Strong seasonality
March–May brings 50–60% of the year’s sales. The rest of the year is expensive inventory carrying and servicing.
→Pre-sales, reservations and shipping-fee campaigns build cash flow outside the season too.
Toimiala Bicycle shops
A bike shop’s whole year — on one platform.
Seasonal models, sizes, service history, spare parts and rentals under one roof. Online store, POS and ERP work in the same rhythm from the spring rush to the winter lull.
Built for Finnish retail · Ready-made connections to POS systems and wholesalers · Spring-rush ready in 4–6 weeks
A bike shop’s everyday
Six challenges a bike-shop system has to answer
And how Flowvy solves them — for your industry, not generically.
Models, sizes and colour variants
One bike = 5 sizes × 3 colours × 2 model years. The variant matrix gets out of hand without the right tool.
→Assortment matrices and the category tree show availability and price only for what the customer wants.
Service history and bookings
Customers expect you to remember their bike — who bought it, when it was serviced, what broke before.
→Customer card + service history at the POS and online: every service is logged, bookings show instantly.
Compatibility: part A vs. part B
A customer looks for the right battery, chain or tyre. The wrong fit means a return and an unhappy buyer.
→Advanced search and a compatibility filter show only the parts that fit the customer’s bike.
Rental + sales together
Rental-bike stock, bookings and refurbished resale need to be visible to the customer and the team.
→A rental calendar + a catalogue of refurbished products bring extra sales on top of the core setup.
Wholesalers + brand dealer systems
Product data, prices and stock come from different wholesalers and brands. Manual importing takes weeks.
→Product import, the Partner API and supplier connectors bring the assortment and availability in automatically.
A bike shop’s year
One platform — that adapts to the season
Spring, summer, autumn, winter. Different range, different rhythm, same system.
Jan–FebFoundation
Pre-sales & pre-orders
Cash flow for the quiet season: spring bikes and service slots bookable already in February.
- Pre-order price lists and delivery terms
- Service slots bookable online
- Product import for new model years
Mar–MaySeason
Spring rush — the whole team on the floor
Real-time stock, mobile POS on the sales floor, bookings visible to everyone.
- Mobile POS: checkout next to the shelf
- Stock synced online ↔ store
- Self-service for small accessory purchases
Jun–AugService
Service centre & spare parts
After the season, revenue shifts to servicing. The spare-parts compatibility search keeps things moving.
- Customer’s bike profile at the POS
- Compatibility filter for spare parts
- Purchase history with service history
Sep–DecWinter offers
Outlets, indoor bikes, gifts
Seasonal discounts, indoor trainers, accessories and gift cards lift the quiet season’s result.
- Campaigns and product highlights
- Gift cards online + POS
- Outlet stock in real time
Features for bike shops
Nine tools that make bike shops choose Flowvy
You don’t need to build industry-specific pieces separately on top of generic e-commerce platforms.
Assortment matrices
Bike model × size × colour × model year — under one product card, one stock logic.
- SKU codes for different sizes and colours
- Price and availability change with the selection
Compatibility search
The spare-parts range filters by the customer’s bike model — fewer returns, a better experience.
- Bike registration on the customer card
- OEM and aftermarket parts in the same search
Service slots & history
The customer books online, the mechanic sees the bike’s full history — paper cards are gone.
- Online booking + email reminder
- Service log in the customer profile
Rental calendar
Rental bikes, calendar, deposits and insurance in the same system as sales.
- Day, week and season pricing
- Move a rented bike to the sales side
Pre-orders
The customer reserves the spring model in January, payment is approved, and you get a forecast for purchasing.
- Instalment or partial payment up front
- Forecast demand for suppliers
Logistics for large products
A bike is a big parcel. The freight calculator accounts for weight, dimensions and the delivery point — no manual fixes.
- Posti, Matkahuolto, Schenker ready
- Pickup points and home delivery
Customer card & loyalty
One customer, one profile — in store, online, in service. Benefits show across all channels.
- Points and benefits in one place
- Offers tied to time and season
Mobile POS for the sales floor
Payment next to the shelf, no queue at the till. Ideal for sales right after a bike test ride.
- On a tablet or phone
- Shared receipt archive with the POS
International online store
The same catalogue for Sweden and Norway. AI translates the products; currencies and deliveries are ready.
- Country-specific prices and VAT
- Translations for new products automatically
See also
How does an industry solution fit into the wider Flowvy setup?
This page covers one industry’s everyday. The general platform, features and customer stories live on their own pages.
The Flowvy setup
See how the online store, POS and ERP form one shared platform.
Explore the solutionFeatures
Browse the general Flowvy modules that can be enabled to fit an industry’s needs.
See the featuresB2B e-commerce
Customer-specific price lists, account sales and RFQs on the same platform as consumer sales.
Explore the B2B solutionCustomer references
Read how Confirma’s customers have combined their online store, POS and ERP.
See the referencesSuppliers & POS ready
A bike shop’s key wholesalers, POS systems and payment methods are already integrated. New connections are built on top of the Partner API.
Quick3DL PrimeJeemlyProcountorVismaPaytrailKlarnaPostiMatkahuolto
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