu and select ‘Re-Order’. From here, you can choose a specific Vendor, multiple Vendors, or a Vendor Group. Using a Vendor Group allows you to generate multiple purchase orders across several vendors at once.

Important for New Barnet Customers

When setting the # of Weeks to calculate average sales, make sure it reflects how long your store has been using Barnet. For example, if you’ve only been using the system for 2 weeks but have 6 weeks selected:

• Selling 12 units will calculate as an average of 2 units/week (12 ÷ 6)

• In reality, your average is 6 units/week (12 ÷ 2)

Setting this correctly ensures more accurate suggested order quantities.

Consideration of Cost Differences and LTOs

When placing orders, consider the following items in the ReOrder screen:

• On Hand shows your current inventory.

• Avg Sold shows the average number sold per week.

• LTO (Limited Time Offer) indicates temporary discounts from the vendor.

• Diff shows the cost difference between the vendor’s current price and the last cost in your system.

Examples:

• An item on a $3 LTO may not show a -$3 Diff if it has already been received at the lower cost.

• A product may show a positive Diff even if on LTO — this means the LTO price is higher than your last recorded cost.

The Diff column is often more informative than the LTO column because:

• It highlights cost increases from ended LTOs or vendor price hikes.

• It also shows cost reductions that are not tied to LTOs.

You can click column headers to sort by On Hand, Avg Sold, Diff, or any other column.

Use Barnet to Identify Non-Moving SKUs

One advantage of ordering through Barnet (vs. vendor websites or manual methods) is visibility into slow or non-selling SKUs. This gives you the opportunity to make more strategic purchasing decisions.

Placing the Order

1. As you add items to your order, a running order total ($) will appear.

1. When ready, click the blue “Create Order” button at the top-middle of the screen.

2. Once the order loads, click “Create Order” again to confirm.

Exporting the Order

After creating the order, you'll be taken to the Purchase Order page where you can:

• Export orders for Connect, BDL, Sleeman (for direct online ordering).

• Download or email the order to smaller vendors not connected to Barnet.