Tapping a Natural Resource- Your Inventory.

Have you ever reached the end of the day and wondered what margin you’ve made? Or have you ever been left wondering if your sales opportunities have been maximised? You have a recollection of being busy at certain points during the week, or month, but can you remember when it was? What about your staff, do you know who your star employees are? Did you want to reward their hard work?

Simply buying stock to sell to your customers, without having access to the data that can provide, can be like taking a journey in a vehicle without windows. You don’t know where you’re going, how you’re going to get there, and along the way there is so much you’re going to miss.

Some people find analysing inventory figures a daunting process. However, figures and other data can shape decisions, and ultimately affect the direction you choose to take as a retailer. Knowing where you have money tied up is crucial to your success. There’s little point in having stock sat on the shelves, when other items are selling well. Being short staffed can be a source of frustration to busy customers who haven’t got time to wait. Knowing when you’re busy can help you schedule your staff more effectively.

There is a raft of information that can be gleaned from every item within your store, if stock control is installed and is being used correctly. Your customer may want to know colour, size and price variations on a given item, whereas you, the retailer, will want to know so much more. What supplier is getting your business, what supplier is good with returns and customer service, and which ones aren’t? When does the product sell well, why? When am I busy? Are there other lines you could be selling when things are quiet?

Of course, all this information has to be presented in a manner you find easy to read, and is easily accessible. The Eskimo, developed by Nebula Systems, has been written by developers who have each had retail experience. One of the chief aims of the software was to make it intuitive, easy to look at it, and perhaps most importantly- easy to use! There’s nothing worse than sitting at a screen and asking yourself, ‘now what?’ A lot of the Eskimo program is icon-related which makes it easier to navigate, helping the retailer to become familiar with its functionality in a short period of time.

This brings us to our last point, that of support. Any software, or change in procedure is only as good as the support that is offered to implement those changes. To that end, Nebula Systems has prided itself on offering a superlative level of customer service over the ten years we’ve been established. Don’t take our word for it though, a sample of what some of customers have said can be found here.

If you, as a retailer, would like to find how retail-friendly the Eskimo program is please feel free to contact us on 01202 477111 or by email: enquiries@nebulasystems.net.

We look forward to hearing from you.