Sales Tax changes – VAT’s the problem?
By linking Retail Enterprise Suite™ into the retailer’s pricing and promotion systems an automated batch of signage (that can reflect the stores actual range of products) can be electronically sent to the store. At the press of a button, store managers can print out the new labels, in ‘store walk’ order, so that the labels are in the correct order to be placed by the products. Simultaneously new prices are automatically updated to the epos, and managers can use the templates that are already set up to print out his promotional signage and posters, ensuring that the material is all in the corporate style, and that clients benefit from clear and consistent messaging. In addition, by making the process as efficient as possible, managers can maximize the time that associates spend on the shop floor, helping clients and driving up sales.
Smart retailers are already seeing the benefits of using Retail Enterprise Suite™ that enable them to effectively and efficiently manage their signage. When a previous VAT change came into force, Fortnum and Mason, the prestigious department store located in Piccadilly,
Where retailers are worrying about being able to produce high impact signage rapidly and easily to accommodate the VAT change without the investment in an IT infrastructure, Episys Immediate Impact™, a web-hosted signage system, is the ideal solution. All the retailer needs is a web browser and printer in-store to overcome the problem instantly and without any panic ahead of the peak period.
With no guarantee that the VAT rate won’t change again in the near future, retailers need to accept that price changes look set to become business as usual, but the right signage solution will take the stress, cost and time out of making sure consumers always get the best possible messaging.
