Why an integrated retail system is vital to the success of your business
Keeping track of your files, data, products, and other key information is integral to your success as a retailer. Staying on top of everything you possibly can will make you the most prepared and well-planned as you can be. That’s why switching between spreadsheets on the computer, data tucked away in e-mails or online databases, papers on your desk, and files in your cabinets can be a real roadblock in the path toward organization and success. The best solution is to have all of your information compacted into a single, fully-integrated system that allows you to analyze and perform any action you’ll ever need to take on right from the same central database. That’s why ChainDrive has come up with its crystal-clear solution with an all-in-one retail management software package.
A recent case study by Erin Harris backs up the theory that an integrated system is the superior setup for conducting retail business. The researcher uses the example of a story told by David Messina, the director of IT at BC Sports, who experienced a huge setback using ERP (enterprising resource planning) software to conduct business. In the study, the director discusses that the lack of integration between the ERP and accounting software made it difficult to connect data into other systems where it needed to be accounted. Additionally, the use of software dependent on hardware that could potentially run into problems means that your entire business is depending on a single unit or machine. That’s not a very safe business plan!
ChainDrive retail management system software is fully connected – between the accounting, reporting, planning, and tracking, you can click through all of your business needs step-by-step without ever having to change the program. You can feed data from one section directly into another and use these numbers to come up with plans that you can then implement right there in the software. It’s a sound retail management solution that will cut down on time and prevent potential losses.
