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Microsoft Retail Management Store Operations Headquarters

This software is designed for those of you who have multiple stores and want to see what is happending throughout the entire chain. You can use headquarters to create, manage and track your stores' information on a global, regional or local level. Headquarters enables you to manage an entire mutil-store retail enterprise at your head office!

Installed only on the computer at the head office, Headquarters lets that office control and share data with the entire enterprise( a network of retail stores and distribution centers located in different geographic areas). Headquarters sets policies and procedures for each store to follow and enforces those rules for the entire store chain.

Microsoft Retail Management Store Operations Headquarters

Functionality	Description
Inventory	Control and manage inventory at each store and for the entire enterprise. Use Headquarters to obtain up-to-date detailed information on item type, departments and categories, customers, suppliers, quantity levels, etc.
Sales Events	Plan for sale events in advance at Headquarters and have the sale prices take effect at the designated time period at stores in the retail chain. Easily update cost, price and price levels for all stores from the head office
Item Movement	Use purchase order and inventory transfer worksheets to order and transfer items based on desired quantities, quantity sold during selected periods or reorder information.
Sales Tracking	Track detailed sales information, including invoice number, date, item ID, "as sold" prices, tax collected, serial number, customer ID, cashier and sales representative. Headquarters uploads this information and records it into the Headquarters database.
Maintain Customers	View the complete profile of each customer that has ever visited one of your stores. This includes demographics, purchase history, account balance and credit information. Use Headquarters to quickly identify customer buying habits, frequency and purchase orders.
Manage Employees	Keep records on all cashiers and sales representatives employeed at the store. Upload cashier attendance records from your stores to compute hours and labor costs. Compute sales commissions at the home office based on transaction data and commission structures from sales representative profiles.
Reporting	Utilize thousands of report possibilities. Customize reports to your store's needs. See sales for any day, by store location, items, customer, taxes, etc. Know exactly what sold best in every department and category.
Data Upload	Transfer the Headquarters financial information directly into your accounting software package.

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Microsoft Retail Management Store Operations

Functionality	Description
Inventory	Control and manage inventory at your store. Maintain to obtain up-to-date detailed information on item type, departments and categories, customers, suppliers, quantity levels, etc.
Sales Events	Plan for sale events in advance at the store and have the sale prices take effect at the designated time period. Easily update cost, price and price levels for the store.
Item Movement	Use purchase order and inventory transfer worksheets to order and transfer items based on desired quantities, quantity sold during selected periods or reorder information.
Sales Tracking	Track detailed sales information, including invoice number, date, item ID, "as sold" prices, tax collected, serial number, customer ID, cashier and sales representative.
Maintain Customers	View the complete profile of each customer that has ever visited your store. This includes demographics, purchase history, account balance and credit information. Quickly identify customer buying habits, frequency and purchase orders.
Manage Employees	Keep records on all cashiers and sales representatives employeed at the store. Maintain cashier attendance records from your store to compute hours and labor costs. Compute sales commissions based on transaction data and commission structures from sales representative profiles.
Reporting	Utilize thousands of report possibilities. Customize reports to your store's needs. See sales for any day, by store register, items, customer, taxes, etc. Know exactly what sold best in every department and category.
Data Upload	Transfer the store's financial information directly into your accounting software package.

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Point of Sale

Many of the features of the store operations versus minus the ability to upload data to your accounting software package.

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