Adding products and ordering and receiving stock is an agile process. You can skip the manual process and add product details directly to your Retail POS catalog using the Lightspeed B2B Universal Catalog.

Understanding the Universal Catalog

Lightspeed Universal Catalog contains over 5 million products submitted by over 1000 suppliers across 18 different retail categories, offering a comprehensive range of thousands of popular brands with products for different business needs. You can search and add product information directly to your catalog in Retail POS, helping to save time and reduce manual input errors. You can import:

• Product names
• Descriptions
• Images
• SKUs
• Variant attributes and values
• Brands

When ordering or receiving stock, you can also search the Universal Catalog and import product details during the purchase order process.

Top brands by category*

*Top brands and availability may vary by region

Products or brands can't be added directly to the Universal Catalog. You can request changes through the B2B Universal Catalog request form.

Importing Universal Catalog products from the Products page

To import Universal Catalog products from the Products page:

1. Navigate to Catalog > Products.
2. Click the Add from Universal Catalog button.

   

3. Search for a product by name or SKU.
4. Select the product and click Import product. You can also Add as a new product if the product is not in the B2B Universal Catalog.

   

5. Update the Product name as needed.
6. If applicable, select the variants you want to import.
7. Update the Supply price and adjust the Markup and Retail price as desired. You can Apply to all or update individually.

   

8. Click Import product.
9. At the top of the page in the banner, click the View this product link, or scroll down to find the imported product.

   

10. Update product details as needed.

Importing Universal Catalog products from a purchase order

To import Universal Catalog products from a purchase order:

1. Navigate to Inventory > Stock control > Orders and begin either the Order stock or Receive stock workflow.
2. Enter the Order or Delivery details and scroll to the Products and costs section.
3. Use the Search or scan to add a product field to find a product.
4. Under Universal Catalog, click the product you want to add to your catalog from the Universal Catalog.

   

5. To import as a new product, select None of the suggested matches are correct. Import as a new product.

   

6. Click Finish import.

7. If applicable, select the variants to add to the order, update product details as needed, and click Add variants to order.
8. Continue the purchase order flow steps and Save.

Importing Universal Catalog products in the Scanner app

To add products using the Universal Catalog in the Scanner app:

1. Open the Scanner app on your iOS or Android device and begin the receive stock with Lightspeed Scanner workflow.
2. Select the open or sent purchase order that you want to count. Review the order preview to ensure it is the correct order, then tap Receive.
3. Enter the product name or SKU by:
   • Using your device's built-in camera, scan the product barcode. If the associated SKU is not recorded in your catalog, tap Search Universal Catalog for "X" in the prompt.
   • Enter the product name into the Search or add products field. If the product name is not recorded in your catalog, tap Search "X" in Universal Catalog.

     

4. From the search results displayed, select the product(s) that you want to create and tap Import product.

   

5. Review the pre-filled product information on the Import product screen:
   • Standard products: Each product may include a product name, image, SKU code, and pricing. You can edit the supplied information and add more information as needed.

     

   • Variant products: Select which variants you want to import from the available list and tap Next. You can change the product name if required. Tap variants to make variant-specific edits to the pre-filled product information.

     

6. When the product(s) are ready to import, tap Save for a standard product or Import for variant products.

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