Can one rep cover kirana, chemist and beauty-retail outlets on the same beat?

Yes. A beat can mix outlet types; each visit carries the tasks set for that outlet — must-stock and shelf checks, display audits, the order and the collection — in one app, geo-verified.

Does it handle GST e-invoicing and e-way bills for distributors in Tier-2 and Tier-3 towns?

Yes. Distributor invoices carry GST on the line, e-invoices are generated where turnover requires them, and e-way bills are raised from the despatches that need them — on the same books the distributor bills outlets from.

How are near-expiry and damaged returns settled?

As claims built from batch evidence: the batch, its expiry and the return travel together, so the claim is decided line by line and posted to the same ledger collections read — not negotiated at the end of the quarter.

Does the field app work offline in low-network markets across India?

Yes. Orders, shelf checks, photos and collections are saved on the device and synced through a durable outbox when the network returns, with prices and schemes available offline.

Personal Care & Cosmetics Distribution Management Software

Personal care and cosmetics brands in India reach the shopper through distributors who serve kirana stores, chemists and beauty retail — hundreds of SKUs, frequent launches and festive offers, and an expiry date on every pack. Personal care distribution management software has to connect the distributor's books to the outlet's shelf: distributor orders, GST e-invoices and stock by batch and expiry on one side; outlet beats, schemes priced by rule, shelf checks and secondary sales on the other. xMatix runs both on one platform, with a field app that works offline in Tier-2 and Tier-3 markets.

The distributor loop

Distributors run on the DMS: outlet orders and GST invoices, stock held by batch with its expiry date, first-expiry-first-out picking, and secondary sales captured at source by outlet and SKU. Near-expiry stock surfaces while it can still be moved, and expiry returns settle as claims built from batch evidence.

The outlet loop

Reps work planned, geo-verified beats across general trade and beauty retail. On each visit they check must-stock availability, facings and displays — merchandising as structured work with photos — and take the order offline with the running scheme applied by rule: the same definition the distributor's billing applies. Where it fits, van sales invoice on the route and reconcile at day end.

xMatix list of approved trade schemes with scheme type, application, partner account, branch and validity dates — Approved trade schemes, defined once and applied in every channel. From the product documentation (demo tenant, sample data).

General trade vs beauty retail — what each needs

	General trade (kirana, chemist)	Beauty retail
Served by	Distributor, often with van sales	Distributor or direct
Field activity	High-frequency beat, must-stock check, order	Range and display check, shelf photo, order
Commercial lever	Slab and free-goods schemes	Launch fills, range and display schemes
Stock risk	Near-expiry at the distributor	Unsold launch stock at the store
Money and compliance	GST invoice, e-way bill, collections on the beat	GST invoice, credit terms, scheme claims

Personal Care & Cosmetics Distribution Management Software

General trade and beauty retail run on different systems. Your brand runs on neither.

Two loops, one route to market: the distributor and the outlet.

Three people. One data model.

The distributor’s stock, by batch and expiry, before it becomes a return.

The festive offer, priced the same at every counter — and checked on the shelf.

The store that took the launch fill and never reordered is a range problem.

The personal care route to market, one discipline per page.

Every route-to-market problem has an address.

How a personal care route to market runs on xMatix.