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Cloud-based resale software built for resellers

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Last updated: March 2026

Circular overview

What is Circular?

Circular is a cloud-based resale and consignment inventory management system that helps retailers, thrift shops, and brands run resale operations. Circular streamlines the entire resale workflow, from item intake and pricing to consignor split calculation and sales reporting. The platform simplifies inventory intake with fast logging tools, AI-enabled product recognition, and bulk editing features. Staff can process items and assign them to consignors with accurate ownership records. Pricing is supported by data-driven AI recommendations that analyze attributes such as brand, category, and material, as well as historic sales performance of similar products to suggest competitive yet profitable price points.

Circular also provides a dedicated seller portal that makes consignor management easier. Sellers can schedule drop-offs, receive automated confirmations and reminders, track their items online, and get notified when sales occur. At the end of the sales period, unsold items can be marked for pickup, extended, or donated. To support multi-channel operations, Circular integrates with point-of-sale and eCommerce platforms such as Shopify. This ensures that in-store and online sales are synchronized, preventing overselling and giving managers a clear view of available inventory. For chains and multi-location retailers, Circular provides centralized reporting across stores. Analytics and reporting are built in, offering real-time dashboards with insights into sell-through rate performance, revenue insights, revenue trends, and top categories and brands. These metrics help store owners make better decisions about pricing, curation, and inventory turnover. On the financial side, Circular automates commission splits, store credits, and give you full control of the payout flow.

Circular is used by a variety of businesses, including independent consignment shops, buy-sell-trade stores, vintage and curated thrift retailers, multi-store operators, and brands offering resale or take-back programs. By automating manual tasks, optimizing pricing accuracy, and delivering transparency to sellers, Circular makes it easier for resale and consignment businesses to operate at scale.

Key benefits of using Circular

•Streamlined item intake and cataloging: Users can log unique resale and consignment items with AI-enabled product recognition, photo capture, and bulk editing tools. Staff can process high volumes of items while maintaining accurate records tied to each consignor.

•Data-driven pricing: Price items with Circular’s AI-enabled recommendations that analyze brand, category, material, and historical sales performance.

•Consignor transparency and automation: It provides sellers with a self-service portal where they can schedule drop-offs, receive automated reminders, request payouts, and track the status of their items in real time. Automatic notifications for sales, pickup deadlines, and payout approvals streamline manual follow-up and improve consignor satisfaction.

•Unified sales across channels: The tool helps keep inventory accurate across physical stores and eCommerce with integrations to POS and online platforms such as Shopify. This prevents overselling, supports multi-channel strategies, and ensures customers always see what’s available.

•Actionable analytics and insights: Users can access live dashboards and detailed reports that highlight key resale metrics, including sell-through rate performance, days on shelf, revenue by category, and top-performing brands. Use these insights to optimize pricing, merchandising, and store operations.

•Automated consignment splits and payout management: Circular automatically calculates consignor commissions and splits, generates statements, and supports self-service payout requests with approval workflows.

•Sustainability and impact tracking: It helps demonstrate measurable impact from resale with built-in tracking of CO₂ savings, water reduction, and extended product lifecycles. Reports can be generated at the product, seller, store, or organizational level, making it easier to communicate environmental benefits to customers, consignors, and stakeholders.

•Multi-store scalability: Circular consolidates reporting across all stores, while automating day-to-day operations.

•Integrations and exports: Import or export data via CSV, connect with external systems, or use API access to build custom workflows. This makes Circular adaptable to different business sizes and operational models.

•Customer experience: By managing errors, improving communication, and ensuring fair pricing, Circular strengthens relationships with both consignors and buyers. Sellers appreciate the transparency of payouts and notifications, while customers enjoy curated resale experiences supported by operations.

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Circular's features

Activity dashboard
Automatic backup
Barcode/Ticket scanning
Categorization/Grouping
Consignment management
Customer database
Customizable fields
Customizable reports
Data import/export
Discount management
Electronic payments
Email marketing
Employee management
Fee management
Gift card management
Label printing
Loyalty program
Mobile app
Multi-Currency
Multi-Location
Online store builder
Point of sale (pos)
Price optimization
Reporting & statistics
Retail inventory management
Sales reports
Self service portal
Shopping cart
Transaction history
User management

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Features included:

  • Consignment Inventory Management
  • AI‑Powered Automation
  • Seller Management – The Ideal Seller Journey
  • Live Reporting & Analytics
  • POS & eCommerce Integrations
  • Sustainability and Impact Metrics
  • Fast Setup & Support

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  • Consignment Inventory Management
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  • Live Reporting & Analytics
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  • Sustainability and Impact Metrics
  • Fast Setup & Support

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Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

FAQs/Forum
Email/Help Desk
Knowledge Base
24/7 (Live rep)
Chat

Training options

In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos

Circular FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of Circular?

Circular has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Small Business

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Q. What languages does Circular support?

Circular supports the following languages:
English


Q. Does Circular support mobile devices?

Circular supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone


Q. Does Circular offer an API?

Yes, Circular has an API available for use.


Q. What level of support does Circular offer?

Circular offers the following support options:
FAQs/Forum, Email/Help Desk, Knowledge Base, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat

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