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How to do consignment on Clover

Clover rings up consigned items like anything else, but it doesn’t know who owns them. Here’s how stores make it work with Clover alone, and where an app takes over.

Consignment with Clover alone

The usual setup, before a store adds an app. It works, and it’s what most of the month-end work comes from.

  1. 1

    Give each consignor a category or code

    Make a Clover category for each consignor, or start each item’s name with their code, like “JV-102 Oak chair”.

  2. 2

    Add their items to Clover

    Enter each item with its price and stock, in their category or with their code.

  3. 3

    Ring up sales as usual

    Nothing changes at the register. Clover records the sale like any other.

  4. 4

    Export the sales at month end

    Run Clover’s sales report by category or item for the month and export it.

  5. 5

    Work out and pay each share

    In a spreadsheet, total each consignor’s sales, take out your commission, discounts, refunds and rent, then pay them and send each one their numbers.

Where it gets hard

Steps 4 and 5 grow with every consignor. This is what each job looks like with Clover alone, and with Consignia added to Clover.

Who owns each item
Clover aloneA category or a code in each item’s name that you keep up by hand
With ConsigniaEach item linked to its vendor; new Clover items flagged until they have one
Each vendor’s share of a sale
Clover aloneWorked out in a spreadsheet from the sales report
With ConsigniaSplit on every sale, by percent or flat fee per item
Discounts and refunds
Clover aloneCorrected by hand, if someone remembers
With ConsigniaTaken off the vendor’s share; refunds reversed on the day
Booth rent and fees
Clover aloneCharged from a calendar or memory
With ConsigniaCharged on each vendor’s schedule
Paying vendors
Clover aloneTotals in a spreadsheet, then checks or transfers
With ConsigniaOne payout run, with a receipt for each vendor
Vendors asking what sold
Clover aloneThey call or email you
With ConsigniaThey check their own portal
Markdowns on old stock
Clover alonePrices changed by hand in Clover
With ConsigniaYour schedule, pushed to Clover once a day

More on what Consignia does in Clover: the consignment app for Clover. Choosing a register? See Clover vs Square for a consignment store.

Consignment on Clover questions

Something else? Ask us.

Does Clover have a consignment feature?

Clover rings up consigned items like any other, but it doesn’t record who owns an item or work out a consignor’s share. Stores track that themselves, or add an app from the Clover App Market.

Can I use Clover categories for consignors?

Yes, and many stores start that way. It works as long as each item is in exactly one consignor’s category. The category report shows what each consignor’s items sold for, but not their share after your commission, discounts and refunds.

Is a consignor code in the item name enough?

It keeps items findable, like “JV-102 Oak chair”. You still need a spreadsheet to total each code’s sales, take out your cut and track what you’ve paid.

Does Consignia change how I ring up sales?

No. Staff keep using Clover as they do now, on any Clover device. Consignia reads each order and splits it by vendor.

When is Clover alone enough?

With a handful of consignors on one split, no booth rent and few refunds, categories and a monthly spreadsheet can work. It gets harder with every consignor you add.

Consignment that runs inside Clover

Email us and we’ll tell you the day it’s ready. Every store starts with a 14-day free trial.

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