Apparel21 Retail is one of the few systems to incorporate merchandise planning, retail back office, and retail Point of Sale (POS) functionality in a single integrated solution. By eliminating the need for multiple systems you can instantly remove manual processes, reduce errors, and improve data visibility across your business for better decision making.

Leveraging real-time data dramatically improves your business performance and positively impact the bottom line.
 

• Improve product margins
• Optimise sales at store level
• Shorten stock replenishment cycles
• Increase customer satisfaction levels
• Increase resource efficiency
• Reduce stock variances
   

An integrated retail ERP solution

One of the greatest advantages of Apparel21 Retail is its ability to push real-time information of stock orders, inventory, and sales across the business units. With Apparel21 Retail you will be equipped to plan, source and sell your products with the greatest results. As part of the Apparel21 Retail product suite, you will have access to the following modules:
 

• Financials
• Retail Management Back Office System
• Online Retail
• Retail Supply Chain Management System
• Customer Relationship Management
• Reporting and Analysis
   

Apparel21 Retail Back Office System

The Apparel21 Back Office is used to manage retail information gathered from your Point of Sale (POS) and online stores.
 

• Full integration with other Apparel21 modules
• Automatic or manual store stock replenishment
• Unified management and reporting for traditional stores, factory outlets, concession stores and e-commerce
• Detailed price and markdown management
• Real-time and seamless posting of financials
• Multi-location stock visibility by colour/size
• Powerful transaction enquiry capabilities
• Flexible and customisable reporting tools
   

Apparel21 Retail POS System

Designed to manage the transactions and information for medium to large retail stores, the Apparel21 POS system offers a complete POS solution including:
 

• Real-time stock enquiries and transaction validation across stores
• Real-time integration with back office
• Ability to have multiple registers per store
• Flexible marketing promotions engine for promotions and markdowns
• Full bar-coded docket integration
• Powerful Reporting for sales, lay-by, stock
• Easy DIY store installation
• Automatic upgrades from the head office without user intervention
   

Apparel21 Online Retail

Apparel21 Online Retail is a flexible and cost effective way to extend your sales footprint to the online world. Using Apparel21 Online Retail you can seamlessly integrate your retail business to any web shopping cart….taking full advantage of your existing Apparel21 functionality. It gives you the opportunity to select your own website designer and preferred shopping cart, while taking advantage of powerful functionality that will automate your day-to-day fulfilment process.

 If you already have a website with a shopping cart, Apparel21 Online Retail can be added with minimal difficulty and will:

• Provide an easy interface between your Back Office and your website
• Initiate the despatch process from picking list through to delivery
• Integrate seamlessly to the financial system
• Allow Online Retail to be managed as a true cost centre
• Provide detailed reporting for sales analysis
• Automatically generate purchase orders to replenish stock for your online store
• Provide shipment, tracking and costing facilities

And you can access all of this functionality with a sophisticated, but incredibly simple module.
 

• Quick and easy to install
• Highly cost effective

Apparel21 Retail Planning

The Apparel21 Retail Planning functionality allows your business to use past sales data to generate realistic forecasts for sales, markdowns and gross profit by week, month and season.  With this module you will be able to ensure that you do not miss out on sales opportunities or carry more stock than you need. 

Allowing you to become a fast fashion retailer, the Apparel21 Retail Planning module ensures a lean operation with high performance.  Components of Apparel21 Retail Planning include:
 

• Merchandise Planning
• Open to Buy Planning
• Range Planning
• Store Allocations
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
• Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

Apparel21 Retail Sourcing

With Apparel21 Retail Sourcing you can control your purchases and manage shipments.  Turning your retail planning into action, Apparel21 Retail Sourcing provides key functionality including:
 

• Purchasing
• Shipments
• Production
• Bill of Materials (BOM)
• Costing

Apparel21 Retail Supply Chain

Key to any successful retail chain is the management of its supply chain.  Ensuring that the right stock gets to the right place at the right time in the most cost efficient way will improve sales opportunities and protect product margins.  Within the Apparel21 Supply Chain module you have access to:
 

• Warehouse Management
• Replenishment
• Allocations
• Distribution

Apparel21 Retail Reporting and Analysis

 With over 18 standard reports as well as the ability to easily produce customised reports, you can analyse, plan and review business performance based on current information in just minutes.  Easily determine:
 

• Which stores are high performers
• Where are the sales peaks and troughs for optimal staffing
• How are products performing by store