Multi site solutions
As you expand you extend the reach of your business and benefit from more sales, however with these benefits come significant challenges.
Retailing with more than one branch requires great organisation.
Once you start to build multiple branches you need to build systems that help control the enterprise in your absence - otherwise you become a slave to the business. You need systems to ensure that all branches comply with your central plans and business objectives.
- Who will ensure that the same quality of customer service is provided when you're not around?
- How will you keep tabs on what's selling and what isn’t at what branch?
- How will you move stock around the branches to maximise sales?
- How should you buy stock for the branches in a way that makes sense for your business?
- How will you get new staff trained up?
- How will you avoid staff fraud and wasted resource?
- How will you keep track on how each branch is performing?
How can Sparkstone Retail help?
- Systemisation will mean that all staff at all branches are doing the same thing
- Centralised or decentralised controls - the choice is yours
- Head office ordering or branch ordering
- Branch reports automatically highlighting good or bad performance
- Open database allowing you to report with any tool you desire
- Extreme reliability through the use of replication technology and fail over server
- Real time data updates or batch updates as required
- Integration with many accounts system to save work and re-keying of transaction summaries
- Excellent inter branch stock transfer controls and goods in transit management
- Stock management per branch
- Aged stock report
- Slow moving stock reports
- Excellent promotions and special offer management
