About Material
We're building a better future for independent retailers.
Material helps independent retail businesses operate more efficiently by providing remarkable tools for selling in-store, online and on our marketplaces.
Benefits
Complete retail solution
With Material, you'll get all the hardware and software you need to offer a world-class shopping experience in-store and online, because running a retail shop shouldn't require stitching together dozens of different products.
- Total spent
- $250.00
- Order count
- 2
- Store credit
- $50.00
Build strong customer relationships
Build meaningful and long-lasting relationships with customers, in-store and online. Our customer engagement tools–like loyalty programs, smart text notifications and email campaigns–make clienteling easy.
Reach new customers and grow sales
Reach new customers and grow sales by selling on our online fashion marketplace, Shoptiques.com. Unlock this new sales channel for your business today.














Products
Tools for shops online, IRL or anywhere else.
Since 2011, Material has been building powerful and intuitive tools for independent retailers. Use our full toolkit, or mix and match just what you need.
Why material
Retail is in our DNA.
We build tools we could only dream about when we ran our own retail stores.






Blog
Recent stories from the blog.
Find the latest news and stories from independent retailers on the Material blog.
Posts
How To Turn 3 Reports Into a Buyer’s Dream: Inventory Value, Sales, and Product Stock
Every boutique owner has asked the same questions: What should I reorder? What should I mark down? Am I carrying too much inventory—or not enough? The answer isn’t found in a single report. It’s found in how your reports work together. This guide...
Dual Pricing: Offset Credit Card Processing Fees with Ease
In the competitive retail landscape, every percentage point matters when it comes to your bottom line. That’s why we’re excited to announce that Material POS has launched Dual Pricing, a powerful new feature that allows merchants to automatically...
One huge lesson we learned in 2024: Retailers need to carry great brands
After analyzing hundreds of millions of dollars in sales, one lesson stood out above the rest: boutiques with strong partnerships with great brands are thriving.














