NEW "Completely Unbiased" POS Software Buyer's Guide and Comparison Chart for Clothing Stores Will Show You...
"How to Make More Money by Choosing the Right POS Software for Your Clothing & Apparel Store"
Dear Friend,
Did you know that the right POS software for clothing and apparel stores can increase your profits by 5%, 10%, and even 15%? When you buy the right POS software you will increase store profits with:
Customer service and upselling features. The right clothing software enables you to track customer buying, access this information with the touch of a button, and make suggestions based on prior purchases.
Staff management features. The right POS software for clothing stores gives you ability to instantly calculate sales staff commissions, which arms you with important information. Now you can make floor staff changes or implement immediate steps to motivate sales staff.
Customer marketing opportunities. The right apparel industry software enables you to instantly send targeted promotions directly to customers announcing a discount, a sale, or a special event.
Inventory features. Streamline your inventory. This profit building feature makes it easy for you to track inventory and instantly order from your supplier when stock is running low.
Control inventory shrinkage. Access to a variety of reports like "voided/deleted sales reports," "returned transactions reports," and "inventory adjustments reports," make it easy to tell when something fishy is going on.
This is only a small list of the hundreds of profitable benefits that you will find when you choose the right POS for the clothing and apparel industry. Not choosing industry specific software is one of the many mistakes retailers make when buying POS software.
Not Choosing The Right POS Software For Your Clothing Store Can Actually Cost You Money.
Yes, it's a proven fact that POS software can make you more money and save you loads of time. But at the same time, if you choose the wrong POS system, you can actually waste very large amounts of time and money.
When it comes to point of sale software there isn't a one size fits all solution. Many retailers have told me that they made their point of sale decision based on advice from an associate that used the software only to then later regret their decision.
Did you know that some POS systems don't have the inventory features you need to manage all your different colors and sizes of merchandise? Most retail businesses don't need to worry about this. But an apparel retailer is different. They need to be able to easily track different colors, sizes, and styles for all their clothing merchandise. If your POS software doesn't have the right kind of matrixing features to handle this, you'll waste countless hours of time creating additional sku numbers, searching for products, and managing your inventory. Matrixing is just one example a must have and big time saving feature.
In fact, clothing retailers generally need more features than a typical retail business. So it's important that you find something that will handle your needs, so you don't become frustrated later on.
Here are just a few more important features for an apparel store:
- Electronic ordering interfaces that work with your apparel industry suppliers (this can be a big time saver).
- Someone familiar with your industry that knows how to set up the software for an apparel store.
- Customer loyalty features like loyalty cards, frequent buyer points, and so on.
- An easy way to adjust prices for rack and sidewalk sales.
- An easy way to set discounts for a specified time so the sales automatically expire after the designated time.
- Fast credit card authorization for the savvy shopper that expects fast service.
- An easy way track and handle layaways.
- View sales history by colors, sizes, and styles sold, so you know which color and style you should be ordering more of.
- Website integration that allows you to sell products on the internet. And will also handle your various sizes, colors, and styles that you'll want visitors to be able to select on your website. Not all website shopping carts will handle this.
- If you offer clothing on consignment, you'll need special features to track and handle those situations.
- Easily track special orders.
- Built in sales commission tracking so it's easy to implement incentive plans.
- Handle quantity discounts so your cashiers can easily remember can calculate things like two for one discounts.
- Track excessive returns by employees.
- And much more.
These are just a few features you need to consider when choosing your apparel POS software. And you might not realize that only a small percentage of the POS software packages will offer these features that you'll probably want.
Not to mention, buying the wrong software means that you might:
Have to deal with software that is constantly crashing or functioning improperly. This can be frustrating and it can also cause you sales -- no customer likes to wait while you try to repair your software. I always feel so badly for retailers that spend money on a POS software clothing system only to find that they spend more time fixing the software than actually using it.
Have to deal with replacing the software when the company goes out of business.
Spend your valuable time on the telephone with tech support because the software was installed incorrectly.
Not choosing the right POS software for clothing stores will also cost you:
Valuable time handling administrative tasks that the right point of sale retail clothing software could handle for you automatically, time you could be spending making more sales.
Valuable customer service tools like real time layaway tracking, instant access to customer information and purchase history, and the ability to take returns without receipts because your system has recorded the purchase digitally.
Sales associates will miss valuable upselling opportunities. If, for example, a customer enters the store looking for an item that is out of stock, a quick check of your inventory on your POS software for clothing stores will show you what complimentary products are available.
Missed client marketing opportunities. Client management and marketing features enable retailers to send targeted letters, emails, and direct mailers to their customers based on demographics and past purchases.
Key profit margins. The right POS software clothing system enables you as a retailer to easily determine which products are your fastest sellers and at what price point. This makes it easier to find that "magic price point" that allows you to maximize profits.
Costly pricing mistakes. The right POS clothing software means that you don't have to rely on your employees to calculate the price of items. The computer has already done this, and your sales tax, and any discounts that may be applied.
Relationships with suppliers. Armed with reports that demonstrate profit margins from competing products, suppliers will be encouraged to negotiate prices with you.
