diff --git a/rattail_demo/config.py b/rattail_demo/config.py
index 8cd6ccb..0545139 100644
--- a/rattail_demo/config.py
+++ b/rattail_demo/config.py
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
 """
 Rattail Demo config extension
 """
 
-from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
-
 from rattail.config import ConfigExtension
 
 
@@ -17,5 +15,6 @@ class DemoConfigExtension(ConfigExtension):
     def configure(self, config):
 
         # tell rattail where our stuff lives
+        config.setdefault('rattail', 'model', 'rattail_demo.db.model')
         config.setdefault('rattail.mail', 'emails', 'rattail_demo.emails')
         config.setdefault('tailbone', 'menus', 'rattail_demo.web.menus')
diff --git a/rattail_demo/db/__init__.py b/rattail_demo/db/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/rattail_demo/db/alembic/env.py b/rattail_demo/db/alembic/env.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a9183c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rattail_demo/db/alembic/env.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8; mode: python; -*-
+"""
+Alembic environment script
+"""
+
+from alembic import context
+from sqlalchemy.orm import configure_mappers
+
+from rattail.config import make_config
+from rattail.db.util import get_default_engine
+from rattail.db.continuum import configure_versioning
+
+
+# this is the Alembic Config object, which provides
+# access to the values within the .ini file in use.
+alembic_config = context.config
+
+# use same config file for Rattail
+rattail_config = make_config(alembic_config.config_file_name, usedb=False, versioning=False)
+
+# configure Continuum..this is trickier than we want but it works..
+configure_versioning(rattail_config, force=True)
+from rattail_demo.db import model
+configure_mappers()
+
+# needed for 'autogenerate' support
+target_metadata = model.Base.metadata
+
+
+def run_migrations_offline():
+    """Run migrations in 'offline' mode.
+
+    This configures the context with just a URL
+    and not an Engine, though an Engine is acceptable
+    here as well.  By skipping the Engine creation
+    we don't even need a DBAPI to be available.
+
+    Calls to context.execute() here emit the given string to the
+    script output.
+
+    """
+    engine = get_default_engine(rattail_config)
+    context.configure(
+        url=engine.url,
+        target_metadata=target_metadata)
+
+    with context.begin_transaction():
+        context.run_migrations()
+
+
+def run_migrations_online():
+    """Run migrations in 'online' mode.
+
+    In this scenario we need to create an Engine
+    and associate a connection with the context.
+
+    """
+    engine = get_default_engine(rattail_config)
+    connection = engine.connect()
+    context.configure(
+        connection=connection,
+        target_metadata=target_metadata)
+
+    try:
+        with context.begin_transaction():
+            context.run_migrations()
+    finally:
+        connection.close()
+
+
+if context.is_offline_mode():
+    run_migrations_offline()
+else:
+    run_migrations_online()
diff --git a/rattail_demo/db/alembic/script.py.mako b/rattail_demo/db/alembic/script.py.mako
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4533c7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rattail_demo/db/alembic/script.py.mako
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8; mode: python; -*-
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""${message}
+
+Revision ID: ${up_revision}
+Revises: ${down_revision | comma,n}
+Create Date: ${create_date}
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = ${repr(up_revision)}
+down_revision = ${repr(down_revision)}
+branch_labels = ${repr(branch_labels)}
+depends_on = ${repr(depends_on)}
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+import rattail.db.types
+${imports if imports else ""}
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    ${upgrades if upgrades else "pass"}
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    ${downgrades if downgrades else "pass"}
diff --git a/rattail_demo/db/model.py b/rattail_demo/db/model.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..947595b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rattail_demo/db/model.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+"""
+Rattail Demo data model
+"""
+
+# bring in all the normal stuff from Rattail
+from rattail.db.model import *
+
+# also bring in CORE integration models
+from rattail_corepos.db.model import *
diff --git a/rattail_demo/web/views/__init__.py b/rattail_demo/web/views/__init__.py
index 536c347..4364daf 100644
--- a/rattail_demo/web/views/__init__.py
+++ b/rattail_demo/web/views/__init__.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def includeme(config):
     config.include('rattail_demo.web.views.tempmon')
     config.include('rattail_demo.web.views.upgrades')
     config.include('rattail_demo.web.views.users')
-    config.include('tailbone.views.vendors')
+    config.include('rattail_demo.web.views.vendors')
 
     # core-pos views
     config.include('tailbone_corepos.views.corepos')
diff --git a/rattail_demo/web/views/vendors.py b/rattail_demo/web/views/vendors.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3b4b86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rattail_demo/web/views/vendors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+"""
+Vendor views
+"""
+
+from tailbone.views import vendors as base
+# NOTE: the main point of this module is to bring this in
+from tailbone_corepos.views.vendors import VendorView
+
+
+def includeme(config):
+
+    # autocomplete
+    config.add_route('vendors.autocomplete',  '/vendors/autocomplete')
+    config.add_view(base.VendorsAutocomplete, route_name='vendors.autocomplete',
+                    renderer='json', permission='vendors.list')
+
+    VendorView.defaults(config)