When people search for “consignment management software”, they’re usually shown POS systems designed for resale, thrift, and second-hand retail.
Consigna is different. It is not just built for POS and resale, it’s built for trade-based, B2B consignment — where new stock is placed across distributors, contractors, branches, and sites, and must be tracked, reconciled, and reported accurately between businesses.
When people search for consignment software, they’re often shown systems designed for retail resale environments — such as thrift, vintage, or second-hand stores. In those models, consignment software is tightly coupled to a point-of-sale workflow, where the primary goal is to sell individual items and automatically split proceeds with consignors.
In trade-based environments, consignment means something very different.
B2B consignment involves new, bulk inventory placed across independent businesses — such as distributors, wholesalers, contractors, or branch networks. Stock moves in volume, not as one-off items, and must be tracked accurately across locations, entities, and time.
Because of this, the underlying requirements change completely:
Retail consignment systems are optimised for checkout speed, item-level sales, and automated payouts.
B2B consignment systems must support stock accountability, reconciliation cycles, exception handling, and audit-ready reporting between multiple parties.
In short:
One model optimises for transactions at the till.
The other optimises for control, transparency, and long-term trust between businesses.
Consigna is designed specifically for the second model, where consignment is not a sales tactic, but a shared operating system for managing stock responsibly across organisations.
Multi-entity stock visibility
Movement tracking across businesses
Cycle closes and reconciliation
Exception handling
Audit-ready reporting
Shared source of truth
Manufacturers
Trade suppliers
Contractors operating stock-on-hand
Multi-branch or multi-site operations