Merchandising

Using its unique built-in “conditional” queries, ChainDrive’s intelligent size and SKU analysis understands the impact of obtaining skewed results due to stock-outs in a size, making it an intuitive and valuable retail store analytical tool. ChainDrive snap-shots (captures) size and/or SKU performance throughout the life of the product and selects instances of stock-by-size and amasses them into a clear and accurate result of true size performance, providing real and accurate size analysis.

Control over product allocation, especially in a replenishment environment, is critical to sales maximization and markdown minimization. ChainDrive provides retail merchandising tools that go far beyond the typical min-max settings used by most retail management competitors. Utilizing formula based methodologies, coupled with the ability to limit and/or disallow replenishment down to the SKU-Store level, is what sets ChainDrive apart.

ChainDrive offers extensive reporting and analytical tools that empower your users with multiple views and outputs of products, purchases, suppliers, and SKU performance. When it comes to keeping track and making sense of products, purchases, suppliers, sales performance, and related actions necessary to drive your business, ChainDrive retail pos systems delivers. Derived from the systems’ integrated database, crucial and relevant data is available on demand.

The system’s integrated formula-based land cost calculator allows the user to create unlimited preset landed cost formulas that, once created, can be used repeatedly for any product order, greatly increasing the accuracy of landed cost estimates and enabling better control over retail price setting and maintenance of your desired IMU (initial markup).

ChainDrive’s Vendor Management allows you to create specific individual vendor types so that you can track and manage product performance down to the style, size and/or color. It also allows you to generate up-to-date detailed comprehensive analysis and performance reports.

ChainDrive’s Vendor Management also streamlines supplier communication and automates workflows—enabling efficient order tracking, compliance monitoring, and stronger vendor relationships.

ChainDrive’s automated replenishment allows you to lower out-of-stocks and reduce price markdowns by monitoring life-cycle, seasonality, promotions and product preferences. Replenishment settings can be set, edited or deleted at any time.

With real-time data and predictive analytics, ChainDrive ensures the right products are available at the right time and place. It automatically adjusts inventory based on demand trends, helping reduce excess stock, cut costs, and boost customer satisfaction.