Simplify Vendor Management For Liquor Stores

Store key vendor information in Thrive Inventory, not your head

What Is Vendor Management

Your vendors, or suppliers, are the foundation to your liquor store. Your domestic beer suppliers ensure you appeal to a wide audience, while your local liquor rep might help you expand into a new niche with Agave Vodka. Without proper vendor management, sustainable growth and success are hard to manage.

Vendor management simply refers to managing relationships with the reps and businesses you purchase the products for your liquor store from. You likely work with dozens, or possibly hundreds, of vendors. Each has unique vendor contracts, pay rates, and reps that need to be managed with a vendor management system.

For many liquor store owners, vendor relationships are a burden instead of part of their growth strategy. However, it’s essential in order to optimize your inventory and maximize profits.

Why Is Vendor Management Important?

While successful vendor management can mean finding the cheapest price for a case of wine, it’s also about strengthening supplier relationships so you can make more informed decisions.

Vendor Management Benefits

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Vendor Management With Thrive Inventory

Thrive Inventory’s vendor management software organizes all your vendor information in our secure platform so you don’t have to purchase additional, costly third-party apps. Access the vendor information you need, eliminating that pile of business cards or half-filled out spreadsheet templates.

 

Store a supplier’s contact information, address, average shipping days, notes for internal use, and more. Once your vendors are in Thrive Inventory, easily assign the appropriate products and locations to each vendor, access vendor reporting, and begin automating purchase orders. Additionally, Thrive Inventory allows you to assign one product to multiple vendors. That means you can re-stock beer from vendor A one week then vendor B the next if there are cost savings.

Bulk Uploads

Save time by uploading or editing key vendor information using our Google Sheets template. Bulk uploads streamline onboarding through an organized and efficient vendor management process.

Automate Purchase Orders

Simplify re-ordering by assigning a vendor's low stock products to a purchase order manually, by automatically adding products below PAR levels, or through barcode scanning.

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Organize and search through your vendors using tags, such as "local" or "shipping discount."

Vendor Reporting

Gain visibility on what vendors are performing, and which aren't. Look at sales trends so you can think twice before bringing in the bottle of Hawaiian Apple Wine your specialty rep is raving about. Also, negotiate successful contract terms backed by data.

Why Liquor Stores Choose Thrive Inventory

“With the world being about apps and bots, Thrive Inventory stands out. If you are a small business owner with an eye on inventory, pricing, and just overall management of your business this is the way to go.”

- RICK, THE VINEYARD WINE CO

Plans For Every Liquor Store

Annual

Starter

Save $50/yr
$ 55 Monthly
  • 1 User
  • 1 Location
  • 1 Integration
  • AI Assist
  • 1 Year Order History
  • 1 Year Reporting
  • 1,500 Transactions / Mo

Standard

Save $120/yr
$ 119 Monthly
  • 2 Users
  • 2 Locations
  • 2 Integrations
  • AI Assist
  • 3 Years Order History
  • 3 Years Reporting
  • 3,000 Transactions / Mo

Professional

Save $360/yr
$ 249 Monthly
  • 5 Users
  • 5 Locations
  • 5 Integrations
  • AI Assist
  • Unlimited Order History
  • Unlimited Years Reporting
  • 10,000 Transactions / Mo
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Elite

Save $480/yr
$ 519 Monthly
  • 10 Users
  • 10 Locations
  • 10 Integrations
  • AI Assist
  • Unlimited Order History
  • Unlimited Years Reporting
  • 25,000 Transactions / Mo

*Inordinate data request or API volume may be throttled or blocked at the sole discretion of Thrive Inventory.

Getting Started With Thrive Inventory

Free 14-Day, Full-Featured Trial

Explore all the liquor store inventory solutions Thrive Inventory has to offer, including multi-location catalog syncing, stock forecasting, and stock counting.

Real-Time Syncing & Reporting​

Connect all your locations for real-time inventory syncing and reporting, increasing visibility for liquor store owners.

Personalized Support

Our team will help set up your account and offer solutions to your unique challenges with a dedicated Account Specialist and Implementation team.

