Tuesday, July 27, 2010

A Growing Reputation For POS Software

Visual Retail Plus and its powerful Point-Of-Sale software is receiving a bigger reputation then every before. The retailers who use their software have seen nothing but improvement with their business or company and love that it has made their job a little easier. Some of the retailers that Visual Retail Plus deals with are, Easy Pickins, Blue Planet, Atrium, The Sixth Boro and Rocky Mountain Adventures. These companies, and more, have incorporated this one-of-a-kind software into their daily routine and have found that the perks are very rewarding.

Easy Pickins provides the newest fashions with inexpensive prices for women in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Customers have stuck with this business over the years as it has changed time and time again. Their popularity has allowed them to become a chain of over 25 stores. Atrium was one of the first stores ever to offer a mix of American designers and European brands. It took the fashion world by storm and keeps growing ever since. Lastly, the Rocky Mountain Adventures started in 1993 offering its customers whitewater rafting, kayaking classes and fly fishing classes. They also have a full rental program for those that wish to have an adventure on their own.

All of these companies, big or small, use Visual Retail Plus’ Point-Of-Sale software. They are all very successful and know how important it is to keep customer traffic flowing nicely. These companies are a decent resource to go by when deciding if this software is right for you.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Touchscreen Technology Boosts Retail Market

Visual Retail Plus is a point-of-view (POS) and inventory management software that allows you to be in control of all the aspects of your business. This system controls your inventory and sales, secures your business so no fraud is taking place and also offers the customers a fast and easy checkout. Check out is important to a consumer. If they had a difficult time finding a certain product, spent more time shopping then they wanted to or are in a rush, the last thing they want to do is have issues buying whatever it is that they want. With VRP’s instinctive touch screen cash register, checking out is as stress free as it comes.

Touch screen cash registers don’t take up nearly as much space as a larger conventional register. You would think that with all this new technology, touchscreen registers would be harder to learn and handle. However, they function the same way as a traditional cash register does. At first glance it may be intimidating, but don’t be fooled – this easy to use, practical software will keep your business organized and help you stay on the path of cutting edge technology.

Monday, July 12, 2010

Be in Control of Your Business

Visual Retail Plus is a Windows point of sale software application that allows you to maintain absolute control of all aspects of your business. It tightly controls inventory and sales, maximizes security and minimizes employee fraud, all while presenting the customer with streamlined, fast checkout. VRP was founded in 1991 as Qualisoft Inc. The company that would become VRP developed a DOS solution for shoe stores. By working closely with retailers and listening to their needs and concerns, the program evolved to encompass numerous vertical markets.

Visual Retail Plus keeps its point of sale computer products on the cutting edge of technology, while providing answers to all business aspects in an ever-changing and growing retail marketplace. Visual Retail Plus is located close to New York City in Hackensack New Jersey. Their friendly, knowledgeable staff supports a national network of dealers and resellers, and provides solutions to overseas customers from satellite offices on the West Coast of the US and in Israel.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

The Importance of Inventory Management

Nothing is more frustrating than wasting precious time trying to find something you misplaced or lost. If you are lucky you didn’t lose anything you can’t replace. In business however, especially retail, if you don’t find the “missing” inventory it could result in a serious loss of profit.

Inventory management is essential for running any type of successful business. It is important to track all inventory, so you can see where money is being made and lost. It is also imperative to make sure that there is no over purchasing or under purchasing of products happening. This can cause a standstill in the production of a certain product, or a loss in profits.

A great way to manage your inventory is to use inventory management software. Management software is designed to keep track of all purchase orders, invoices, and will even deduct products automatically, so that your inventory will be exact all the time. There are many choices when it comes to purchasing this type of software. Make sure when shopping you know exactly what you want the software to accomplish, so you will be able to narrow down you choices.

Visual Retail Plus offers an excellent inventory management program that allows you to create purchase orders, receive merchandise, distribute to stores, create shipping manifests, change prices, print barcode tags and labels, create multiple UPCs per item, change and maintain size scales, weights, shipping charges, categorize of the inventory.