Bumpa App Guide - Location Management
What you'll learn: In this guide, we'll break down how the location management feature on the Bumpa app works. With this feature, you can create and manage all your orders and inventory of all your stores on the Bumpa app, without having to visit every single store every time.
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Introduction
Running a business isn’t easy, and it can get a bit more difficult to manage as you expand and start to open up more stores. Every business owner wants to get to this level, but getting there and then managing it properly is even more important. And it doesn’t end at just hiring the right personnel; as a business owner, you still have to watch almost everything about your business.
Now it’s impossible to manage everything by yourself; think about it - this would mean going from store to store every time, making sure that inventory is up to date and trying to track what is in what store, and so much more. So much more, because it truly is a lot to manage a business with multiple locations, and can quickly get overwhelming.
Beyond managing your staff and keeping an eye on what they do, you also need to manage your stores or locations. To make this so much easier, you need the right business management app. And that is where Bumpa comes in.
Bumpa has a robust location management feature that makes seeing everything that happens in all your stores a breeze; everything happens on a single dashboard. You can list and manage multiple physical store locations and efficiently handle various aspects of your business, from inventory management to analytics for each location. It provides you with the flexibility and insights you need to optimise your operations and cater to diverse customer bases.
This guide provides you with a step-by-step guide on how to utilise the multi-location feature, but before we go into that, here’s a quick segment on why you need a business management app with location management like Bumpa.
Why a Business Management App Makes Location Management Easier
Business management apps often come equipped with data analytics tools that can provide insights into the performance of each location. This data can help in identifying trends, optimising operations, and making informed decisions for each location.
Changes to location details can be made in real time and synced across all devices and platforms. This ensures that everyone in the organisation has access to the most up-to-date information, especially when it comes to products and orders.
A business management app like Bumpa comes with features like automated reminders and notifications. These can be used to prompt location managers and the business owner for tasks such as inventory restocking.
The benefits are endless and if you’re a business owner with multiple locations or stores, using the Bumpa app will make your processes so much easier. We’ll now go into how to set up multiple locations on the Bumpa app, and everything else you can do with the app to manage your stores.
How to Create Multi-Locations
To create locations on your Bumpa app:
1. Log in to your Bumpa account at app.getbumpa.com. At the sidebar, click on “Store” and then click on “Location”.
2. Your default store location is the “Headquarters”. Click on the “Add new location” button.
3. Provide the location details - You can make this location your primary location. Then click on save to create your location.
And you’re done - you’ve successfully added a new location to your Bumpa app.
Switching Locations
When creating a new product, you can select one or more locations. You can also switch locations on the navigation bar; subsequent actions on your Bumpa web app will be based on the location you switch to.
1. Click on the location at the navigation bar and select your target location.
And you're done!
Updating a Location
These are the steps to change certain information about a location.
1. Log in to your Bumpa account at app.getbumpa.com. At the sidebar, click on “Store” and then click on “Location” to see a list of your locations.
2. Your default store location is the headquarters. Click on the “Location” to edit to view the details.
3. Then click on the “Edit” button
4. Provide the changes and click on the “Save” button.
And that’s it!
Deactivating a Location
If you need to temporarily deactivate a particular store location, you can easily do so without permanently deleting it. This feature allows you to manage your store locations effectively, especially during periods of renovation, inventory updates, or temporary closures. Rest assured, deactivation is reversible, and you can re-activate the location whenever you're ready. Here are the steps:
1. Log in to your Bumpa account at app.getbumpa.com.
2. Scroll down to the left, and click “Store”.
3. Scroll down and click the “Location” section on your Bumpa dashboard to see a list of your locations.
4. A list of your locations will appear, click on your “preferred location”.
5. On the top right corner of your screen, you will see the deactivation button, click “Deactivate”.
6. Once you click delete, a popup window will appear, click “Yes, Deactivate Store”.
7. A Success screen will appear, you have now successfully deactivated your preferred location.
And you're done!
Activating a Location
If you have deactivated a location but are now ready to reactivate, these are the steps:
1. Log in to your Bumpa account at app.getbumpa.com
2. Scroll down to the left, and click “Store”.
3. Scroll down and click on “Location” to see a list of your locations.
4. A list of your locations will appear, click on “deactivate location” for the location you'd like to deactivate.
5. On the top right corner of your screen, you will see the activation button, click on “Activate”.
Note: Once you click on "Activate", a popup will appear showing that you have now successfully activated your location.
Moving Products Across Locations
You can move your product inventory from one location to another. The steps are below:
1. Log in to your Bumpa account at app.getbumpa.com. On the dashboard, ensure that you switch location to the location you want to move from.
2. At the sidebar, click on "Store" and then click on "Location" to see a list of your locations. Click on the location to edit to view the details.
3. Click on the “Move Inventory” button.
4. Select the products to move. Click on “Move selected products.”
5. Select the “target location” (location to move to).
6. You can specify the number of stock to move (if you want to move everything at once or just some quantity), then click on continue.
7. A confirmation box shows, confirm to proceed.
8. A message will show that the process has been initiated, and you will be notified when it is complete. If you check your products in that section, you’ll notice the product stock is reduced, and you can confirm the new inventory in your target location.
Duplicating Products Across Locations
This feature allows users to efficiently replicate existing product listings across multiple online store locations within Bumpa. It simplifies inventory management by eliminating the need to manually recreate product details for each location. You can easily duplicate products, ensuring consistency and saving time, thereby optimising operations and enhancing productivity across business locations.
1. Login to the Bumpa webapp: app.getbumpa.com. From your dashboard, locate “Store" on the left side of your screen.
2. Click on “Store” a list of dropdown menus will appear. Search for the “Location” menu.
3. Click “Location” to view a list of your available locations where you would like to duplicate your inventory (i.e. products) from.
4. Select your preferred “Store Location” where you would like to duplicate inventory from.
5. A “Select Products” popup will appear where you have two options to either “Search” or “Select” the products you want to duplicate to another store location.
6. You can “Select” the list of products as shown below;
7. Or "Search by product name" in the box below and select the product.
8. Once your preferred products have been selected, click “Duplicate Selected Product”
9. Once you click on "Duplicate Selected Product", a pop screen will appear, where you will be asked to “Select the preferred location” where you would like to duplicate the product to.
10. Once you select your preferred location, you can also “specify the stock quantity” of inventory (i.e. product) you would like to duplicate to a new location.
11. Next, click on “Continue”.
12. A popup will appear where you will be asked to “Confirm duplication”.
13. A “processing’’ screen will appear, confirming inventory transfer.
14. After a few minutes, you will receive a pop message letting you know that your "Inventory transfer has been completed"
And that’s it!
Conclusion
Businesses thrive when they’re managed properly and with this in mind, the Bumpa app location management features have been designed to ensure that as a business owner, you can manage your stores with so much ease, while ensuring optimal performance and efficiency in your operations. With everything you can achieve on the Bumpa app, you can manage all your store locations without having to physically be in the stores, and the time you may have spent in traffic or on the road can now be dedicated to doing more for your business.
