Customers are a moving target, especially in retail. Their needs and expectations are in constant flux, depending on trends, technology, the economy, and other factors. Retailers’ biggest challenge is how to respond and adapt quickly to stay competitive. Ask these six questions to keep your finger on the pulse of customer needs. 1. How are… Continue reading How Do Retailers Stay Competitive? Six Questions to Ask
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Removing Pain Points for Retailers with the Dynamic Duo, Microsoft Dynamics Business Central 365 and LS Central
Retail and omnichannel business are moving fast. With so many options for consumers, retailers need a unified software solution to manage core financial operations while also offering strong retail functionality, such as Point of Sale (POS), loyalty programs, replenishment, ecommerce, and staff management. A robust unified platform allows retailers to move away from managing separate… Continue reading Removing Pain Points for Retailers with the Dynamic Duo, Microsoft Dynamics Business Central 365 and LS Central
Adopting a Unified Platform: Six Ways It Can Transform Your Restaurant Business
Your restaurant business relies on great service for its success. Unfortunately, keeping costs down does not always lend itself to delivering a fantastic atmosphere and keeping productivity up. Without technology that supports your goals, all your effort and hard work can end up being for nothing. Seeing the benefits offered by unified commerce software in the retail industry,… Continue reading Adopting a Unified Platform: Six Ways It Can Transform Your Restaurant Business
When Your IT partner Doesn’t Know Your Systems: What Could Happen, and How to Prevent It from Happening
We’ve seen it many times with many companies: The IT team decides to make updates to an application, operating system, or platform without first checking to see how that update will affect other systems—and something “breaks.” The fact is, one team doesn’t necessarily know what another team is doing, the tools they’re using, or how… Continue reading When Your IT partner Doesn’t Know Your Systems: What Could Happen, and How to Prevent It from Happening
10 Reasons Why Brick-and-Mortar Stores are Important for Retail
While eCommerce sales continue to grow, brick-and-mortar stores remain a popular, even lucrative, option for retailers. Nearly half of consumers primarily shop in physical stores, and more than 80% do so at least weekly. Here are 10 reasons why storefronts aren’t going anywhere: 1. Customers Who Pick up in a Store Buy Additional Items Click and collect, or BOPIS (buying online and picking… Continue reading 10 Reasons Why Brick-and-Mortar Stores are Important for Retail
The Point Of Sale Of The Future: 4 Reasons Retail Is Going Contactless, Mobile, More Personalized
Even though online sales are inevitably rising, the demand for in-person retail experiences remains strong: customers still want the opportunity to walk into a physical space and see, touch, test and discover new products, all while having the possibility to ask an associate for product purchasing guidance. Point of Sale systems have developed over the… Continue reading The Point Of Sale Of The Future: 4 Reasons Retail Is Going Contactless, Mobile, More Personalized
The Right ERP Can Be Exciting! Just Ask Superior Fireworks
When you talk about business software–like ERP, “exciting” is not the first adjective that comes to mind. But when it comes to fireworks, things get interesting. Here’s a story about how a major fireworks company was able to deliver more excitement with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and LS Retail’s unified commerce software. Who doesn’t get energized… Continue reading The Right ERP Can Be Exciting! Just Ask Superior Fireworks
How to Use Your Retail POS Software to Gather More Specific Customer Data to Increase Loyalty and Revenue
Retail POS software can gather huge amounts of data every day. But when it comes to collecting relevant customer information, retailers should shoot for quality over quantity, which is how retail POS software can help. Capturing relevant data requires a variety of gathering methods, each focusing on connecting customer information with every sales transaction. Here… Continue reading How to Use Your Retail POS Software to Gather More Specific Customer Data to Increase Loyalty and Revenue
Retail Trends 2021: What are they and how you can adapt
5 Retail Trends for 2021: How You Can Adapt Your Business To Stay In Step In a fast-moving retail world, you need to stay informed about changes and new trends, and you need the ability to adapt quickly to them. Here are 5 trends and how you can adapt to accommodate them. Trend #1: Shoppers… Continue reading Retail Trends 2021: What are they and how you can adapt
How To Use the LS Retail Weekly Menu Planner for Restaurants
Restaurants using LS Retail’s LS Central ERP solution can use the Weekly Menu Planner to plan weekly menus, including the ability to plan for, purchase, and produce recipes all within the LS Central. Producing recipes within LS Central helps with tracking costs as well as quantity of ingredients on hand. When recipes are created in… Continue reading How To Use the LS Retail Weekly Menu Planner for Restaurants