A furniture store is a dynamic work setting. To keep up with this fast-paced environment, many owners turn to ERP Software or Business Management Software to keep track of inventory movement, as well as manage all other areas of their Home Goods Business.
This is just one area where Business Management Software or enterprise resource planning (ERP) software comes in handy. When you consider your commissioned sales staff, accounting requirements, and unique selling structures, it makes even more sense. Here are a few examples:
When you think about it, there’s a lot of inventory to keep track of in a furniture store:
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If you operate a furniture store with more than one outlet, be sure to read our post: Why Inventory Control Software Is a Must for Multiple Locations.
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Selling furniture is rarely a straightforward business. Your range of customers could be anything from people with insurance claims to someone who wants to outfit his theatre room with the latest home entertainment system. You also get customers who spot a good deal in your weekly flyer and decide it’s time to upgrade the bedroom set. |
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By having these items readily available in a kit, you can sell the lot with a single keystroke and have the invoice reflect the grouped sale price. You can create the invoice to show each individual item in the kit, which is a handy feature for warranty tracking purposes.
A motivated sales team can go a long way toward increasing sales. Furniture stores that use business management software are equipped to track who sells what so commissions are distributed correctly. You can configure the software so that every time an invoice is created, a salesperson is attached to it. If more than one member helped with the sale you can create a split commission. That’s a fair way of handling the transaction if a customer shops one day, and then comes back later to complete the transaction with a different sales representative. |
Read Easy-to-Calculate Commission Plans That Really Motivate for more on this. |
Could your furniture store operations use a little streamlining? Windward System Five on Cloud Business management software features an integrated module specifically for furniture stores. Call us to learn how we can bring extra efficiency to your business.
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