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The Incredible Value of Real-Time Data
Retail Analytics software enables a retailer to integrate all the appropriate data concerning a particular aspect of the business and analyze it in various ways. That flexibility extends to whatever...
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Web Marketplace Integration Relies On Integrated Accounting
Recently, writer announced a new addition to the ChainDrive Integrated Retail Management Software platform: Web Marketplace Integration. This is a natural progression for the retailer, because as...
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How Does Mobilegeddon Affect Retailers?
When retail management looks at mobile marketing, the focus is usually on customer relations rather than Google algorithms. But the recent Google mobile-friendly update caused so much concern among...
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3 Keys to Unlocking Professional Services
When a company says they will offer professional services, what exactly does that mean? The term is like a sign on a closed door, and the door must be unlocked in order to see inside. For instance,...
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Which Time Zones Do Retailers Use?
Once upon a time, retailers were limited to the time zone their brick-and-mortar store was in. Geography and time zones limited retailing until phone operators and catalogs opened up the “call in your...
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Last-Minute Back To School Ideas For Apparel Retailers
According to the National Retail Federation, one of the top 10 trends for back-to-school and college 2015 is procrastination. In fact, 30% of back-to-school shoppers are waiting until a week or two...
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Are You Reaching Your Top POS Potential?
There’s a lot that could potentially happen at the point of sale, and POS software is an ideal tool to reach the optimal potential of many functions: Customer Relationship Management Real-time Product...
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More Than A Shoe: What Footwear Shoppers Really Want
What do footwear shoppers really want when they come into a store or go online searching for that perfect shoe? The wide variety of answers to that question complicate the challenge of footwear...
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Be Where Customers Shop With Marketplace Integration
Today’s retail customer can shop in multiple marketplaces without leaving their seat. Any consumer with internet access is no longer limited by the constraints of store hours or geography. Even in the...
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Can Your Retail Staff Do These 10 Things?
One of the biggest advantages to equipping retail staff with ChainDrive’s Mobile Assistant is in instant increase in efficient, personalized service for a customer seeking help. What steps do your...
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Are You Managing Your Prices Profitably?
There are two key components to profitability in retail: Controlling expenses and pricing your product optimally. A part of controlling your expenses is buying the right amount of product at the right...
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Analytics: You Can’t Change What You Don’t Measure
You know the old adage, you can’t change what you don’t measure. It’s true. If you want to impact change within your retail chain, then you need to get in the habit of collecting information,...
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The Keys to Proper Retail Chain Planning
Retail planning begins with the right information. It doesn’t end there. Of course, your merchandise buying decisions depend on accurate information collected from the right sources. That’s why...
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How to Keep a Customer Forever
Customer service is the most important part of your operations. If you don’t take care of your customers, they won’t take care of you. But to truly deliver world class customer service, you need a way...
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The Keys to Flexible Web Order Fulfillment
You cannot run a retail chain in this century without planning for how you will fulfill Web orders. Your website, if it hasn’t already, will become a major channel for product sales. Customers will...
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How Mobile Point of Sale is Different
The rise of mobile e-commerce is one of the most drastic things to have happened to retail sales in a long time. Internet shopping was a big step for most retailers, but mobile changed the game. And...
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3 Primary Benefits to Using Key Performance Indicators
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in retail help businesses plan and budget for the future. You should have KPIs for each aspect of your operation, but it helps to understand the benefits to having...
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4 Essential Components of Product Management
Every retail store and chain, regardless of sector or the products you carry, has to manage inventory effectively. Without control over your inventory, you have no way of knowing whether your products...
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The Secrets to Managing Your Wholesale Store
One myth of wholesaling is that it is a far cry different from retailing. It’s really not. There are a few differences, and we’ll cover what they are here, one of them being that customers can purchase...
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Retail-Centric Integrated Accounting Saves the Day
Accounting isn’t the glorified aspect of retail, but it is one of the most important parts of the whole. Marketing and customer service wear the crowns, but accounting makes it possible for them to do...
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