Improving Retail Decision Making

According to APT (Applied Predictive Technologies): “Improving a retail business requires creativity and consistency. Although executives are full of ideas about how to improve their business, they lack the tools to consistently make the right ‘call.’ Great ideas, when tested poorly, flounder and their value is unrealized. Terrible ideas, when analyzed incorrectly, are pushed out to devastating effect. To provide leverage for modern executives, APT has created a suite of tools to enable optimal decision making, allowing managers to understand the true effect of any initiative, and to tailor and target their ideas for maximum profitability.”
Click the icon for some good free resources.

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Epicor Software Solutions

Epicor is a major supplier of software solutions for retailers. As the chart shows, the firm offers a very wide range of software.
Click the chart for an Epicor Tour. (When the tour starts, highlight any topic on the screen for more information.) There is a lot of good material here!

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Location Planning: A Scientific Approach

London-based Javelin Group is a full-service store location consultant with an objective, systematic approach.
Visit the firm’s Web site or click on its brochure to learn more. (Select open when requested for this PDF file.)

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