Retail: Business Intelligence and Integration Solutions

Business Intelligence and Integration Solutions for Retail from Information Builders

Today's retailers face day-to-day questions that impact the entire enterprise – from the corporate headquarters to the retail clerk at the store. These questions can include:

• How can I gain greater visibility into current sales across my entire store footprint?
• How are sales in relation to my inventory and supply chain?
• How are stores performing and is staffing managed effectively?
• Do our distribution centers have issues with inventory on popular items?
• What should we be buying today to sell next season?
• How can I apply geographical analysis to pick the right merchandise?

From a traditional business intelligence (BI) perspective, all of this information is available – but only to certain people within the organization. To achieve the true promise of organizational intelligence, you need to deliver information enterprise-wide to the people who directly impact the bottom line. That includes dock workers at the distribution center, retail clerks and managers, as well as analysts and buyers who analyze what you will sell. In addition, providing information externally to your vendors, partners, suppliers, customers, and potential customers, is also critical to take your business to the next level.

Retail organizations nationwide are beginning to see the difference that information can make in their organization. Companies such as EMS in New Hampshire have grown exponentially using this approach. Major retailers are beginning to see the benefit of leveraging information as an asset and sharing it with their partners, employees, managers, vendors, and suppliers. Information Builders WebFOCUS BI platform has been helping companies meet the kind of day-to-day challenges and issues mentioned above. It can do the same for you.