Apparel 21 includes a fully integrated retail solution, and is one of the few systems to incorporate merchandise planning, retail back office and retail POS functionality in a single integrated solution. This results in powerful new levels of visiblity and effeciency for running your business with much better use and analysis of data possible than running 2 or 3 separate systems.

Retail Back Office

• on-line, real-time integration with Apparel 21 POS
• bulk price management with visibility of stock on hand, sell through and previous price changes
• automatic real-time interface to general ledger
• flexible pricing structures (by store, store grade, territory etc.) with hierarchical pricing by exception across groups. Prices can be set at style, colour or SKU level and be date driven
• powerful reporting including customisable data summary function for easy extraction of data
• automated replenishment of stores based on ideal stock levels or rate of sale
• loyalty program and mailing list management including user defined customer attributes
• head office control of store security and set up parameters
• Full integration with bank reconciliation module

Retail POS

• touch screen, keyboard or mouse driven interface
• multi-till stores
• multi-language support
• barcoding of all dockets for easier recall and return
• multi-tender and account sales
• integrated EFTPOS
• lay-bys including automatic administration and cancellation fees if required
• gift voucher and credit note issuing and validation
• sales person security control and time recording
• unlimited transaction holding/parking with recall on any till
• automatic version update procedure controlled from head office
• barcode driven (including PDT) stock take support with location tracking if required
• real-time/live multi-store and main warehouse stock enquiry with sizes across
• petty cash tracking
• in-store reporting on screen or to docket printer
• customisable levels of discounts, each with a unique reason code and security control, discounts can be applied at line or transaction level
• VIP loyalty scheme with automatic discount if required
• customisable docket messages by transaction type

Retail Planning

• OTB planning across customisable product categories
  • transposable (ie. not hierarchical) category structure
  • full top down and bottom up planning across categories and weeks/months
  • OTB plan factors in markdowns, discounts, stock shrinkage and stock cover
  • seed plan via a load history function
  • real-time automated inclusion of actual sales figures for comparison with plan
  • save unlimited snap shots of the plan for later analysis against actuals
  • single continuous rolling date structure, no fixed time periods for each plan
• range plan functionality to develop product offerings by date and category
  • build up range gradually with known data without having to enter all information up front
  • convert planned products to actual styles once all data known
• purchase and distribution planning module to combine OTB plan and range plan
  • template driven for faster data entry
  • includes ability to specify pack definitions for easier cross docking
  • deliver to main warehouse or direct to store
  • preplan store distributions with automatic creation of store transfers
  • generate purchase or production orders automatically