Accept one program version with trial scope, markdown support, timing, and caps before purchase.
FLEX FOR NEW-PRODUCT TRIALS
Protect the first trial. Keep the promise.
Flex protects eligible products new to a retailer location. If they sell slowly, saved markdown support needs no new purchase. A later qualifying renewal is optional.
Follow the transactionProduct preview · illustrative USD values · terms set by each brandThe first qualifying purchase of an approved product new to this location receives protection automatically.
Products that sell become established. Later reorders do not receive the same trial protection again.
Slow trials may use base support without buying again, or an optional qualifying enhanced renewal.
PURCHASE-TIME PROTECTION
Write the promise before the risk.
The retailer accepts one program version before buying. Eligible trial lines receive protection automatically; established products in the same order remain ordinary.
Original assortment
oplutFlex / AgreementsN
Northstar RetailFlex program
Version 01Portland Company LocationBefore purchase
Trial-value share30%
Base remedyMarkdown
Enhanced hurdle$300
Combined support cap$120
BEFORE PURCHASETerms accepted
PROTECTED SHARE30%RENEWAL HURDLE$300CAP$120
A slow trial does not require another purchase.
After the minimum selling period, a retailer can start the saved markdown plan for eligible remaining stock. It chooses its own selling prices and submits the required sales evidence. Support follows the agreed price-reduction formula, retailer first loss, and caps.
See how the limits work“Success means an ordinary reorder. If the trial stalls, the promise was already agreed.”The Flex trial
Keep the trial and its promise together
Flex connects accepted terms, qualifying source lines, selling outcomes, and any support used. An enhanced renewal adds a separate purchase-value check only when that optional path is used.
DecisionSeparate workflowsFlex
Trial terms
Guarantees recorded separately from ordering
Eligible lines bound to terms accepted before purchase
Slow trial
A new markdown or return discussion
Saved base support without a new purchase
Optional renewal
A separate preorder or replenishment flow
Demand and purchase value checked separately
Old inventory
Support tracked across separate records
Base and enhanced support share one source capacity
What the brand learns
Whether each task completed
Whether the combined decision should repeat
A successful trial becomes an established product. Its later reorders are unprotected.
Use the saved support without another wholesale purchase. Slow stock alone does not create a payout.
Check a later purchase for additional support. A failed check preserves valid base protection.
One brand-store installation.
The retailer participates through the brand's B2B customer-account surface. Oplut never connects to or administers the retailer's Shopify store.
- Retailer
- Shopper commerce and submitted evidence
- Brand
- Wholesale commerce and authorized support
- Oplut
- Agreement state, calculation, and reconciliation
Retailer
Submitted evidenceShopper commerce stays attributed
Shopper OrdersInventoryRefunds & fulfillment
Retailer-owned factsoplutFlex / RecordN
Oplut record · 01Renewal Cycle 01
- Agreement state
- Fixed
- Evidence provenance
- Attached
- Calculation
- Governed
Current stateReconciliation pendingExecution authorization still required
Brand Shopify
Source Order + supportAuthoritative brand commerce
Wholesale OrderReturns & creditAuthorized support
Read back · authorizedNo retailer-store connectorSubmitted evidence stays attributed
When a later renewal makes sense.
The optional enhanced path checks shopper demand and brand purchase value separately. The retailer reviews the resulting wholesale order before accepting it.
Open the purchase-value testoplutFlex / OrdersN
Northstar · PortlandOrder #1048
BoundProductWholesale value
Slate overshirt16 units · first eligible trial$1,200Core teesEstablished product · unprotected$400
Total$1,600.00
Authoritatively read backBrand Shopify
Protected value30%Source capacity$360 before caps
Bind protection to the exact source Order
Only qualifying first-purchase trial lines receive protection. The saved share applies to retained product value, not identified physical units.
oplutFlex / RenewalN
Renewal decisionTwo decisions.
Kept separate.
Kept separate.
Frozen before results
Historical normal ceiling$960Source-backed
Current no-Oplut decision$480Recorded before demand
Saved methodAt-risk recoveryImmutable
Decision recordedPaid demandFresh Order known later
Freeze what the retailer would buy without Flex
Historical normal and the current no-Oplut decision stay separate. At-risk recovery needs dated supporting evidence. Missing evidence never becomes zero.
PAID DEMANDMode qualified
8 units remain
PREORDER-BACKED LAUNCHDemand resultFresh wholesale rule
12 units proposed
FRESH ORDERQuantity kept separate12
Select one demand mode before results
Paid preorders or retained sales can activate a saved quantity plan. Newly protected lines cannot fund support for older stock, even if demand qualifies.
ReconciliationRenewal Cycle 01
3 required checksFresh Order
Read backBrand ShopifyOld stock
BoundedAllocated oncePayment · Returns
CheckedCredit reconciledCalculated FlexSettlement pending
Execution authorization still requiredReconcile the whole cycle before settlement
Payment, fulfillment, Returns, credit, overlap, displacement, prior accommodation, and incremental cost remain attached.
The first qualifying source consumes eligibility at that location. Ambiguous or duplicate history blocks automatic protection.
Unreconciled stock, duplicate use, or unreliable evidence stops the favorable result.
Enhanced support must preserve brand contribution and fit the old-position formula, retailer participation, remaining capacity, and caps.
Every record in the cycle
Purchase-time protection
Approved trial scope, protected share, base formula, optional renewal terms, timing, and caps.
The first qualifying retained purchase of an approved product new to this Company Location.
The immutable terms accepted before the retailer takes the inventory risk.
Protected source Order
The authoritative Order for the exact Company Location.
Retained net merchandise value after discounts. Taxes, shipping, duties, and fees are excluded.
The bounded value still available after prior allocation or use.
Optional enhanced renewal
The exact remaining protected trial position, tied to its source lines and unused capacity.
Paid preorders for a launch or retained sales for a reorder. One mode is selected before results.
The transaction-specific renewal decision frozen before results are known.
A separately defined brand-side B2B Order with its own payment and fulfillment facts.
Resolution and settlement
A saved formula for qualifying price reductions, with retailer participation and caps. No new purchase is required.
Only if agreed before purchase, after the markdown attempt. A swap is return credit plus a separate order.
The same old value cannot fund base support, return credit, or enhanced support twice.
Payment, fulfillment, Returns, credit, overlap, and repeat use are checked.
Actor, instrument, amount, and external action are verified without reopening the promise.
Continue the private walkthrough
These are product previews. Build 0 is still under review; implementation readiness, operator acceptance, and profitable repeat use remain unproven.