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Resources For Your Liquor Store

Liquor Store Inventory Management

Liquor Store Inventory Management

Selling Wholesale To Retailers 101

Selling Wholesale to Retailers 101

Inventory And Sales Reporting For Liquor Stores

Inventory and Sales Reporting for Liquor Stores

Independent Beer Store Modernizes Through Multiple Sales Channels

Independent Beer Store Modernizes Through Multiple Sales Channels

Liquor Store Inventory Bundling

Inventory Product Bundling for Liquor Stores

Meet A Beer Store Relying On Wholesale During Construction

Meet A Beer Store Relying On Wholesale During Construction

The Complete Guide To Inventory Management

The Complete Guide To Increasing Sales With A/B Testing

Vendor Management 101 How To Select And Work With The Right Suppliers

How To Select And Work With The Right Suppliers

Stockouts What They Are And How To Prevent Them

Stockouts: What They Are And How To Prevent Them

Try Thrive Inventory Liquor Store Vendor Management For Free

Join Thrive Inventory and start saving on average 1 hour per day per location. Get advanced features such as custom reporting, barcode scanning, automatic purchase orders, price tag printing and more.

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All the tools you need to grow your business
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STARTER
Starting at
$54/mo
STANDARD
Starting at
$119/mo
PROFESSIONAL
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$249/mo
ELITE
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$519/mo
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$1,099/mo
Locations / Integrations
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2
5
10
20
Users
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5
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20
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1-1,500
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Order History
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Product Catalog Management
Catalog / Menu Management
SKU Creation
Lot Costs
Modifier Configuration
Pricing Calculator
Expiration Dates
Price Tag / Label Printing
Spreadsheet Bulk Upload
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Inventory Management
Min / Max Levels
Low Stock Alerts
Stocktakes and Approvals
Basic Internal Transfers
Basic Purchase Orders
Modifiers Inventory Tracking
Kits / Bundles
Recipe / Ingredient Management
Assemblies
Bill of Materials
Automated Stock Transfers
AI Assist
Tory Chat
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AI Image Studio
Import Purchase Orders & Invoices
$2/per creation
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Auto Create New Products
Auto Create New Vendors
Auto Update Product Details
Auto Update Product Costs
Barcodes & Labels
Barcode Generation
Dymo Label Printing
Brother Label Printing
Avery Label Printing
Scan-to-Create Stocktakes
Scan-to-Create Invoices
Scan-to-Create Purchase Orders
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Reporting
Custom Dashboards
1
3
10
Sales Goal Tracking
1
Franchise Reporting
Product Profitability Reports
Inventory Change Reports
Dead Inventory Reports
Inventory Valuation Reports
Low Inventory Reports
Unsold Product Reports
Saved Reports
Region / District Reporting
Scheduled Reports
Intelligent Stock Forecasting
Vendor Management
Vendor Management
Vendor Performance Reports
Wholesale
Customer Managment
Dynamic Price Lists
Wholesale Reporting
Payment Terms
Payments
Invoicing
Security
Theft / Discount Tracking
Multifactor Authentication
User Access Permissions
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Global Currency Support
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Additional Transactions Available
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You're growing and need more tools like PO's, barcode scanning and more
PLAN DETAILS
STANDARD
Starting at $79/mo
PROFESSIONAL
Starting at $199/mo
ELITE
Starting at $399/mo
ENTERPRISE
Starting at $799/mo
Locations / Integrations
2
5
10
20
Users
2
5
10
20
Products / Items / SKUs
Unlimited
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Unlimited
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Order History
3 Years
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Reporting History
3 Years
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Global Currency Support
Dashboard Reporting App
Barcode Scanner App
Alexa Voice Command
Catalog / Menu Management
SKU Creation
Lot COGS Management
Custom Reporting Engine
Product Profitability Reports
Theft / Discount Reports
Inventory Change Reports
Dead Inventory Reports
Inventory Valuation Reports
Low Inventory Reports
Low Stock Alerts
Price Tag / Label Printing
Stocktakes and Approvals
Pricing Calculator
Modifiers Configuration
Modifiers Inventory Tracking
Expiration Dates
Vendor Management
Vendor Performance Reports
Warehouse Feature
Internal Transfers
PAR Levels
Automatic Purchase Orders
Kits & Bundles Management
Recipe / Ingredients Tracking
Spreadsheet Upload Tools
Invoicing
User Access Permissions
Barcode Scan Stocktakes
Barcode Scan Invoices
Barcode Scan Purchase Orders
Barcode Scan Transfers
Intelligent Stock Forecasting
Automatic Stock Transfers
Beta Feature Access
Google for Retail Integration
QuickBooks Daily Sync
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*Inordinate data request or API volume may be throttled or blocked at the sole discretion of Shopventory.