Industry: retail branding and rollouts
ERP for retail branding and rollout companies
One rollout can mean hundreds of stores, each with its own BOQ, its own dispatch and its own installation date. ClassicNext keeps the site list, procurement, production batches, installation teams, completion evidence and store-wise billing on one project record, so the programme is managed from a screen and not from a spreadsheet and a phone.
- Retail branding and rollout agencies working for brands and retail chains
- Store signage and in-store branding suppliers with multi-city programmes
- Fixture and display manufacturers delivering to store networks
- Seasonal and campaign branding vendors with short, repeated cycles
- Franchise fit-out and re-branding contractors
- Signage companies moving from one-off jobs to rollout contracts
Why ERP
Why a rollout business needs a project ERP, not a general one
A rollout is one purchase order and many sites. The customer wants store-wise status, store-wise invoices and store-wise proof of completion. A general ERP treats it as one order; ClassicNext treats it as a configured parent project with one child project per store, so every quantity, dispatch, installer and invoice belongs to a store.
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Site list uploaded once and turned into a configured parent/child project structure, one child per store.
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Per-site BOQ so quantities are known store by store, not just in total.
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Production planned in batches across stores, with material bought against the programme.
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Delivery notes per store, so what left the factory for which site is on record.
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Installation teams organised by region and assigned store jobs with dates.
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Store completion with photos attached, ready to release the invoice and the retention claim.
Operational problems
Problems rollout companies bring to us
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The site tracker lives in Excel
Status for hundreds of stores is updated by hand from calls and WhatsApp groups. By the time the sheet is right, it is out of date.
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Quantities are known in total, not per store
The PO gives a lump quantity. Which store got which fascia, how many letters and what is still to ship is reconstructed at billing time.
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Dispatches and installations do not match
Material reaches a store before the installer or after. Return trips and re-dispatches eat the margin.
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Completion proof is scattered
Photos sit in personal phones. When the brand asks for evidence before releasing payment, someone spends days collecting it.
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Billing per store is slow
Invoices wait until someone reconciles the site list, the dispatch list and the completion list. Cash comes in weeks late.
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Retention is forgotten
Retention held per PO is not tracked as a receivable. It is claimed late or not at all.
Complete workflow
The rollout lifecycle in ClassicNext
The same fifteen-step lifecycle applies, but the rollout runs it many times in parallel, once per store. The highlighted steps are where multi-site work is different from a single-site job.
- Win
- Commit
- Make
- Deliver
- Get paid
- Support
- 1Lead / EnquiryCRM
- 2TenderCRM
- 3BOQ / EstimationCRM
- 4QuotationCRM
- 5Customer POSales & Procurement
- 6Project CreationProjects
- 7ProcurementSales & Procurement
- 8ProductionManufacturing
- 9Quality CheckManufacturing
- 10DispatchSales & Procurement
- 11InstallationProjects
- 12CompletionProjects
- 13BillingFinance
- 14CollectionsFinance
- 15AMC / ServiceService
Modules
The modules this industry uses most
- Project ManagementSites, milestones, tasks, profitability
- Sales & ProcurementOrders, purchase requisitions, RFQs, POs
- ManufacturingBOMs, work orders, job cards, costing
- Financial AccountingProject-wise profitability, GST, receivables
- Service CenterInstallation, warranty & AMC
- HR & PayrollAttendance, payroll, expenses, appraisals
- CRMLeads, quotations, tenders, pipeline
Example business processes
How the day-to-day work runs
Programme set-up from the site list
Batch production and store-wise dispatch
Installation and completion evidence
Management dashboards
What the owner and the programme head see
Every tile is a live view over transactions, configured during implementation. Not a spreadsheet someone compiles on Monday.
Stores by status: not started, material dispatched, installed, completed, billed
Stores per region with installation team and planned date
Dispatch pending vs dispatched per store
Completion photos pending per store
Invoiced vs uninvoiced completed stores
Outstanding and retention held per customer PO
Material consumed vs BOQ across the programme
Open complaints and AMC visits by store
Implementation
Five steps, defined outputs
- 01Business Discovery
- 02Process Mapping
- 03Configuration
- 04Data Migration & Training
- 05UAT & Go-Live
- Current-process walkthrough · Pain points by department · Module shortlist and rough scope
- Process maps per department · Document and approval flows · Gap list: standard vs configured vs custom
- Masters and chart of accounts · Roles and permissions · Print formats and reports
- Master data and opening balances · Role-based training sessions · User guides for daily work
- Scripted user acceptance tests · Go-live checklist and cut-over · Post-go-live support window
Pricing starting point
Most businesses here start with Operations ERP
Final pricing depends on modules, users, locations, integrations, data migration and customisation.
Foundation ERP
from ₹2.95 lakh + GST
- Finance
- CRM
- Sales & Procurement
- Basic Projects
Operations ERP
from ₹5.95 lakh + GST
- + Manufacturing
- + Full Projects
- + HR & Payroll
- + Service
Signage Enterprise ERP
from ₹8.95 lakh + GST
- + Assets
- + Tender tracking
- + Multi-site rollouts
FAQ
ERP for retail branding: common questions
How are hundreds of stores handled in one project?
The site list is imported and a parent project is created with one child project per store. This parent/child structure is configured during implementation. Status, dispatch, installation and billing are recorded at the store level and rolled up to the programme.
Can we invoice store by store from the same PO?
Yes. Sales invoices are raised against the sales order with the store reference, so one PO can have many invoices. Invoice numbering and print format for the brand’s requirements are set up during implementation.
How is completion evidence collected?
Installers attach photos to the store job from a phone browser and mark the site complete. A checklist of required evidence per store is configured during implementation. Sending photos over WhatsApp is a separate integration, scoped if you need it.
Is retention tracked?
Retention held per PO is recorded as a separate receivable with its expected release date, and appears in the collections view. The exact treatment follows your accounting practice and is configured during implementation.
Can our installation teams and franchise partners use it?
Internal installers use a mobile-friendly login for site jobs and attendance. Outside installation partners can be given restricted access or handled as subcontractors, depending on how you work. This is decided during process mapping.
What does an implementation for a rollout company cost?
Pricing is starting-from and depends on scope: number of users, modules, the parent/child site structure, print formats and any integrations. A scoping call gives you a fixed proposal.
See ClassicNext set up for a retail branding business
A 30-minute fitment call: we understand your current process, show the modules that matter to you, and give indicative pricing. No generic tour.
Prefer to start smaller? Get a process audit or request pricing.