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<\/a><\/p>\n1. Platform retail management technology<\/strong><\/p>\n Platform retail management technology like Retail Pro\u00ae is mission-critical to your omnichannel strategy. It acts as the hub for all your vendor applications and integrations and organizational data. Retail Pro removes barriers between channels and gives you a unified view of all aspects of your business. Make sure the software you have is:<\/p>\n Your retail management platform lays the foundation for the second piece in the omnichannel formula.<\/p>\n 2. Data convergence<\/strong><\/p>\n Data convergence means the data from every customer, every application, every integration, every channel, and every store, comes together in a single repository. It is visible holistically, as if it\u2019s data from just one store rather than hundreds. Cross-platform retail software like Retail Pro does just that: it converges the data from all your channels and devices \u2013 mobile, fixed POS, apps, and e-commerce \u2013 because it is the single solution running your whole operation.<\/p>\n 3. Omnichannel selling<\/strong><\/p>\n Seeing the data as one whole helps you think of your business as a whole, so you can structure sales attribution in the same way. Omnichannel selling is critical: consumers shopping online only will spend 92% less than your average omnichannel shopper, and in-store-only shoppers spend 208% less!<\/p>\n Because omnichannel customers engage through multiple channels before finally purchasing, you\u2019ll need a way to account for orders that, for example, originated in one of your physical stores but were finally placed online because the item wasn\u2019t in stock. You can split commissions between online and physical channels to make sure each associate gets credit for their part in the sale.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>4. Flexible fulfillment<\/strong><\/p>\n Once you\u2019re able to see all the data as one singular picture, take action to enable smarter order fulfillment from every channel. With Retail Pro, all your inventory data in one place and talks to your fulfillment tools so you can:<\/p>\n \u00a05.\u00a0Personalized customer experience<\/strong><\/p>\n Converging your data helps track shopper behavior at every touchpoint so you can better target those omnichannel shoppers. They have a 30% higher lifetime value than one-channel shoppers, according to a 2015 study quoted by Google<\/a>, so use your data to personalize engagement with that shopper in every interaction \u2013 whether it\u2019s tailored e-marketing campaigns or clienteling on the sales floor via customer details on your mobile POS.<\/p>\n With these five pieces in place, you\u2019re well on your way to optimizing how you sell across channels<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With advances in retail technology, omnichannel is now more than just talk, and retailers everywhere are building their strategy to capitalize on higher spending and lifetime values of consumers who shop across multiple channels. While the terms of omnichannel offerings … Continue reading \n
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