Here's Exactly What You Need To Succeed and Choose the Right POS Software for Your Apparel Store:
When choosing the right POS software clothing retail system means the difference between increasing your profits or losing money, you want to make sure that you have all of the information that you need to make a profitable decision.
The POS Software Buyer's Guide for Clothing Stores was developed specifically for owners and managers of clothing and apparel stores. It is designed to give you all of the information that you need to help you make the right POS software decision for your business. The POS Software Buyer's Guide for Clothing Stores and Comparison Chart will:
Supply you with Consumer Reviews of POS & Retail Management Software - Purchasing the POS Software Buyer's Guide for Clothing Stores gives you instant access to over 200 POS Software Reviews from real, unbiased retailers. One of the best ways to find out if a POS software garment system will really work the way you hoped is to talk with other retailers using it.
Open up the Retail Community Forum - Not only can you read about other retailers experiences, but you can also send "private messages" to many of them. This gives you the opportunity to ask them additional questions and get inside information that's normally to difficult to learn
Show you how to avoid the 10 most common mistakes that retailers make when they buy point of sale software. Mistakes like not making sure that the software company is stable and has a bright future in the industry.
Provide a step-by-step explanation of how to figure out which retail clothing point of sale software system will give you the absolute highest return on investment. And make your business the most efficient.
Give you "members only" access to a library of free information on how to get the most from your apparel software.
Quickly show you the most important POS software clothing features.
Full use of our POS Software - Quick Search, so you can search through the top 300 POS software providers and review the best matches for your industry... in as little as 5 seconds!
Teach you the truth about POS software. What's important? And what's not? What features will give you the most return on investment.
Provide you with "ready to use" questionnaires. It's all done for you, so you don't waste time.
Give you valuable tips so that you can be sure the software is reliable.
Show you how to quickly and accurately "grade" a software company's level of service and support.
Tell you the truth about computer technology. I'll tell you exactly what to look for, in operating systems hardware and software so you don't get left behind, and have to spend thousand later on upgrades.
Show you how to accurately compare apparel software products, and make sure you choose the right one!
Teach you how to create a features "wish list", fast.
Explain the right way to use references, and exactly what you need to ask.
I even teach you how to decide if you really need POS software and how much you should spend.
In the Apparel Software Buyer's Guide you will learn which software features you need... so you can automate tedious tasks and boost efficiency.
The Apparel Software Buyer's Guide also includes The POS Software Comparison Template which will give you an in-depth check-list to make sure you didn't miss anything important.
The POS Comparison Template will allow you to:
Quickly create your list of "required features" from a professionally designed template of over 400 POS software features.
Use the template as a checklist to make sure you didn't miss anything important.
Use the template as a RFP (Request for Proposal) to send the POS vendors.
Prioritize your features so you can accurately compare POS systems based on your specific business needs.
Use the built-in filtering tools to quickly clean things up so you can analyze the data much easier, and compare each POS software clothing system side by side.
See which POS software retail system scored the HIGHEST with an automatic weighted scoring system.
Customize the template however you need to using standard Excel techniques.
Don't Have Time To Do The Research Yourself?
Now, when you buy the POS Software Buyer's Guide for Clothing Stores you can also buy the POS Comparison Chart and save over 50% off the price. The POS Comparison Chart is entirely filled out! This filled out chart will save you hundreds of hours of research time.
It provides you with more than 20 top software products for clothing & apparel retailers to compare.
It allows you to compare 495 total features. Features like:
Price Control Features
Purchasing
Vendor and Supplier Management
Receiving
Customer Management and Marketing
Employee Management
Accounts Receivable
Accounts Payable
General Ledger
Payroll
Rental
E-Commerce / Website & Shopping Cart
Integration
Security
Multi-store
Sales Reports
Inventory Reports
Purchasing Reports
Customer Account Reports
Accounts Receivable Reports
Accounts Payable Reports
It provides you with a ranking system so that you can determine which features are most important to you.
And, it offers a filtering tool so if accounting software isn't important to you, you can simply eliminate it from your comparison. That way you're not comparing features that you don't need.
Your final step, once you've marked the features that are important to you, is to add up the score and find out which system is best for you. It's that simple and that efficient.
This POS Software Buyer's Guide for Clothing Stores and the Comparison Chart are all About Helping You Make the Right Decision.
In case you're wondering, my name is Jeff Haefner and I've been working with computers, retailers, and POS software for almost 15 years. I've seen thousands of retailers go through the pains of choosing POS software and I've seen many of them make the wrong purchase and regret their purchase. Worse, they lost money because they then had to go and buy the right POS software.
I knew that I could help retailers make better choices and avoid spending countless hours frustrated, confused, and eventually making a costly mistake.
I wrote this guide to help retailers make the right decision, make a profitable decision.
It gives me great joy each and every time I hear about how my buyer's guide has helped a retailer.
Here's What Others Have To Say about the POS Software Buyer's Guide for Clothing Stores:
"We needed software. Without some sort of guide, we were just shooting in the dark. You gave us more than 6 leget choices for us to look at without having to wade thru 100's of others. The chart let us choose who to try to make sure that the POS system fit our needs before we purchased it. We also recommend the POS Software Guide. By reading the Guide, and using the Chart to narrow things down for us, we now know exactly what we want in a POS System. I can't imagine why every POS software company is not asking to fill the chart out and be one the list."
