Does Ponderosa ERP connect to Google local inventory and delivery apps?
Yes, by request. Ponderosa ERP is not in Zachcart's live directory yet, but if it can track a sale we can connect it. We build new integrations in days, not quarters, using the API or Remote Connector (confirmed at technical intro) pathway. Request it and we review your install; once connected, your items, counts and prices publish to Google Search, Maps and Shopping and to the checkout channels Zachcart enables. Connecting is free; Zachcart takes 2% on orders it brings you.
What Ponderosa ERP is
Ponderosa ERP is a point-of-sale system used in lumber and building materials retail, sold by CAI Software (private). It is a system whose deployment we confirm with you, aimed at small and mid-sized, mid-market retailers. The company reports hundreds of LBM distributors (undated): a company-reported figure that has not been independently verified and not necessarily current, so read it as a signal of scale rather than an audited base.
How the integration works
Ponderosa ERP is deployed in more than one way, so the pathway depends on your install: cloud installs connect by API, Windows or server installs through the Remote Connector. We confirm which in a short technical intro.
- 01Technical intro.
A 20-minute call to confirm how your system is deployed and which departments you want online.
- 02Connect.
API authorization for a cloud install, or a remotely installed connector for a server install. Either way, no site visit and nothing changes at the counter.
- 03Live sync.
Changes at the register flow to your online listings continuously, so a shopper never drives to an empty shelf.
What a Ponderosa ERP store gets
When someone searches a product you stock plus "near me", your store appears with "in stock" — the signal the chains already show.
Every item gets a page under your store name, not a marketplace's.
Which products people search for in your area and whether you carry them.
The same inventory feed powers the checkout channels Zachcart enables, so an order is placed against live counts, not a copy of last week's menu.
Hardware, lumber & paint: what decides the integration
Hardware POS is chosen by the co-op more than by the store. Ace recommends Epicor Eagle exclusively (3,400+ of 5,300+ stores, 2020), Do it Best names Epicor its POS vendor of choice with ECi RockSolid MAX, ECi Spruce and Profile TransActPOS as compliant vendors, and Orgill-aligned stores lean to Paladin. Epicor's hardware base across Eagle and BisTrack is 9,000+ locations, about 12.5% of the category on company-reported numbers. Paladin and J3 POS are on Google's free Local Inventory list; Epicor reaches Google through the Merchant Center feed-partner program instead. No hardware POS has a confirmed native delivery connector, and Ace's presence on Uber Eats and DoorDash is at banner level with no named POS behind it. Lumber yards run BisTrack, Spruce, DMSi Agility, Ponderosa and Kerridge K8; paint stores run Epicor Decor Fusion.
What we touch, and what we don't
- ✓We read items, counts and prices.
- ✓We leave pricing logic, loyalty, supplier programs and counter workflow exactly as they are.
- ✓Your reseller or vendor does not need to be involved, though we will work with them if you prefer.
Ponderosa ERP questions, straight answers
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Run Ponderosa ERP? Tell us and we build it
We build new integrations in days, not quarters. Confirm the pathway during onboarding.