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Round Out Your Product Mix With Minimal Risk by Introducing Consignment

09 Jul 2021
Round Out Your Product Mix With Minimal Risk by Introducing Consignment

Selling goods on consignment is a low-risk way to get more variety into your store while keeping your working capital.  With the right software by your side, you can easily manage consignment stock and enter into supplier-managed inventory agreements.

Inventory Control, Accounting, Garden Center, Home Goods, Lighting Showroom, Furniture Store, Accounts Payable, Medical, Building Materials, Lumber and Hardware Store, Rentals, Appliance Store, consignment
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Focus Your Showroom Strategically At The Dallas International Lighting Show

18 Jun 2021
Focus Your Showroom Strategically At The Dallas International Lighting Show

Most exhibitors at the 2021 Lightovation Show will be there to display the latest industry trends and product innovations. Windward Software is going there to shed a little light on another important subject: business management software and partnerships.

ERP, Lighting Showroom, SPECTRA, Lighting One, Events, XO Logic
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Why Should Your Small Business Migrate to a Cloud ERP Solution?

20 May 2021
Why Should Your Small Business Migrate to a Cloud ERP Solution?

Chances are you already rely on cloud computing to solve the challenges faced by running your business, whether you're firing off e-mails on the move or using a bunch of apps to help you manage your workload.

Cloud is fast becoming the new normal.

POS, ERP, Garden Center, Home Goods, Lighting Showroom, Medical, Service, Building Materials, Cloud, Rentals
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How to Navigate Return Merchandise Authorizations & Win at Reverse Logistics

30 Apr 2021
How to Navigate Return Merchandise Authorizations & Win at Reverse Logistics

Sometimes your customer's journey requires them to return a product due to failure.  As a retailer you have your customers' loyalty top of mind, but also have to balance the potential loss in profit that comes along with such a transaction.  On top of that, your suppliers are protective of their own bottom line. So, how can you win the RMA game?

Inventory Control, Accounting, Returns, Garden Center, Home Goods, Lighting Showroom, Furniture Store, Medical, Service, Building Materials, Lumber and Hardware Store, Rentals, Appliance Store
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How to Take Advantage of Early Payment Discounts and Remain Cashflow Positive

16 Apr 2021
How to Take Advantage of Early Payment Discounts and Remain Cashflow Positive

Regardless of what industry you are in, early payment discounts are a proactive way to reduce your costs on the Accounts Payable side. Many businesses are faced with the preservation of cash dilemma. What if you had a strategy to take advantage of the power of early payment discounts while remaining cashflow positive?

Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Garden Center, Home Goods, Lighting Showroom, Furniture Store, Accounts Payable, Medical, Service, Building Materials, Lumber and Hardware Store, Rentals, Appliance Store
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How Lighting Showroom Software Can Illuminate Your Business

09 Apr 2021
How Lighting Showroom Software Can Illuminate Your Business

Lighting store software helps you keep track of more than just your fixtures and bulbs.

Whether it’s that collection of classic Tiffany table lamps or those sleek, modern "rustic" pendants, your lighting store showroom likely carries enough products that it could be seen from space.... 

Lighting Showroom
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Schedule Appointments Effectively & Increase Realized Revenue Using Windward's Calendar Functions

01 Apr 2021
Schedule Appointments Effectively & Increase Realized Revenue Using Windward's Calendar Functions

Appointment scheduling is often your first interaction with a client. Windward's Integrated Service & Delivery Appointment Scheduler helps you make a good first impression by quickly finding open appointments. It also helps you avoid scheduling conflicts and helps assure that your appointments go smoothly throughout the day.

Performance, ERP, Garden Center, Home Goods, Lighting Showroom, Furniture Store, Calendar, Service, Building Materials, Lumber and Hardware Store, Rentals, Appliance Store
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How You Can Increase Your Average Basket Size

19 Feb 2021
How You Can Increase Your Average Basket Size
 
Basket size, (sometimes referred to as "average ticket") can tell you a lot about your retail business. For starters, the number of items they purchase can show you if you’re offering the correct assortment of goods for your customers. It can be an indicator if you are satisfying their needs. More importantly, you’ll know if you’re meeting your overall goals as a business owner.
 
POS, Inventory Control, Increase Profits, Garden Center, Home Goods, Lighting Showroom, Furniture Store, Medical, Building Materials, Lumber and Hardware Store
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Proper Promotion Planning Can Help Increase Your Revenue

12 Feb 2021
Proper Promotion Planning Can Help Increase Your Revenue

Everybody loves a good sale, especially discounts centered around a holiday. With President's Day around the corner in the US, we figured we would cover a bit about Windward's comprehensive Promotions module. 

Every business owner knows the challenges that come along with planning promotions.

Promotions, Garden Center, Home Goods, Lighting Showroom, Furniture Store, Medical, Building Materials, Lumber and Hardware Store, Rentals, Appliance Store
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Easy-to-Calculate Commission Plans That Really Motivate

05 Feb 2021
Easy-to-Calculate Commission Plans That Really Motivate

Your company’s commission structure is a critical piece of your sales organization. How you pay your sales reps not only affects your profitability, but can also help you to attract and retain top sales talent.

Whether your business has a commission-only structure or a base salary plus commission, you’ll need to decide how to set your commission rates.

Commission Tracking, Employee Compensation, Garden Center, Home Goods, Lighting Showroom, Furniture Store, Medical, Building Materials, Lumber and Hardware Store, Rentals, Appliance Store
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