Imagine a convenience store with everything set up right The Friendly Grocer at Stafford Road is a well run ship. Owner Virginia Veccato operates her store like a good store should be run. She tells every customer they are in the food retail business, simply by applying good merchandising technique and combining that with...
When the pressure is on, system weaknesses are exposed. There is a sudden change in the energy pattern of your customers. The tempo lifts and some patrons are even tetchy. It’s that time of the year when people must lift spending by way of a predetermined event that affects everybody. Christmas! Even if thrift...
Put your money in the bank and not on the shelf. The biggest hurdle with software managed inventory control is the decision. It’s a decision of monumental proportions but when all is done and dusted, people wonder what all the fuss was about. Its really not the decision at all. It’s the emotion attached...
Utilising a quality POS system to enhance customer retention Too many retailers have dismissed unit pricing as just another legislated procedure to endure when running their business, or simply something for the bigger shops to worry about. In many respects this is true, and there is nothing worse than more compliance costs especially when...
