Retail Chain Manager

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Whether you're selling in stores down the street or across the world, you're retailing in an increasingly global and competitive marketplace. Online, your customer is never more than a few clicks away from competitors you may not even have heard of.

The pace of retailing has sped up, too. Make the wrong buying decision, or use the wrong marketing campaign, and you can be stuck with costly inventory in your stores or warehouse.

For mid- and large-sized retailers like you, there's finally an affordable, up-to-date solution: Columbus IT Retail Chain Manager.

Getting the Big Picture

As well as managing inventory and the supply chain, Retail Chain Manager acts as your eyes and ears throughout your retail chain. You'll know right away what your best-selling products are, and what campaigns have been most effective. Profit margins and other financials are also available to management, so that you can make sophisticated budgets and forecasts based on reliable data instead of best guesses.

From raw materials to production, to warehousing and the retail floor, every aspect of your product lifecycle has many dependencies and potential bottlenecks. Retail Chain Manager lets you analyze your processes and streamline them to speed up delivery and cut costs.

Once you know your sales, financials, and supply chain data, you're in a position to get the best prices from your suppliers. You can also take advantage of instantly-updated pricing across your retail chain to change prices or set discounts based on market changes or external events - instantly.

Retail Chain Manager lets you analyze what's selling and what's not, and streamline your inventory and distribution process so you've got the right items in the right stores. Your customers will be happier when they can buy what they really want. You'll also be able to give them up-to-the-minute information about inventory and shipping with Web-based tracking and e-commerce -- all part of today's superior customer experience.

Compatibility with Your Existing Systems Retail Chain Manager is ready to go with the systems and software you already use. Whether you have Microsoft Office, Microsoft servers, XML, ODBC, third-party point-of-sale systems, or other technology, Retail Chain Manager works with them so you can make the best of your existing investment and training.

A Solution Rooted in Retail Experience

Developed by Columbus IT, Retail Chain Manager is brought to you through our software division, To-Increase. Our software developers are experts at creating high quality, configurable solutions that fit the specific needs and challenges of your industry. And we know how to put them to the best use in your organization. With Columbus IT, you'll be working with people who speak your language, understand the retail industry, and know how to help.

More Details

Download our Dynamics AX retail solution fact sheets in PDF format

See how Microsoft stands behind Columbus IT Retail Chain Manager

Next steps

• Tie in your retail operations with the rest of your organization through Enterprise Resource Management (ERP)
• Discover how our award-winning DIAMOND process saves you time and money
• Find out more about Microsoft Dynamixs AX and Microsoft Dynamixs NAV
• Find out more about how we serve the retail industry
• Contact us