What is the Point of Point of Sale? A truly good retail POS system can not only measure and drive sales, but can also work in tandem with sales forecasting and planning to drive long term profitability in your retail business. Measuring data from your point of sale system is the secret sauce in a […]
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If you haven’t had a chance to look into Swarm as a traffic counting solution, we think that you should. We believe that this is the most groundbreaking data solution available to retailers today. Through the ability to track the mobile devices of your customer and the use of it’s easy-to-navigate online dashboard, Swarm offers […]
Understanding your Point of Sale System Reports How do you, as a retailer, take the information from your POS reports about where you are and use it to chart a path to where you want to go? Imagine that you’re walking through a mall, and you need to find a particular store. You wander over […]
What is your inventory really worth? How much you paid for it? How you priced it? Understanding the true value of your inventory is critical to your success. Retailers continue to make the age-old mistake of valuing their inventory based on what they paid for it rather than what they can sell it for. […]
Disaster Recovery dis·as·ter [dih-zas-ter, -zah-ster] noun a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure. After being in business as long as we have, it is unfortunate that we have seen damage and even business failure due to complete […]
Do you have a Moneris integrated pin pad? If your Moneris pin pad is plugged directly into your computer via USB or Serial, this change could affect you. We have been notified that Moneris is requiring an update to the EFT part of your Retail Pro V8.6 system by June 30. The geek terminology is […]
So you’ve hit year end. Your accountant has finished your taxes and your income statement looks great. So why does it feel like such a challenge to deal with the month-to-month expenses of running your retail store? The Retail Consultants at CRS see this all the time. We meet business owners with viable businesses and […]
CRS is happy to welcome our newest Management One® Winning@Retail clients, Mountain Air Clothing of Jasper, AB and The Hockey Shop of Surrey, BC. Mountain Air Clothing has been providing Men’s and Women’s fashions, footwear and accessories along with smart advice since 1983. The Hockey Shop began as a humble Mom and Pop operation in […]
Sublime Swim & Sunwear is a unique high-end retail store selling swim, beach and resort wear located in St. Albert, Alberta. Established by Lynn Carolei and her daughter a decade ago in March of 2003, Sublime Swim carries swim and sun wear for every age, gender and body type. Lynn and her daughter hit on […]
Sublime Swim & Sunwear is a unique high-end retail store selling swim, beach and resort wear located in St. Albert, Alberta. Established by Lynn Carolei and her daughter a decade ago in March of 2003, Sublime Swim carries swim and sun wear for every age, gender and body type. Lynn and her daughter hit on […]