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AI Agents for Retail and Wholesale That Automate Orders and Invoices

AI agents for retail and wholesale connect to your POS, buying system and ERP to automate vendor invoices, accounts payable, purchase orders, inventory replenishment, sales reporting and customer billing.

★★★★★4.9 / 5

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Challenges We Solve

Where Retail and Wholesale Operations Break Down

The buying decisions, replenishment processes and vendor relationships that drive margin are still managed manually at most retail and wholesale operations. WorkAgentic's AI agents connect to the ERP, POS and wholesale systems your teams already use.

BUYING
Open-to-buy is tracked in a spreadsheet nobody trusts
The buying team pulls sales and inventory data manually, calculates OTB by hand and updates a spreadsheet that is out of date by the time it is shared. Buying decisions get made on yesterday's numbers at best.
REPLENISHMENT
Stores run out of stock on the wrong SKUs every week
Replenishment orders are placed manually based on periodic stock counts. Fast-moving sizes and colors run out between cycles. The buy is sitting in the warehouse while the customer-facing hook is empty.
VENDORS
Vendor performance issues are discovered after the season
On-time delivery rates and invoice discrepancy data are spread across emails, spreadsheets and ERP reports. The buying team finds out a vendor has been consistently late when they are reviewing the season closeout, not in time to do anything about it.
MARKDOWN
Markdowns are taken too late and go too deep
Sell-through tracking is done manually by category managers. SKUs that are tracking below plan are not flagged until the season is nearly over. By then the markdown has to be deep to move the inventory, and the margin hit is significant.
WHOLESALE
Wholesale orders are processed from inboxes and spreadsheets
Retailer orders come in through email, EDI and order portals. Each one is entered manually into the ERP. Mistakes happen. Orders get missed. Your wholesale team spends most of their week on order entry instead of account management.
REPORTING
Sales and margin reports arrive after the decisions are made
Daily sales and margin data from stores and wholesale accounts need to be pulled, formatted and distributed manually. By the time the weekly report is ready, the trading decisions it should inform have already been made on incomplete information.
Invoices
Vendor invoices do not match orders and receipts
Merchandise and services invoices arrive in different formats. Three-way match and trade agreement deductions are checked by hand, so short payments go unnoticed.
Billing
Wholesale billing depends on manual pricing checks
Each customer has its own pricing and allowances. Invoices, credit limits and collections are managed by hand, which delays cash.
AI Agent Capabilities

Agentic AI Use Cases in Retail and Wholesale

Each AI agent connects to the systems your team already uses and automates one workflow. No new software for your team to learn.

Buying and OTB Agent
  • Pulls live sales, inventory and on-order data from your ERP daily
  • Calculates open-to-buy by category, department and week automatically
  • Flags OTB variance against plan before buying decisions are made
  • Tracks receipt flow against the buying calendar in real time
  • Your buying team works from current data, not a manually updated spreadsheet
Store Replenishment Agent
  • Monitors sell-through rates and stock levels by SKU and location daily
  • Calculates replenishment quantities based on sales velocity and min stock
  • Generates replenishment orders and routes them through your approval workflow
  • Flags locations where a SKU is at risk of selling out before the next order
  • Stockouts on fast-moving sizes and colors drop significantly
Vendor Performance Monitor
  • Tracks on-time delivery rates and lead time variance per vendor
  • Monitors invoice accuracy and discrepancy rates across all suppliers
  • Generates a weekly vendor scorecard without manual data compilation
  • Flags vendors approaching compliance thresholds before season end
  • Your buying team negotiates and manages, not compiles performance data
Markdown Optimization Agent
  • Monitors sell-through rates against targets by SKU and category weekly
  • Flags SKUs tracking below plan before the window to act closes
  • Generates markdown recommendations with suggested timing and depth
  • Applies your margin rules and floor prices to every recommendation
  • Season-end residual inventory drops because markdowns happen earlier
Wholesale Order Agent
  • Captures wholesale orders from email, EDI and portal sources automatically
  • Validates each order against current availability and customer terms
  • Routes confirmed orders into your ERP without manual entry
  • Flags short-ship and out-of-stock situations for your sales team to manage
  • Your wholesale team works on accounts, not order entry
Sales and Margin Reporting Agent
  • Pulls daily sales and margin data from all stores and wholesale accounts
  • Consolidates into one report delivered before trading hours start
  • Tracks performance against plan by category, channel and week
  • Flags underperforming categories with context for the trading team
  • No manual data pulling, formatting or email distribution required
Client Reviews

What Retailers and Wholesalers Say After Going Live

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Verified clients
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"We were doing store replenishment manually once a week. Fast-moving sizes would sell out in three days and sit empty for four. The agent runs replenishment calculations daily from live sell-through data and flags locations that need an urgent transfer. Our in-stock rate on core SKUs went up in the first month."

