Retail System Check

Imagine for a moment that the profits of your retail business were cut in half. If your business was suddenly confronted by an aggressive new competitor, or a market downturn, halving your profits may actually become reality.

How long would it take the business to recover? Would it survive?

But why run the risk when safeguarding your business can be greatly enhanced by putting into place processes and systems that can handle such a situation. If tough times are around the corner, you need maximum business efficiency, accurate and fast information, and solid controls.

This is what you gain from Retail Directions - and by changing your systems now, you can eliminate the risk of being caught by surprise. In fact, if you're not one of our clients, there is a strong possibility that you are vulnerable.

And what if the emergency does not happen? The answer is simple - you just pocket the extra profits. That's because Retail Directions software not only offers protection in challenging times, it also improves business performance from the moment it is implemented, making money for our customers.

If you want to check whether your current systems measure up, check the following points.

• Do you have more staff in your IT department than 2-3 people per 100 stores?
• Does your POS system require cashiers training before staff can use the system?
• Do you routinely fail to get all the trade data from your stores?
• Do you experience frequent system failures or slow-downs?
• Do you have to perform system backups in the stores?
• Do you have to run batch jobs in the stores?
• Do you have more than five systems in your head office?
• Are you spending too much on your IT department?
• Do you have difficulties getting support from your system vendor?
• Are your mark-downs too high?
• Is your inventory information inaccurate?
• Does your system have data integrity issues?
• Do you find it difficult to get the data you need to make decisions?

If you answered YES to any of the above questions, you will find it highly beneficial to give us a call. You will be surprised at what we can do for you.