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Accounting software vendor Xero has launched Xero Inventory Plus, for small goods-based businesses.
The updated software now integrates with Amazon’s Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) program. The company said the inventory package was integrated with Shopify “in the early phases of product development.”
Inventory Plus syncs product information, sales orders and inventory via low stock alerts and offers the ability to set reorder points. It provides a complete fulfillment process; with embedded shipping features powered by Shippo,
In addition, the company said the software makes it “easy and fast to connect new sales channels and get set up to sell to customers with a simple guided onboarding process and an easy-to-use interface.”
Inventory Plus enables accountants and bookkeepers keep their books up to date and gives a clear view of clients’ inventory levels and margins.
Bob Scott has provided information to the tax and accounting community since 1991, first as technology editor of Accounting Today, and from 1997 through 2009 as editor of its sister publication, Accounting Technology. He is known throughout the industry for his depth of knowledge and for his high journalistic standards. Scott has made frequent appearances as a speaker, moderator and panelist and events serving tax and accounting professionals. He has a strong background in computer journalism as an editor with two former trade publications, Computer+Software News and MIS Week and spent several years with weekly and daily newspapers in Morris County New Jersey prior to that. A graduate of Indiana University with a degree in journalism, Bob is a native of Madison, Ind