Meridian
KEY FEATURES:
TECHNOLOGY
- Windows based software utilizing powerful SQL database
MULTI STORE FUNCTIONALITY
- Ability to control all branches from Head Office
- Report from all branches in Head Office
- Configure stores, tills and warehouse from Head Office
- Live transaction updating across whole estate
- Define rules re Inter branch transfer receipting
RESILIENCE
- Tills can drop back to offline mode if there are network / communication issues ensuring uninterrupted trading
EMPLOYEE MANAGEMENT
- Set up staff with access codes
- Manage staff profiles
- Restrict processes to senior staff
PRODUCT MAINTENANCE
- Ability to create Size / Colour Matrix for fashion and clothing
- Logical Category hierarchy with up to nine levels of analysis
- Ability to set products up as tracked – ideal for warranty purposes
- Set items up as kit items to facilitate special pricing while maintaining correct stock information
- Preferred supplier set up with option to set up alternative
- Apply trade discount and carriage applicable to supplier to give landed cost
- Set stock as Active, Inactive, Obsolete
- Set additional information e.g. price per kilo
- Set Min / Max stocking levels
- Sell in different pack sizes while maintaining stock integrity
- Apply supplier’s barcode if available
- Apply own / multiple barcodes to item
- Set maximum discount that can be applied to product
- Facility to load bulk stock information
REGISTER OPERATIONS
- Identify Sales Assistant by code, swipe or biometrics
- Powerful search functionality
- Stock availability enquiry across whole estate
- Multiple customisable button screens available
- Ability to suspend and recall transactions
- Ability to take deposits and process layaways
- Return items to stock
- E-mailable receipts
- Gift receipts
- Reprint recent receipts
- Generate quotation
- Apply special prices to customer
- Bill to account
- Giftcard and loyalty enquiry at till
- GST Receipt
- Comprehensive end of day reporting
- Recording of floats, cash lifts and pay-cuts
- Electronic audit roll search
- Multiple tender types and split payment facility
- Multi-currency tendering facility
- Tourist tax refund processing
OFFERS AND PROMOTIONS
- Sophisticated promotion and discount pricing
- Restrict by branch, day and time
- Facilities ”must include” item
- Qualify by quantity or value
- Restrict by customer type
REPORTING
- Extensive sales reporting capabilities
- Extensive stock reporting capabilities
- Extensive purchasing reporting capabilities
- Scheduled report distribution by e-mail
- Reports can be viewed, printed or opened in Excel
- Aged reports on Giftcard and credit notes
- Items on hold for customers
- Account transaction reporting
- Batch printing / emailing of account invoice
- Customisable reports and designer (for advanced users)
ORDERING AND REPLENISHMENT
- Full Purchase Order (PO) facility
- Sophisticated replenishment ordering
- Match delivery to PO with ability to leave shorts as outstanding
- Match deliveries to outstanding customers orders
- Enquire on orders and deliveries
- Branch transfer and reporting
LABELLING
Print labels to print based on:
- Specific items
- Goods Received Note (GRN)
- Items uploaded from handheld scanner Purchase Order
- New Products
- Price Changes
- Future Pricing
STOCKTAKING
Full stocktaking and reporting functionality by:
- Full stock list
- Department, Supplier or Season
- Specific items
LOYALTY & GIFT CARDS
- Maintain multiple schemes
- Apply promotions specifically for loyalty customers
- Award loyalty points based on activity
- Award bonus points
- Specify redemption rules
- Top up gift cards
- Identify loyalty customers based on profile or behaviour
- Control account reporting
TOURISM FUNCTIONALITY
- Membership administration
- Photo verification at till
- Tour Booking
- Time and capacity limited tour functionality
- Online booking interface capability
- Ticket Printing
- Visitor nationality capture
- E-mail tour booking confirmation
- Bar / Restaurant system with table service