Apparel ecommerce accounting

Apparel Breaks Simple Books

Webgility handles variant-heavy SKUs, returns, exchanges, seasonal inventory, channel complexity, and order-level fees, so apparel accounting stays accurate as volume grows.

Variant-level
Inventory tracked by size and color
20–40%
Apparel return rates, all automated
Seasonal
Reorder thresholds adjustable by season
3-step
Return posts inventory, refund, and margin update
Variant-Level Tracking

Size and Color Are Not the Same SKU

A "Blue Hoodie" in Small and a "Blue Hoodie" in Large have the same product name and different sell-through rates, different margin profiles, and different reorder dynamics. Webgility tracks inventory and margin at the variant level, not the parent SKU.

When you're making reorder decisions, you need to know that the XS is oversold and the XL has 140 units sitting. Parent-level counts hide this. Webgility shows it.

Blue Hoodie: Variant Inventory · May 20 Live
Blue Hoodie · XS4 units · reorder triggered!
Blue Hoodie · S18 units · within threshold
Blue Hoodie · M31 units · within threshold
Blue Hoodie · L47 units · overstocked
Blue Hoodie · XL140 units · consider promotion
Apparel Return Handling

Returns Require Three Steps. Automated.

Apparel return rates of 20–40% are normal. Each return needs to post back to inventory (often to a different location than where it shipped), trigger a refund, and update the margin calculation for that order. Webgility automates all three steps.

Without automation, 20% return rate on 5,000 orders means 1,000 manual inventory, refund, and margin entries every month. Webgility handles all of them automatically, including exchanges, where one SKU goes back and a different variant ships out.

RETURN PROCESSING · ORDER #4471
return_itemBlue Hoodie M · reason: size exchange
inventory_step✓ +1 unit · Blue Hoodie M · warehouse
exchange_itemBlue Hoodie L · shipped out
inventory_step✓ −1 unit · Blue Hoodie L · warehouse
margin_update✓ Order #4471 margin updated
refund_issued✓ $0 net · exchange only

manual_steps0 · fully automated
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Seasonal Intelligence

Reorder Points Change by Season

A hoodie's reorder point in October is not its reorder point in May. Webgility lets you set seasonal reorder thresholds per SKU so your auto-reorder logic reflects actual demand cycles, not a static number from last year.

Variant-level accuracy

Inventory tracked by size and color. Reorder triggered for XS, not for XL. Margin calculated per variant. The parent SKU view hides what actually matters.

Return automation

Each return updates inventory, posts refund, and adjusts order margin automatically. Returns, exchanges, and partial refunds, all handled without a manual three-step process.

Seasonal reorder logic

Set reorder thresholds that reflect seasonal demand. The right quantity at the right time, not a static number that was correct in one season and wrong in the other three.

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Operational Snapshot ● Live
Orders reconciled today 1,247 ✓
Amazon payout tied out $47,241 ✓
Exceptions resolved 3 cleared
Inventory synced All channels ✓
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