Stock placements for independent retailers

Stock on sale,with every unit in view.

Place independent products in local shops on sale-or-return or consignment terms. Keep the agreement, stock count, sales and returns tied together from day one.

See how it works Choose your path

CHOOSE YOUR ACCOUNT TYPE

Choose how you’ll use Fondacos.

Tell us whether you supply products or run a shop. We’ll take you to the right setup.

I supply productsSet up a brand workspace, add your range and place stock with independent retailers.I run a shopSet up a retailer workspace, add your store and try new ranges without buying wholesale first.

ILLUSTRATIVE PLACEMENT RECORD

SENT

RECEIVED

SOLD

Illustrative figures · 16 remain expected in store.

DISPATCH, RECEIPT AND SALES

Follow each delivery through the shop.

The shop confirmed 48 of the 50 units sent. After 32 sales, both businesses can see the 16 still expected in store and the original delivery difference.

FROM DISPATCH TO FINAL RETURN

One agreement. A record of every handover.

The paperwork sets the commercial terms. The stock record shows what happened in the shop, from the first carton to the final return.

See how a placement works

PLACEMENT RECORDBright Days tea · Nottingham Gift Shop

In progress

TERMS50 tins · £2 settlement per saleAgreed by both businesses

DISPATCH50 tins sentBrand recorded shipment

RECEIPT48 tins received2 short · proof attached

SALES32 tins sold · £64 dueFrom store sales data

RETURN16 expected backAwaiting end-of-term return

Example figures · Liability follows the agreement, not an editable stock total.

Fondacos nods to the fondaco, a historic trading house where merchants stored goods and did business.

Fondacos brings that shared-trade idea to modern retail: clear terms between a brand and a shop, whether they call it sale or return or consignment, with a reliable record of the stock they handle together.

TRACK THE STOCK MOVEMENTS

Keep deliveries, sales and returns on the same record.

Separate dispatch, receipt, sales, stocktakes and returns so a missing unit does not disappear into a single edited total. The same history helps both sides review sell-through and decide what to replenish, move or bring back.

See where each unit went

Compare quantities dispatched, received, sold and returned. Keep any discrepancy attached to the delivery it came from.

Check sales against the agreement

Review what sold and what remains alongside the settlement and pricing terms both businesses accepted.

Choose what to do with the remaining stock

Use the placement history to decide whether to replenish, move products to another shop or arrange a return.

ONE SMALL-BATCH PRODUCTTHREE SHOP FLOORS

BRIGHT DAYS · TEA NO. 04Breakfast teaRRP £5.00 · Brand settlement £2.00

26placed

THIS FIRST RUNPLACED / SOLD / LEFT

01North & NestNottingham12 / 7 / 5

02FieldnoteDerby8 / 3 / 5

03Common GoodLeicester6 / 5 / 1

Illustrative figures · each shop has its own agreement and stock record.

FOR BRANDS & SUPPLIERS

See which shelves are finding their customers.

Place a first run with shops you already know, then follow each location on its own terms. Compare what sold, what remains and what needs resolving before deciding where the next batch should go.

Set a settlement price for every SKU
See dispatched and confirmed quantities separately
Keep shop sales, returns and discrepancies in view

Fondacos for brands

FOR INDEPENDENT SHOPS

Try a new range without paying for every unit up front.

Sale or return and consignment can make it easier to bring in products from smaller brands. You and the supplier agree settlement and any pricing conditions; then you can see what arrived, what sold and what needs to go back.

Take delivery without a wholesale purchase
Set retail prices within your agreement
See what is on hand or due to be returned

Fondacos for retailers

Supplier-owned stockPaid for as it sells

SIGNED-IN DISCOVERY

Find your next retail partner on Fondacos.

Publish your products or describe the ranges your shops suit. Signed-in businesses can discover potential partners by category and location, then send a request to start a placement discussion. If you already know who you want to work with, direct invitations are there too.

See how marketplace discovery works

Brand and store profilesShow what you sell or what your shop is looking for

Browse products and opportunitiesFilter by product, category and location

Send a partner requestAccept it to connect the two businesses

Marketplace discovery is optional; direct partner invitations remain available.

START WITH A PARTNER YOU KNOW

Put the agreement and stock record in one place.

The first version of Fondacos is for brands and retailers already working together. We’re building from the practical details: what was agreed, what moved, what sold and what is owed.