🔗 WooCommerce + IQ Retail integration

Run WooCommerce and every marketplace from IQ Retail.

Q: How do WooCommerce and IQ Retail work together?

IQ Retail holds the stock, and WooCommerce sells from it. WooCommerce orders land in IQ Retail as sales. Takealot, Amazon and Makro can follow the same stock. A dedicated account manager sets it up with you, with example orders first.

Q: Does WooCommerce support multiple warehouses?

Not natively. WooCommerce tracks a single stock location. If you need per-warehouse stock, the ERP should be the truth and WooCommerce becomes a channel. We will say that up front rather than pretend otherwise.

Q: 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.

Q: Do I need a WordPress plugin?

For variable products, yes: the free Wherehouse plugin. It is also what prevents duplicate orders and stops marketplace buyers getting a second WooCommerce email.

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: How long does onboarding take?

Most sellers are live in under 5 days, with all their business rules set up. It depends 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.

Q: Do I have to live in the Wherehouse dashboard?

No. Most brands and distributors 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 holds the stock. WooCommerce sells from it, and WooCommerce orders land in IQ Retail as sales. Takealot, Amazon and Makro run on the same connection.

✅ Live in 14 days or month two is free
✅ No setup fee
✅ A named person on your account
✅ Month to month

Syncs
Stock
Price
Orders
Credit notes

Two systems should not mean two jobs.

Every extra login is another place to update stock, recapture orders and reconcile fees. WooCommerce and IQ Retail should share one picture, with every marketplace running on top.

🔄 Store and marketplaces, one availability

When a unit sells on the store, Takealot cannot still show it. The same WooCommerce catalogue can feed every marketplace you add, without a second stock count.

🎨 Variations included

Variable products need the free Wherehouse WordPress plugin. It also stops duplicate orders and suppresses customer emails for marketplace-origin sales.

📦 Branch stock drives the web

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

Your rules, not a generic sync

How it works

Connect both

IQ Retail holds the stock. WooCommerce connects next to it.

See the flow

Stock, price and orders move one way, on purpose. We map that to how you already operate.

Test it first

We run example orders first. Nothing automatic goes through until they’re right.

Stay in step

WooCommerce and IQ Retail keep in step in the background, with Takealot, Amazon and Makro on top.

🛒 Orders

Orders placed on WooCommerce automatically create in IQ Retail. No retyping, no missed picks. Marketplace orders can write into WooCommerce when it holds stock, without emailing those buyers a second time. Have more sales channels? The same flow can cover the rest of the stack, with rules per platform.

📦 Stock & pricing

Stock from IQ Retail updates WooCommerce so you do not oversell. Price rules per channel build in commission and fees, so every sale still leaves a margin: a 10% uplift on Takealot, a different price on Makro, a SKU held off one channel. One stock figure, shared. If you have outgrown a single location, we will tell you to put the ERP in the middle.

📦 Product data

Titles, images and attributes you already maintain can keep WooCommerce current, without rebuilding a loadsheet. Simple and variable products sync. Variations need the Wherehouse WordPress plugin so size and colour stay as their own SKUs.

Brands and distributors like you, already running.

Distributors and specialist retailers who run their whole marketplace business from the system they already had.

Filmed at eCommerce Live 2026

Hear it from the sellers

“It took up 90% of my life, and as soon as we made a sale, that data was wrong again. And then I discovered Wherehouse.”

John Onderstall, COO, GCT Brands

GCT Brands and Supernova Brands on dropping CSV exports, split DC orders and credit notes that just work, and adding a marketplace without the hassle.

Specialist retail · Johannesburg

Mr Vinyl

6,700+

SKUs live

3 new marketplaces: Takealot, Makro and Bobshop
Shop floor and online stock in sync, in real time
Marketplace orders flow back into WooCommerce. Zero extra hires

“Wherehouse let us reach every screen in South Africa, without changing how we work.”

Edgars — Richard McLennan Head of E-Commerce, Retailability On LinkedIn, June 2023

Legit — Richard McLennan Head of E-Commerce, Retailability On LinkedIn, June 2023

What sellers say on the Takealot Seller Success Network

Read every review

Seller Success Network review

Indispensable

“The amount of daily admin that Wherehouse has removed from our day-to-day business is spectacular. We couldn’t live without them. Selling through multiple channels has become manageable.”

