Retailers operate in a constantly changing landscape influenced by shifts in competition, technology and customer expectations. UNIT4's record of working with big names in UK and global retail has helped us develop solutions that address these issues. This short presentation sets out what we see as some of the main challenges retailers face and how we can help you overcome them.

1. Retail business pains
& UNIT4 solutions

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PAIN #1
Consumer spending led
recoverycombined with technology
revolution = huge opportunities.
was spent by consumers
in Q4 2013 alone.
How do make sure you don’t let it
slip through
£250bn
your fingers?

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PAIN #2
Fickle consumers, unpredictable weather,
new trends, fashions and competitors.
Retailers operate
in a constantly
changing landscape.
Flexibility and scalability are
hardwired into retailers’ DNA.
Their finance system must support that.

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*Ibis World
If you ignore these channels and their
revenue, do you think your rivals will too?
New channels are exploding,
e-commerceis predicted to grow 11.8%
every year to 2019* and
m-commerceeven faster, but most retailers don’t have mobile
sites, apps or tablet-optimised interfaces.
PAIN #3

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But new channels aren’t free and with consumers
able to shop anywhere for the best deal, there’s
more pressure on margins than ever.
but not at the expense of being flexible and able
to scale up and down to respond to demand.
Just ask HMV.
Cost control is vital
PAIN #4

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SOLUTION #1
Costs, profits, losses, revenue, margins.
Everything
comes down
to money.
Your finance system has to be the eyes
and ears at the core of your operation.
It must give you an accurate, real-time view of
everything that affects your profitability.

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SOLUTION #2
Having
visibilityof sales, margins, stock, profits
and cash reconciliation gives
you the ability to analyse
performance and the flexibility
to respond
to the market.

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Modern
challenges
demand
technological
solutions.
Your finance system must offer integration,
multiple deployment options, intuitive
interfaces and the ability to support
expansion – both here and across the world.
SOLUTION #3

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SOLUTION #4
Real-time databases, providing essential retailing
information and available to store staff, web team,
warehouse and purchasing give a
single version
SALES REPORTING
of the truth.

10. Above all your vendor must have the right credentials
and a track record of delivering success in retail.
Talk to one of our retail finance experts today.
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