ALWORTHS TRIALS FUTURA'S UNIQUE NEW MOBILE APPLICATION
- giving access to POS data to boost productivity
Retail solutions specialist, Futura, announces a new mobile application to provide real time access to sales figures and other key management information from a standard mobile device. Designed for busy managers on the move, Futura4Phone will enable users to interrogate their head office data to see overall performance figures or to drill down into sales of specific lines, promotions or individual store performance to whatever detail they require.
Initially available for Blackberry and iPhones with Futura4Phone provides the missing link for managers who need to know how their business is performing when away or out of contact.
Futura's research has shown that most senior management travelling, or on leave, call their offices at least once a day for the most up to date figures. Allowing managers to access this live information directly means they will be in a better position to respond to changing conditions without having to take key staff from their duties.
If potential problems are spotted, managers can then quickly email or call staff to take remedial actions, who will also have access to this data at Head Office. Having instant information in a manner that they find valuable will allow managers to make better informed decisions, faster and allow them to stay in control at all times.
Trialling the Futura4Phone application Andy Latham, MD of Alworths said: "Futura4Phone enables me to stay totally on top of my shop and Head Office activities, every second of the day. It has dramatically reduced the number of times I've had to call the office for trading and performance information; so my team's productivity has increased. It's great when you realise you can be in any part of the world (coverage permitting) and 'know' you can keep your eye firmly on the ball."
Futura4Phone works by connecting mobile phones via the internet to the head office server, which is constantly collecting all live shop POS and stock data in the Futura system.
CEO's not using Futura as their POS shop system can also use the technology if their retail system passes all branch data to their Head Office live or on a trickle fed basis.
Managing Director of Futura Retail Solutions Ltd Ian Royall said: "In line with our perpetual drive to provide innovative value added products and services to our customers we are delighted to be at the first retail system supplier to embrace this mobile technology so extensively."
Futura4Phone is available immediately to Futura customers priced from £400 plus installation, maintenance and support. For users of other POS systems prices on application. The system is flexible allowing additional functionality to be defined by the client.
