SUPPLY CHAIN · · 8 min read

Master the Modern Retail Supply Chain with LS Central on Business Central

One platform for replenishment, transfers, omnichannel, warehouse, supplier, and reverse logistics. See how UAE retailers run LS Central on Business Central.

NOVASOFT · SUPPLY CHAIN
Written by Novasoft
Microsoft and LS Retail Diamond Partner | UAE and KSA | May 2026 | 8 min read
SUPPLY CHAIN LS CENTRAL BUSINESS CENTRAL

Master the Modern Retail Supply Chain with LS Central on Business Central

One platform from supplier PO to customer receipt, with the visibility a 2026 retail business actually needs.

Retail supply chain in 2026 is six things at once: replenishment, transfers, omnichannel inventory, warehouse, supplier collaboration, and reverse logistics. LS Central on Business Central does all six on one platform, with one item master, one financial ledger, and one set of eyes on the chain end-to-end.

What "Modern" Means in Retail Supply Chain

A 2010-era retail supply chain was sequential — supplier ships, warehouse receives, stores order, consumer buys. A 2026 supply chain is concurrent: store, web, marketplace, and aggregator orders all draw from the same stock pool, replenishment is forecasted continuously, and the consumer expects to know what is in stock before walking in.

6
channels drawing from one stock pool
15 min
stock-position refresh interval expected by web
110K+
retail locations running LS Central globally

One platform beats six integrated systems

The instinct of a growing retailer is to add a best-of-breed system per problem — a WMS for the warehouse, a TMS for transport, a planning tool for forecasting, an aggregator connector for delivery, an OMS for omnichannel orders. Six systems later, the engineering bill is bigger than the original ERP, and the data is still inconsistent.

LS Central running on Business Central covers all six surfaces on one item master — and the integration work goes away.

Six Surfaces, One Platform

A 2026 retail supply chain runs across six surfaces. LS Central on Business Central handles each natively — the same item, customer, and ledger model across all six.

1. Replenishment

Demand-driven replenishment with safety stock, lead time, and seasonality factors per SKU per location.

2. Inter-store transfers

System-proposed transfers from over-stocked to under-stocked stores; one click to draft, one approval to ship.

3. Omnichannel stock visibility

Web, marketplace, and aggregator orders draw from the same item ledger as the POS — no double-bookings.

4. Warehouse operations

Receiving, put-away, pick, pack, ship — handheld-friendly, barcode-driven, with cycle counts and bin-level inventory.

5. Supplier collaboration

Supplier portal, ASN handling, three-way match — the supplier sees your PO, you see their commit.

6. Reverse logistics

Returns at any node — store, web, aggregator — route to refurbish, restock, or write-off with full financial reconciliation.

Best-of-Breed Stack vs LS Central on BC

Concern SIX SYSTEMS LS CENTRAL ON BC
Item masterSix syncs, drift over timeOne master, all six surfaces
Stock visibilityEach system has its own viewOne item ledger, every channel
Integration overhead5 connectors, ongoing maintenanceBuilt-in, vendor-supported
ReconciliationManual, monthlyAutomatic, real-time
Time to add a new channelMonthsWeeks via standard connectors
TCO at year 3Higher, increasingLower, predictable
"The retailer who runs one platform across the supply chain spends the savings on growth. The retailer who runs six spends them on integration engineers."
— Amit Sobti, Director, Novasoft

Why Implement with Novasoft?

Novasoft is a Diamond LS Retail Partner 2026 with 100+ retail and supply chain rollouts in UAE, KSA, and India. Our delivery includes connector packs for Deliverect, Urban Piper, and Shopify, plus warehouse extensions tested across mall-format, hypermarket, and convenience operators. Per LS Retail's documentation, LS Central handles end-to-end supply chain on the same item ledger as POS — and that is the architecture our customers have run on for years.

Unified
Six supply chain surfaces, one item ledger.
Connected
Aggregator, web, marketplace integrations built in.
Audit-Ready
UAE VAT and KSA ZATCA on every transaction.

Map Your Supply Chain in One Session

Bring your channel list and your supplier base. We will sketch the LS Central supply-chain map for your business in 30 minutes.

Book Free Assessment Explore LS Central

Sources

  1. LS Retail — LS Central. lsretail.com/products/ls-central
  2. Microsoft Learn — Business Central supply chain. learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/business-central

Last updated May 2026

NO

Novasoft

Microsoft & LS Retail Diamond Partner

Novasoft is a Microsoft Solutions Partner and LS Retail Diamond Partner serving customers across UAE, KSA and India.

Link copied to clipboard
Chat with us