-Michael and Anjanette
________________________________________________
"Hi Jeff,
Thanks for all your e-mails and your book. It is great help :-)
My business is a small one, one store (for now) Children apparel, funiture
and accessories. 2,000 sq feet aprox in a very nice opened mall. I will do
some business online in the near future."
Thanks and regards
Stella Guillen
_________________________________________________
"Hi Jeff,
Your guide has helped us a lot. Firstly, we have learned that we are NOT as smart as we thought. Secondly, we have learned that there are a lot more POS suppliers than we thought. Thirdly, your guide STOPPED us from making BAD decisions.
Every user that we have contacted so far and asked what they think of the system that they are using, the answer is almost always: We hate our system, don't buy it. If only we had known then what we know now!
So far we have tried VERY hard to follow YOUR guide lines without which, we might have given up by now.! THANK YOU."
- Juergen Riedel
MCS - Maritime Campus Store
_________________________________________________
"Your web site is great plus your book and spreadsheet are worth every penny. The spreadsheet was very helpful and easy to use - It made narrowing down systems extremely easy. I will highly recommend your site to anyone interested in purchasing a POS system. Thanks for all your help."
-Robert
_________________________________________________
"I just wanted to let you know your Buyer's Guide really helped me in understanding about the POS system. It helped me to ask the right questions and saved me a bundle of money. Thank you so much for writing this guide. It helped me immensely."
- Alex Hoang
Boomers 5 for $10 T-Shirts
_________________________________________________
"I purchased the Chart because your book was so effective at providing a quick study on the state of the art and the fact that we have struggled with this purchase for some time. This objective, features-based, approach will shorten our time and let us make a better choice the first time."
-Alan Cunningham
_________________________________________________
When You Finish This You'll Have:
A guide to finding software vendors to evaluate.
Knowledge of the mistakes that many retailers make, so you can avoid them.
A step-by-step guide for you to begin researching software companies including the questions that you need to ask.
Tips to building your POS 'wish list.'
10 tips to help you narrow down your software choices.
Instructions on how to test the software.
Information on to obtain, and understand, your price quote.
Tools to analyze each system to make sure it's what you need.
Tools to conduct a cost analysis. Remember, the right POS will actually help you make money and increase profits.
You'll have access to the Member's area where you can participate in the forum and read POS software reviews from real, unbiased apparel retailers.
If you decide to save yourself valuable time conducting the research, you'll also have a completely filled out Comparison Chart. This chart will eliminate several time consuming steps and immediately get you closer to making the right POS software purchase.
495 features from 20 leading Point of Sale software packages compared. Compare the features you want, eliminate the features that you don't.
A Free Bonus
The Insider's Guide to POS Hardware
This guide explains how to properly select and utilize POS hardware so you can maximize the efficiency of your retail operation. Some of the tips and tricks you will learn include:
How to set up your computer system for maximum reliability and efficiency.
Tips and suggestions for selecting bar code scanners, receipt printers, credit card swipes, cash drawers, portable terminals, and much more.
How to avoid common problems and improve the reliability of your computer system.
How to properly configure and maintain your computer system.
Common mistakes to avoid when purchasing a retail computer system.
Where to purchase POS hardware and where to find the best prices.
Let's Recap:
For $39 you get:
- A complete POS Software Buyer's Guide for Clothing Stores,
- Members only access to a POS product search,
- Members only access to a library of free information on getting the most out of your POS software,
- A 495 feature comparison template and checklist to make sure you don't miss anything important,
- Members only access to unbiased POS software reviews,
- And a bonus insider's guide to POS hardware,
- A 90-day, 100% money back guarantee. If the buyer's guide and comparison chart aren't what you expected, then simply contact me and I'll refund your money.
For $59.00 you can get the whole ball of wax which includes everything above and...
- A Comparison Chart of 20 leading POS systems in the apparel industry, with 495 features that is already filled out.
If you order everything at once, you'll get the Comparison Chart for over 50% off!
Click Here to Choose Your Options and Order the POS Software Buyer's Guide for Clothing Stores and the Comparison Chart Now.
Once approved, you will be taken to a special download page where you will be able to instantly download the e-book and comparison chart along with your bonuses. You can view or print the e-book on any computer (PC or MAC) and the download only takes a few minutes!
I look forward to getting a letter from you, telling me about your new POS clothing software and how much it has boosted your efficiency and increased profits. Even though I get an enormous amount of mail, please write to me. I'd love to hear your success story!
Sincerely,
Jeff Haefner
P.S. If you would rather do the research yourself and do not want the comparison chart, then click here to order the Buyer's Guide for $39.00. You'll still get the Comparison Template, access to the member's area, POS product search and access to unbiased software reviews written by retailers just like you. Of course, if you later decide to purchase the Comparison Chart, it will cost the regular retail price of $49.00
© Copyright 2003-2009 Strategic Technologies, LLC.
1765 Bellboy Dr
Marion, IA 52302
|