Does IQ have to move to the cloud?

No. IQ is typically on-premise. The connection points at your server. We will talk through network access during onboarding, because that is the real prerequisite, not a replatform.

Can I choose which branch feeds Takealot?

Yes. IQ has branches. Stock can be pulled per location so the marketplace follows the branch you actually pick from.

Is there a setup fee?

No. There are no setup fees on any plan. During onboarding we ingest your catalogue and sync a couple of test orders and products, so you know it works before you rely on it. You only pay once the account is live. Billed monthly. Cancel any time.

How long does onboarding take?

Usually 1 to 10 business days, depending on how many platforms you connect and how specific your rules are. A dedicated account manager sets it up with you. We run specified example orders first. Nothing automatic goes through until those are right.

Do I have to live in the Wherehouse dashboard?

No. Most sellers keep working in the store, ERP or seller portal they already know. Wherehouse runs in the background. The dashboard is there when you want one view of stock, orders, fees and sync history.

IQ Retail integration | Stock, orders & growth

Sell online off your IQ Retail stock file.

What you get:

IQ stays the in-store ERP. Wherehouse pulls branch stock and posts online orders back as IQ sales orders, so the till and the web stay in step.

Sync

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Stock

🛍️

Orders

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Credit notes

IQ is the source of truth in the shop. Online usually is not on it.

SA retailers on IQ already run a serious stock file. Expanding to Takealot fails when that file is exported once a week. The marketplace has to read IQ, and the sale has to write back.

📦 Branch stock drives the web

IQ stock per location can decide what Takealot, Makro and your store are allowed to sell.

🛍️ Online orders become IQ sales orders

No double-capture between till and web. The shop floor sees the marketplace sale.

🇿🇦 Built for on-prem IQ

IQ usually runs in the store. We connect to that instance, rather than asking you to move ERP just to sell online.

Your rules, not a generic sync

How it works

Connect IQ Retail

IQ Retail stays the system of truth for stock and fulfilment.

Connect the channels

Marketplaces and stores you already sell on, plus any you still want to add.

Map your rules

Locations, tax, customers, which SKUs go where. We match how you already operate.

Let it run

Orders, stock and returns keep flowing. Your team keeps working in IQ Retail.

Sell online off your IQ Retail stock file.

📦 Branch stock drives the web

🛍️ Online orders become IQ sales orders

🇿🇦 Built for on-prem IQ

How it works

Connect IQ Retail

Connect the channels

Map your rules

Let it run

🔗 Get connected

Where do you sell?

Central inventory platform

Online store

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