Octopus Bridge

Octopus Bridge, The Channel Manager

Octopus Channel Manager is a cloud-based Integration platform, enabling bi-directional data exchange between physical stores and e-commerce channels. The Channel Manager platform is developed specifically for brick-and-mortar operations that need in-store point-of-sale (POS) to synchronize with web platforms such as Shopify, Magento, Woo Commerce, Big Commerce, Channel Advisor, Amazon and eBay. Eliminate duplicate data entry, send POS/ERP product data to all e-commerce channels. Sync online and offline sales every few minutes. How it works video.

Stop Entering Data Manually!

We are experts in POS to e-commerce integration and trusted by the world’s top point of sale system providers. Octopus Channel Manager enables retailers and wholesalers to integrate multiple web sites to a single inventory master file. Our integration automates retail business processes and eliminates the need for manual data entry and the risk associated with re-keying data. Automatically synchronize inventory between systems 24/7/365 without human intervention. Improve Amazon rankings, prevent out of stocks, back-orders, and refunds. Improve operational efficiency, customer satisfaction and reduce labor costs.

“Octopus Channel integration between our POS and Amazon has empowered us to increase our presence on Amazon and sell 10 times more. The more product I have, the more I sell. Now I am able to manage thousands of Amazon items. There’s no question – you have to have this digital backbone if you want to sell on Amazon or any other online marketplace”.

Jason Palmer
CEO Petticoat Lane

Connect Your POS with Your Online Business:

Using our Open API, Octopus Channel enables integration between POS/ERP and e-commerce. Turn-key integrations are available for multiple e-commerce platforms including Shopify, Magento, Woo Commerce, Big Commerce, 24SevenCart, Yahoo Store, Fancy, SmartEtailing, NOP Commerce, Google Shopping, Amazon, eBay, Jet and ChannelAdvisor. If you are using a different platform, please contact us for custom integration.

Benefits of POS integration with Ecommerce

Input product descriptions and images once and send to all ecommerce channels
Automatically upload product catalog information from POS to your web store
Automatically update POS inventory to online marketplaces including eBay and Amazon
Automatically downloaded web store orders in to POS for fulfilment
Generate reports in POS on web sales, payments, backorders and shipping
Eliminate duplicate and manual data entry on your website
Connect multiple retail outlets (using POS) with your web store

Data Synchronization Between POS and eCommerce

There are many POS fields that can be mapped to your web store. Some of the most common fields mapped include:

Upload from POS to eCommerce:

Item #
Item name
Department/Category Name
Manufacturer
Description
Image
Price – Retail, Price Level A/B/C
Sales price
Color
Size
Quantity
Style Matrix
Various other fields

Download from eCommerce to POS:

Customer Bill To name
Bill to and Ship to Addresses
Customer Ship To Name
Email address
Phone Number
Shipping method
Item code
Item quantity
Item Price
Discount Amount
Tax
Order Number

Octopus Channel integration with Amazon and eBay, empowers brick-and-mortar stores to sell products on global marketplaces more efficiently. Eliminate manual entry, no more copy pasting, and manage all your products in one place. Octopus Channel integration with POS automatically synchronizes inventory across all marketplaces and physical locations, increasing both customer satisfaction, rankings and delivers better operational efficiency. This, in turn, results in reduced management costs and higher profit margins.

Amazon

eBay

Google Shopping

Fancy

Jet

SmartEtailing

FarFetch

Octopus Channel connects Point of sale ( POS ) with eCommerce platforms
We are experts in eCommerce integration and trusted by the world’s top point of sale providers. Octopus Channel is a connector enabling you to integrate multiple systems into a single platform. Integration automates retail business processes and eliminates the need for manual data entry. Automatically synchronize inventory between your POS and your existing web platform. Prevent out of stocks, back-orders, and refunds. Improve operational efficiency, customer satisfaction and reduce costs.