Online store
Your range, priced and searchable.
Hardware store online ordering for trade & retail
Hardware stores: online for the trade and the weekend warrior. Click and collect, trade accounts, live stock.
Trade orders by phone, no online shop and customers driving to the big box store. We build online ordering systems for independent hardware stores.
Looking for an online store for a hardware business?
Independent hardware stores have the knowledge and the service. What's often missing is a simple way to order online. We build stores that handle both trade and retail.
Wollopit builds project portals, compliance registers, quoting tools and websites for hardware stores around how your sites actually run. We connect the systems you already use, replace the ones holding you back and look after the lot on our own servers, so the office and the site finally see the same numbers.
01The problems
What we hear from hardware stores
Does your hardware store have these problems? Here's how we'd fix them.
Most hardware stores we talk to are running big jobs on spreadsheets, paper dockets and group chats. It works, right up until an audit or a dispute.
- The problemNo online orderingCustomers go elsewhere to order online.How we fix itAn online store with your range.
- The problemTrade orders by phoneTradies ring orders through.How we fix itTrade accounts ordering online.
- The problemStock not syncedOnline stock doesn't match the shelf.How we fix itPOS stock synced to the website.
- The problemClick and collectPickups aren't organised.How we fix itClick and collect with ready notifications.
- The problemDeliveriesLocal deliveries are ad hoc.How we fix itDelivery booking by area.
- The problemHuge cataloguesThousands of products are hard to manage.How we fix itSupplier catalogue imports.
02What we build
Solutions
What we build for hardware stores. Usually all talking to each other.
Pick the one that's hurting most or join the whole lot up. Everything is built around how your team works, not the other way round.
Trade accounts
Account pricing and ordering.
POS stock sync
Shelf and website in sync.
Click & collect
Pickups ready when promised.
Local delivery
Deliveries booked by area.
Catalogue imports
Supplier data imported in bulk.
03How it changes
Before and after
A Saturday morning, wolloped.
Here's how a typical day could change. Every business is different, so we map yours first.
Before
- Tradie rings an order through
- Staff pick while serving
- Customer drives to a big box
- Stock wrong online
After
- Order placed online
- Picked before arrival
- Customer collects locally
- Stock synced from POS
04Services
Everything under one roof
Software, websites and systems for hardware stores.
Whether you're starting fresh or upgrading what you've got, it's one team from the first sketch to the support call.
Custom software for hardware stores
Built around how your hardware store actually runs: online store, trade accounts and the admin in between, in one system you own.
Websites for hardware stores
Fast, hand-built websites that rank for the searches your customers make and turn visits into enquiries, bookings or orders.
Hardware store system upgrades
Running on spreadsheets, old software or a platform you've outgrown? We move your data across and upgrade in stages so the business never stops.
Apps and portals for hardware stores
POS stock sync and click & collect: customer and staff portals that work on any phone without an app store.
Integrations and automation
We connect Xero, MYOB and Procore so information moves on its own and nobody retypes it.
Hosting, support and care
Managed hosting, updates, backups and security for your hardware store, looked after by the people who built it.
05Integrations
Connections
Plays nicely with what you already use.
We connect to the tools you rely on, work alongside the ones you're happy with or replace the ones holding you back.
- Xero
- MYOB
- Procore
- Microsoft 365
- Google Workspace
- Dropbox
- Deputy
- Stripe
- Twilio SMS
- Google Maps
06How we work
The process
Some people dip their toe in. We turn up in a rebreather.
We get properly below the surface of your hardware store: the systems, the busy days and the jobs everyone hates. Then we fix the bits that matter most first.
- 01
Think
We spend time with the people doing the work, see where the hours go and work out what's actually slowing you down.
- 02
Archi-tech
We plan it before writing code: your data, customers, payments, the tools you keep, hosting and cost.
- 03
Build
Real engineering, shown to you early and often. Usually the most painful bit first, so you get a win quickly.
- 04
Look after
We host it, maintain it and keep improving it. When something breaks you call the people who built it.
07Questions
FAQ
Things hardware stores ask us.
Something else on your mind? Ring 0423 011 252 and ask the people who'd build it.
Can it handle thousands of products?
Yes. We import supplier catalogues and keep pricing and stock synced so the range stays manageable.
How much does it cost?
It depends on what you need, so we quote up front once we understand your hardware store. No surprise invoices, no lock-in and you own what we build.
Can it work alongside the software we already use?
Usually, yes. We connect to your accounting, project and rostering tools and only replace what's holding you back. If something should go we'll explain why before anything changes.
Will it work on site with bad reception?
Yes. Field tools can save everything on the device and sync when the phone finds signal again, so nobody loses a docket or a photo.
Who looks after it once it's built?
We do. We host it on our own managed servers and keep it updated and secure. When you need something you ring the people who built it.
We already have systems. Can you upgrade them instead of starting again?
Usually, yes. Most hardware stores we work with keep what's working and upgrade the rest in stages. We move your data across, connect the old and new while we switch and retire the old system only when the new one is proven.
Contact
Got a hardware store problem? Consider it wolloped.
Tell us what's slow, broken, manual or missing. You don't need a spec, just describe what's going on.