Merchandise Director
Profit in trade may well be made when the merchandise is bought, but for large retailers buying the right stock only marks the beginning of the process. You also need to have the right stock in the right store, at the right time. The Merchandise Director must make sure that this actually happens.
It has been said that merchandise management combines art with science. In other words, it means that merchandise management requires great talent and strong systems. If you happen to be a highly talented merchant, you will also need a good system to be truly successful.
What kind of system do you need? Some tips:
- A system that works. This may sound obvious but many systems sold to retailers fail this fundamental criteria. With the Retail Directions system you have a proven solution. It has been painstakingly scrutinized by numerous auditors. This gives you the comfort that you will not end up with a lemon.
- A unified system. This ensures you easily get all the data you need. Amongst the many retail software vendors in the world only a few, including Retail Directions, can provide you with a single, retail-specific system to handle all retail functionality. One single system that handles planning, buying, sales, stock management, pricing, promotions, locations and customers. Furthermore, contrary to the common industry practice, we did not assemble this powerful solution by buying and interfacing together a range of products from various vendors. We crafted the entire system ourselves.
- A modern system, built using standard components. In contrast, a system built in the 1980s or a system that relies on expensive technology will be inflexible and costly. We can guarantee that your needs will change in time. Hence, you need a system than can be readily changed when this time comes, and at low cost. Our system uses modern technology and relies on Microsoft's standard database and standard components.
- A highly functional system. The Retail Directions system supports extensive functionality. It supports allocations, merchandise budgets and plans, OTB and much more. Furthermore, it remains retail-specific, so whatever we do for you, we do well.
- A system that optimizes stock management to significantly reduce your markdowns.
- A system that gives you extensive data. Retail Directions software includes hundreds of reports and the industry-famous SalesCube®. SalesCube can generate (in real time) over 1,000 reports, allowing you to analyze down to item level the performance of your stock and your stores. There wouldn't be a merchant in the world who could resist having a tool such as SalesCube on their desk.
You need Retail Directions software to supplement your merchandising skills. We give you the means to underpin your art with science.