Skip to content
By software
By module
Automate financial workflows and gain full control.

Simplify invoice capture, approval, and processing, and make better purchasing decisions with our AI-powered software.

By industry
By solutions
Customer stories
From those who love Eye-share

Discover how leading businesses have transformed their financial workflows with eye-share. From automation success to improved compliance, explore real-world results from our customers across various industries.

Our solutions

Say goodbye to manual invoice handling and hello to smarter, faster processes. With eye-share, you can automate approvals, reduce errors, and gain full control over your AP process—letting your team focus on what matters most.

Caroline Karlsen Klæth og Kristian Fridtjof Funderud

Stay up-to-date with the latest features and updates in eye-share’s product suite.

Dive into insights on industry trends, emerging technologies, and challenges facing CFOs today.

Connect with us in person! Attend eye-share-hosted events or meet us at industry gatherings worldwide to explore the future of financial automation.

Join our Sofatalks series for expert-led discussions on AI, P2P, and more topics that matter to you.

Need help? Access our Support Portal to create tickets, resolve issues, and manage upgrades effortlessly.

menu-product
menu-blog
menu-events
menu-webinars
menu-support
retail - fruit box on factory belt
Apr 9, 2025 11:53:02 AM2 min read

Accounts Payable in retail: why it's complicated, and what you can do about it

Running finance in retail isn’t simple. You’ve got invoices coming in from all directions—across stores, suppliers, product categories, services, and more. Some come with purchase orders, some don’t. Some are easy to handle, others require follow-up, digging, clarifying.

It adds up. Especially when the volume is high and your team is juggling tight deadlines, different systems, and expectations from every corner of the business.

If you work in retail finance, you know how quickly things can become unstructured. You also know how much value there is in getting accounts payable (AP) under control—without slowing everything else down.

What makes AP in retail so challenging? 

Retail businesses often work with a wide supplier base. You’re processing high volumes of invoices, often with a mix of centralised and local purchasing. Add in frequent returns, pricing changes, temporary campaigns, and multiple locations—and it’s not always straightforward to get a clean match between invoice, order, and receipt.

Exceptions become the rule. Manual steps multiply. And when things get busy (which they often do), approvals get delayed, and visibility suffers. It’s not about doing things wrong, but about how the process is set up. And in many cases, it hasn’t kept up with how retail businesses actually work today.

What good looks like

When AP runs well, it’s almost invisible. Invoices flow through without intervention. Approvals happen quickly, but with the right control. Exceptions are handled efficiently—and only by the people who actually need to be involved.

That kind of process saves time and creates breathing room. It gives finance professionals the space to focus on analysis, supplier terms, working capital, and better decision-making. In other words: it gives them time to do the work that really matters.

 

A smarter way to handle AP in retail

At Eye-share, we’ve helped retailers take control of their AP process without creating more complexity. With eye-share Workflow, finance teams can:

  • Automatically capture and interpret incoming invoices.
  • Match invoices to purchase orders and receipts—even when they’re not a perfect fit.
  • Route deviations to the right person, right away.
  • Get full visibility across companies, departments, and locations.
  • Handle volume increases without needing to grow the team.

You don’t have to overhaul your entire finance operation to make a difference. Many retail companies start small—digitising the invoice flow, improving match rates, reducing manual approvals—and scale from there.

The key is choosing tools that understand the complexity of retail and fit into the way you already work. Flexible when you need them to be, but structured enough to support growth and change.

Eye-share works closely with retailers to make this shift feel manageable. Whether you’re handling invoices for groceries, fashion, electronics or furniture, our solutions are designed to support the pace and patterns of the retail world.

Curious to see how it plays out in real life?
Visit our industry page for retail to explore how others have approached it.

Subscribe to our Blog

Reminders-for-suppliers-02 (1)

RELATED ARTICLES