Monthly Archives: December 2014

Don’t Forget To Run Your Year-End Reports!

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Don’t forget to run your A/R Balance Report and Inventory Value Reports for year-end before the first of January.

Running your A/R Balance report:
Manager>Reports>Customer>Accounts Receivable Summary, then run without filters, click OK, and print.

Running your Inventory Value Report:
Manager>Reports>Items>Value List, then run without any filters, click OK, and print.

Tip:
You can memorize the report by clicking the disk (save) button and give your report a name. This way next year you can choose the memorized report and easily run it.

If you would like more information like this or are considering a support plan, contact us and we’ll be happy to discuss your needs with you, [email protected].

House-Hasson Hardware Adventure Dealer Market

 

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We will be at the House-Hasson Hardware Adventure Dealer Market in Nashville, TN.

From January 9th to the 10th at the Opryland Resort, we’ll be in booth #159, so mark your calendars! Stop by to talk to Dan about Microsoft RMS, the House-Hasson updater, our add-ons, or interest in support. We’d like to help you meet your goals of a smooth operating point of sale system for your store.

If you’d like to get a jump start and contact Dan before the dealer market, you can reach him at (800) 632-9902.

For general inquiries, feel free to contact us at [email protected].

Our Most Popular Add-On

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Our most popular add-on by far is RMS Data Import Tool. This add-on is used to import items and purchase orders, allowing you to import lists of items to create RMS purchase orders for subsequent receiving. Items are updated based on item lookup codes, UPCs, or supplier numbers. Items are duplicate checked based on item lookup codes and alias (with optional actions to take) and new items are created when they do not already exist in the database. Even more, you can link the same items with multiple suppliers using the item’s supplier tab, and update any specific RMS fields for the same item with the same supplier.

It’s no wonder why this add-on is our most popular, with such attractive features allowing retailers to import valuable data, keep up with suppliers, and make data transitions easy. Using our uncomplicated Microsoft RMS software with our easy-to-use add-ons is a surefire way to have your store running smoothly and successfully.

In addition to our uncomplicated software and easy-to-use add-ons, we also offer support. It has been said that our support is unparalleled. We believe the entire process from initial contact to future meetings, that our team offers a truly unique and positive customer service experience. Not only can our knowledgeable sales team answer your questions, provide informative live demos, and work with your budget, but our support team is there when you need them to make sure your store is functioning as it should. Our intelligent, experienced support team delivers solutions and applies their expertise to those hard to solve issues at your store, allowing retailers to worry about other important aspects of running a store(s).

If you would like to learn more about RMS Data Import Tool, click here or email us at [email protected].

Auto Emailing in POS

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One of our popular add-ons is RMS Green Customer Service. With this add-on, one can automatically email receipts and statements to their customers (among other great features), saving time, money and offering an eco-friendly option. One of the most favored features when using RMS Green Customer Service in POS, is the ability to automatically email receipts from point of sale. Customers who are set up will automatically receive an email copy of their receipt. There are many other advantages of this Microsoft RMS add-on that makes it so popular, such as setting up prompts for or requiring purchase order numbers, authorized buyers, job names, passwords, and global discounts. One can also set up tax exempt customers or groups as well. There are many beneficial features that make this add-on so attractive. To learn more about this solution, click here.

To make reviewing this add-on easier we’ve posted demo videos to show the add-on in action including how to configure RMS Green Customer Service, setting up and sending Customer Statements, automatically emailing receipts in POS, required purchase order numbers and authorized buyers in POS, and how tax exemption works in POS.

If you have questions, or would like to purchase this add on, please contact us at [email protected].

We’ve Got A New Add-on

Our new Microsoft RMS Add-on, the layaway updater, allows one to view and edit all layaways in one spot. It displays all current layaways,  layaway numbers, expiration dates and lists all items under it, including ILC, alias, quantity on layaway, RTD quantity, and price. Not only is all of this information available in one spot, but one has the ability to edit price, quantity on layaway, and expiration date, updating layaway in the database.

Interested? Follow this link for more info, or email us with your questions at [email protected]

 

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11 WAYS TO ATTRACT SHOOTERS IN THE SLOW MONTHS | The Range Report

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We think this NSSF article is quite helpful for the Firearms industry, providing tips to generate additional traffic flow throughout the year.

Here’s a tidbit from the article:

Every business experiences slumps and slow times related to the calendar, season and weather, as well as the busy lifestyles of today’s consumers.

Your shooting range is no exception.

If you have an outdoor range, you know the challenge. Cold weather often keeps shooters indoors or at home, waiting for spring to get outside for some target practice or recreational shooting. Likewise, summer heat can scare shooters indoors or persuade them to wait for cooler autumn days.

Indoor ranges experience parallel problems. When beautiful weather beckons in spring and fall, it’s very inviting for shooters to do their thing outdoors. If you are located in a northern state with long or bad winters, summer shooting traffic can be an issue too. People prefer to be outdoors because they’re cooped up for so much of the year.

Bottom line: No matter the time of year, what you are (indoor, outdoor or both), or where your range is located geographically, you can always use more customers filling lanes, buying products and providing revenue. The path to that result involves developing promotions that create excitement and value, and give shooters good reasons to come to your range.

Here are 11 promotional concepts to attract more shooters to your range at traditionally slow times and to leverage holidays and life events to generate additional traffic flow.

To read the full article and see the promotional concepts, click this link:  11 WAYS TO ATTRACT SHOOTERS IN THE SLOW MONTHS | The Range Report.