1. Focus on Digital Commerce GROWTH

Consumers are shopping on websites and mobile apps more than ever before. If your business is not online- eCommerce, 3rd-party marketplace (Amazon, Walmart, Facebook Market, etc.); or have a mobile app... what are you waiting for? If you already these, when was the last time you gave them a 'facelift'?

2. RUN ALL SALES CHANNELS AS ONE

It's not easy running a single store, nonetheless a store, website, mobile app, Amazon, etc. The key to multi-channel success is integration. Stop wasting time with multiple systems and run your entire business from a single 'source of truth'. One way it to integrate solutions from multiple vendors; however, it's way more advantageous to leverage a unified solution from ONE vendor! Here are some the benefits (and this is just scratching the surface):

3. Turn fulfillment into a competitive advantage

Order fulfilment significantly affects consumer behavior and provides opportunities to increase online sales. Many retailers optimize fulfillment when their average daily orders, or the cost to fulfill those orders, increases. By understanding the aspects of fulfillment that drive purchase and repurchase, you can implement fulfillment strategies to increase sales and customer loyalty. The following questions can be used to determine which fulfillment methods to implement, and which processes (within each method) to optimize:

Celerant's Fulfillment Methods: Celerant offers technology to support 'Buy Online, Pickup In-Store' (BOPIS), curbside pickup, local delivery and shipping, same day fulfillment and drop shipping. With often one opportunity to keep a customer's business, Celerant's fulfillment methods (built-in and customized) enable both the accuracy and speed that customers demand, ensuring orders contain the correct items and quantity, are sent to the right address with proper formatting; and delivered as fast and affordably as possible.

4. let customers 'Buy now, pay later'

Offering finance options to customers is a great way to help them get the products they need NOW, and increase revenue for your business NOW. While most customers use credit cards at retail stores, many prefer financing for big-ticket items. It's equally important your financing options are flexible, rewarding, and seamless for both the customer and your business. Celerant provides multiple options for retailers to offer integrated financing in-store and online:

5. BOOST SALES WITH TARGETED MARKETING

Retailers sure send a lot of emails, and the goal is simple... get more consumers to visit and purchase on your website and brick-and-mortar location(s). So why aren't retailers more successful with this? More importantly, what can be done to improve your marketing efforts?

It's really important to integrate digital marketing with your retail system(s). Since not all marketing platforms are created equal, we will focus solely on Celerant's digital marketing technologies. In addition to social media and SEO services, Celerant provides integrated email marketing, SMS text message marketing, and clienteling. All these systems tap directly into the retail software back office, where it can leverage real-time customer/sales data from all retail channels. By leveraging this data, our clients can automatically segment their customers, and send automated messages that are personalized for each segment. That way, they receive the right message at the right time, increasing the chances they will click and turn into a sale.

6. SELL MORE WITH LESS EFFORT

With today's supply chain upside down, it's important to build better relationships with your vendors, and broaden your product line by adding new vendors with related products. By integrating your retail software with your vendors, you can automate processes for both in-store and online. Of course, this is dependent on the capabilities of both your vendors and retail software.

Which vendors does your retail software integrate with?Celerant partners with vendors across multiple industries- gift shops, bikes, ski/snowboard, books, outdoors, hobby, hardware and paint, pet supply, Army/Navy surplus, uniforms, pharmacy and more. Through our vendor integrations, you can sell more in-store and online with less effort.