John Seller review

Seller Success Network review

Takealot, Xero, Shopify connected

“The Xero automation is the best part. It just handles all our invoicing in the background so we don’t have to. It’s simple, it works, and it’s clearly built for the SA market.”

Pro-Group Takealot, Shopify and Xero

Seller Success Network review

The best platform

“The stock syncing, custom price rules, and the ability to change prices for each marketplace directly from Wherehouse is absolutely incredible.”

NEXA Audio Website, Takealot and more

Seller Success Network review

Reliable integration, exceptional support

“The integration side has made our listing and fulfilment admin significantly lighter. But the part that actually matters day to day is the support.”

DynamicCom Distributor, wide catalogue

Seller Success Network review

WooCommerce and Takealot sync

“A special shoutout to [the Wherehouse] team for helping us sync and manage hundreds of products between our WooCommerce and Takealot.”

Mr Vinyl WooCommerce and Takealot

Seller Success Network review

Takealot and DEAR Inventory in sync

“We use Wherehouse for our integration with DEAR inventory and we are very happy with the level of service and reliability of the Wherehouse integration.”

De Villiers Smit Takealot and DEAR Inventory

Priced against the ops hire, not the spreadsheet.

One plan for most brands and distributors, a smaller one if you’re still growing into it. Prices include VAT and run month to month.

Included in every plan

Unlimited SKUs Unlimited users

Growth

For stores with a hub and under about 1,000 marketplace orders a month.

R1,099 / month

300 orders synced, then R4.40 per order
25 product listings a month, then R5 each
Store, ERP, inventory and accounting connections
Retailer connectors at R750 each
API access

Most brands and distributors

Retail

For brands and distributors doing up to 2,500 marketplace orders a month.

R4,799 / month

Setup done with you, plus a named person on your account
Live in 14 days or month two is free
Your system not on our list? We build the connector free
2,500 orders synced a month, no overage
100 product listings a month, then R5 each
Store, ERP, inventory and accounting connections
2 retailer integrations and supplier feeds included

Enterprise

For groups, multi-brand distributors and high, steady volume.

Fixed set from your volume

One fixed invoice, set from your last 12 months of orders
Sync never stops, no matter the spike
Multiple brands, stores and warehouses
Custom API connectors

Extra listings R5 per SKU
Extra retailer connector R750 / month

What’s in Retail, and what it costs to do another way

Your team still runs the business. This is the work that comes off their desks.

Setup done with you, every rule mapped, and a new connector if you need one An integrator: R15,000 to R30,000
Stock, price, order and PO sync on every channel An e-commerce admin: R15,000 to R25,000 a month
100 product listings a month About 25 hours of loadsheets a month
Fees, payouts and credit notes in your books Bookkeeper hours every month end
Takealot stock recon claims R11,000 a month left with Takealot, on average
2 retailer integrations R1,500 a month on Growth
Profit dashboard, plus the ChatGPT and Claude connector A BI tool, and someone to feed it
A named person on your account A ticket queue

Done by hand: two full-time people, R40,000+ a month.

Retail: R4,799 a month

Frequently Asked Questions

Visit our 📚 documentation site for more information on authorising connectors. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at 📨 [email protected]

How do WooCommerce and IQ Retail work together? +

Does WooCommerce support multiple warehouses? +

Does IQ have to move to the cloud? +

Do I need a WordPress plugin? +

Can I choose which branch feeds Takealot? +

Is there a setup fee? +

How long does onboarding take? +

Do I have to live in the Wherehouse dashboard? +

Bring your range. We’ll bring the shelves.

20 minutes with someone who has connected hundreds of South African brands and distributors. You’ll leave knowing exactly what it takes, even if we’re not the right fit.

✅ A straight yes or no on fit
✅ Which marketplaces suit your range
✅ Your go-live date and your price

Black Friday is Friday 27 November. Book your fit call by Thursday 6 November and you’ll be live, with test orders run, before the rush.

Book my fit call

Your name Work email Company website Where does your stock live? Marketplace orders a month

Where do you sell (or want to)?

Takealot Amazon Makro Leroy Merlin Retailers (B2B)

We reply within one working day. If we’re not the right fit, we’ll tell you.