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Sandra K.
Buying Director · US Specialty Retailer
★★★★★

"We were taking markdowns in the last two weeks of the season because nobody was tracking sell-through against plan during the season. By then the markdown had to be 40 percent to move the stock. The agent flags SKUs that are tracking below plan six weeks out. We now take smaller markdowns earlier and the residual is a fraction of what it was."

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Michael B.
Head of Trading · US Fashion Retailer
★★★★★

"We had a vendor who had been delivering two to three weeks late for an entire season. We only found out when we ran the season review. The performance monitor now flags late delivery in the week it happens. We had a conversation with that vendor in week four of the season instead of week twenty."

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Claire T.
Merchandise Manager · US Home Goods Retailer
★★★★★

"Our wholesale team was spending half their week entering orders from emails and EDI files into our ERP. They were hired to manage accounts, not to do data entry. The agent captures orders from every channel and enters them automatically. Our team now spends their time on the accounts that actually need attention."

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Brian L.
VP of Wholesale · US Accessories Brand
★★★★★

"We run both a retail operation and a wholesale business from the same ERP. Every vendor we talked to wanted to solve one side or the other. Haroon's team mapped both operations in the first call and built an agent that handles replenishment for our stores and order processing for our wholesale accounts from the same data source. Nothing went live until it had been tested against a full month of real transaction data."

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Victoria H.
COO · US Multi-Channel Retail and Wholesale Brand

"We work with a large number of vendors, and invoices arrive in every format imaginable. Our AP staff spent too much time entering data and chasing missing PO numbers. Now most invoices go through the initial checks automatically. It's taken a lot of repetitive work off the team's plate."

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Michelle O.
Accounts Payable Lead, Wholesale Distribution Company

"We had stores running out of popular items while other locations were sitting on excess stock. The replenishment agent gives our buyers a clearer picture of what needs attention. It's not replacing their judgment, and that's exactly how we wanted it."

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Jonathan R.
Inventory Planning Director, Regional Retail Chain

"Our regional sales reports took forever to put together. Every branch had its own spreadsheet and way of reporting. The automated reports have saved us a lot of follow-up emails. We can finally spend the meeting talking about sales instead of debating the numbers."

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Sarah B.
Commercial Operations Manager, Wholesale Retail Group
Deployment

How We Deploy Your Retail and Wholesale AI Agent

Five steps from your first call to a live agent. No disruption to active buying cycles or open wholesale orders.

01
Discovery and Data Audit
02
Retail and Wholesale Agent Blueprint
03
Build and Integration
04
Pilot and Validation
05
Go-Live and Handoff
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Discovery and Data Audit
Free 30-minute call, no preparation needed. We map your ERP, POS, wholesale order management and vendor portal setup. You walk us through your current buying and operations workflows once. We take it from there.
✓ Workflow map with effort quantified per step
✓ Automation opportunity scorecard
✓ Recommended agent architecture

AI Agent Workflows for Retail and Wholesale

Each AI agent automates one retail and wholesale workflow, from vendor invoices and accounts payable to replenishment, purchase orders and sales reporting. Start with the workflow that matters most to your team, then add the next when you are ready.

Accounts Payable

Wholesale AP Automation Agent

  • Route approvals and prioritise early payment discounts.
  • Reconcile vendor statements.
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Reporting

Retail Sales Reporting Agent

  • Consolidate store, online and wholesale sales.
  • Deliver like-for-like and margin reports.
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AI Solutions for Retail and Wholesale

AI Agent Services for Retail and Wholesale Teams

WorkAgentic runs AI agents across finance, accounting, supply chain, marketing, IT and more, set up for the systems retail and wholesale teams use.

FAQ

Questions About AI Agents for Retail and Wholesale

Everything your buying director, operations manager or CFO needs to know before booking a call.

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How can AI agents help retail and wholesale businesses?−
AI agents help retail and wholesale businesses by automating the buying, replenishment, vendor management and reporting workflows that consume buying team and operations time. WorkAgentic deploys AI agents for retail and wholesale operations that handle open-to-buy monitoring, store replenishment, vendor performance tracking, markdown recommendations, wholesale order processing and sales reporting. Retailers and wholesalers reduce stockouts, cut excess inventory and manage vendor relationships more effectively without adding headcount.
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