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Vend, now known as Lightspeed Retail (X-Series), is a comprehensive POS (Point of Sale) and retail management platform designed to assist retailers in optimizing operations, enhancing customer satisfaction, and fostering business growth across various channels. Whether you aim to conduct sales in physical stores, online, or through other channels, Lightspeed provides the necessary tools for seamless business scaling.

Uses API version 0.9

Vend, now part of the Lightspeed family, is a retail management system that provides a range of services and solutions to help businesses in the retail sector streamline their operations and improve their customer service. Lightspeed offers comprehensive tools for managing inventory, sales, and customer relationships.

Here’s a breakdown of the key features and offerings of Vend, now known as Lightspeed Retail:

1. Inventory Management:

• Vend (Lightspeed Retail) offers easy and robust inventory management tools.
• You can set up your product catalog by adding items individually or in bulk.
• Set re-order points to prevent running out of fast-selling products.
• Use stock counting capabilities to keep your inventory in check.
• Order merchandise and receive stock orders from suppliers right from the app.

2. Omnichannel Sales:

• Lightspeed covers all sales channels, allowing you to sell in-store, online, and across various platforms.
• You can set up an SEO-optimized eCommerce store without coding.
• Sell on online marketplaces like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.
• Offer flexible fulfillment options, including in-store pickup, curbside, shipping, and local delivery.

Installing Lightspeed:

1. Give a name for the E-commerce Channel
2. Description(if needed)
3. Vend Access Token(which is received via email)
4. Click on Install.

Mandatory Properties:

1. Handle
2. Name
3. Retail Price
4. Sku

Mandatory Properties for Inventory Management:

1. Vend Option_Field
2. Sku
3. Retail_price
4. Name
5. Id
6. Vend inventory_outlet_id
7. Outlet_id 
8. Outlet_inventory_count 

The inventory is represented by a dictionary with two key-value pairs: “outlet_id,” which corresponds to the outlet identifier (inv_outlet_id), and “count,” indicating the inventory count (inv_count).