Retail is a tough business. With margins under pressure and consumers reluctant to spend in many categories, many retailers are looking to improve their business with the use of modern retail software & technology.
Here is a selection of useful resources to help you understand key trends in the retail sector and to explore how the right ERP or retail software can help businesses like yours to outperform in today’s challenging environment.
Required reading for retailers
Retail software whitepapers and thought leadership
Below are some useful whitepapers and research studies on issues relevant to retail sector, including integrating your POS with your ERP system, how ready retailers are for multi-channel retailing, how to tap the power of retail analytics, whether cloud technologies will live up to the buzz, and more. If you want insights into how to tackle key opportunities and challenges facing you as a retailer, please check out the free resources below.
6 Ways to Succeed in Retail |
Embracing the New World: |
Australian Retailers e-Commerce Readiness: Cloud computing opens the door to multi-channel retailing |
Forecast: Partly Cloudy |
Integrating POS with ERP changes the face of retail |
Retail Analytics: The perfect business enhancement |
Retail Software Case Studies
Below are a selection of case studies about how retailers have improved their business with the right software. For the full list, visit the retail case studies page.
- Map Coffee
Melbourne-based Map Coffee wanted to expand into the corporate machine-leasing market, but its current finance and inventory tracking systems could not cope. Map Coffee used Microsoft® Dynamics® GP to keep track of machines, contracts and invoicing.
- MyChemist
MyChemist is a privately owned group of Australian companies comprising more than 200 stores nationwide and brands such as Chemist Warehouse, MyChemist, Discount Vitamin Warehouse, My Beauty Spot and the online trader, e-Pharmacy. A major software upgrade was necessary for such a steadily-growing and complex organisation that was using legacy DOS-based warehousing and enterprise resource planning [ERP] applications.
- Hasbro
Hasbro, one of the largest toy making companies in the world, manages over 1500 toy brands. They use SAP Business One ERP solution to be able to quickly launch their operations in emerging markets. The ERP solution helps Hasbro manage its global processes and operations in a better way.
- Listawood
Listawood is a leading manufacturer of promotional merchandise with over 21 years of manufacturing experience in the business gift market. The company had an accounting package and a separate CRM solution, each from different suppliers. Listawood recognized the need for an integrated system to cope with the complexities of its product portfolio.
- Express Glass
Express Glass, provider of emergency glass repairs across Australia, used different applications for order processing and accounts which meant that data had to be transferred between them manually. Express Glass deployed an integrated back-office system based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV to improve their ability to respond and meet the needs of their customers.
Next steps
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