Back Office Installation
We have a Point of Sale System. Why would we need the Advantage Program Back Office?
As soon as you’ve completed a transaction on your POS, the data collected becomes history. Your POS tracks history and reports what you've sold. Your POS is helpful for evaluating vendor performance and past buying decisions. However, a POS won't tell you how much merchandise you should buy to profitably meet future sales goals. Your POS will keep track your markdowns, but won't tell you if you've taken too many.
The Advantage Program Back Office System is a wonderful compliment to your POS, because it allows you to project future sales and profits and will help you to keep inventory at the correct level so there are no profit disappointments at year-end.
Can I use the Advantage Program Back Office to calculate a monthly open-to-buy for my shop?
Yes, the most successful retail buyers manage inventory and increase gross margin profit by calculating a monthly open –to- buy in key departments. With the Advantage Program Back Office, all you have to do in enter a few numbers and open-to-buy is automatically calculated for every department and category of merchandise you wish to track.
We don’t have a POS system. Can we still use Advantage Program Back Office?
Absolutely! The Advantage Program Back Office is a tool designed to help buyers in both small and large volume shops.
As long as you have a cash register with individual department keys, and a PC with a Microsoft Windows Operating System you will be able to use the Advantage Program Back Office. Once you complete a physical inventory and enter a few numbers, you’re ready to begin using your Advantage Program Back Office.
How will we benefit from a Back Office Software Installation from an Advantage Program consultant?
During this two-day, on-site training session, our inventory management specialist will be right there to help you set-up your Back Office program, using your own data, and answer all of your questions. You will have a seamless and major boost to the immediate effectiveness and profitability of your gift shop. All personnel trained will thoroughly understand how to use this software to maximum effect. Once trained, using this software is easy and productive of higher profits for the shop. This engagement offers six-months of free telephone support.
I handle front line accounting issues for two the gift shops in two major hospitals. I have found that because of the Advantage Program Back Office software that my procedures are much easier and much less time consuming. This program is easy to understand and follow and due to the program design, I simply “plug in” the numbers and let the program work its magic! I have also found that I am able to easily customize the software to fit my departmental needs!
The Advantage Program, along with Linda Williams, has been exciting to work with and, thought I never thought I’d hear myself say it, my accounting practices are now the least of my worries!!
"I am very impressed with the Advantage Program Back Office. Your Back Office CD is very straightforward and easy to use- sometimes the simplest approach is best.
Even though we use Retail Pro Point of Sale, I use parts of the Back Office, because POS systems generally don’t come with any of the information that you are putting out there. Congrats on a great product."