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Pain |
Issues |
Solution |
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Inventory Control
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| Year end |
Inventory value is unknown. The cost changes over the year are unaccounted for. The last day of the fiscal year becomes nightmare story of the full inventory count. |
Automated purchase orders keep your cost updated. The full inventory value figure is at the tips of your fingers every day. Physical inventory counts may be done as frequently as once a week with the fraction of effort. |
| Merchandising |
Which items are moving and which aren’t? Should I order more for higher discounts, or order less but increase turn? Do I make money or lose it? |
Slow and fast sellers reports show help to eliminate nonprofitable items. Open-to-buy budgets formula is used to predict demand and adequately plan purchasing. Suggested re-order increase productivity and decrease operating expenses. Purchase order generation saves hours of manual work. |
| Shrinkage and money loss |
How much money walks away out of my door? Do my customers or employees steal from me? Do I need to install security cameras or re-arrange my store? |
More frequent physical counts help to lower shrinkage. Frequent partial counts help to identify potential “blind spots” and eliminate the problem. Rigorous POS procedures help to nail the unscrupulous or careless employees. |
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Customer Database
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| Customer loyalty |
I want my customers back! Do I print a coupon in the local newspaper or just post a big “SALE” sign on the door? How can I ever compete with that Wal-Mart down the road??? |
The customer loyalty program help to reward the most profitable and loyal customers. Gift cards and other incentives assist in spreading the word and bringing in more shoppers. Capturing detailed purchase history allows to run precisely tuned promotions targeted toward specific buyer groups. The built-in "Frequent Buyer" program automates the rewarding and redemption processes, and generates reporting for the program sponsors. |
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Staff |
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| I can’t keep good employees |
It’s difficult to find hard working, honest, low maintenance employee |
True, and technology can’t help that except that it is less frustrating to work with an intelligent, friendly computer system designed to make work easier and more efficient and helps in minimizing errors and mistakes |
| Time sheets and payroll drive me nuts |
Twice a month I’m overwhelmed with all these time sheets and commission calculation. |
A good POS system automatically clocks in and out your employees, calculates the commissions and reports the figures to you with a mouse click |
| I suspect some of my cashiers got sticky hands |
Too many canceled transactions. Z-report rarely balances. I don’t even know to whom discounts are given? |
Access restrictions and security ensure that only authorized users can perform certain business operations and see costs and other sensitive data. Reason codes help to track specific operations such as discounts or cash outs. |
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Business Succession
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| Will anyone ever be interested in buying my business? |
What’s the value of my business? What are its strengths and weaknesses? How much valuable inventory I have on hands? How many loyal customers come here every month? Will the business even survive without me? |
Inventory control system shows the exact figures which reflect the health of your business. Business-ready customer reports show your clientele in all detail. Best-practice, comprehensive business processes enforced by an efficient and yet user friendly computer system with reliable and readily available technical support, make the investment even more attractive. |