HeadOffice is
an application suite for chain management. Available as a host
system for supermarkets, the food service sector and convenience
store chains, HeadOffice is ideally suited to the demands of multi-site
retail. Based on open systems and industry standards, HeadOffice
runs on Windows NT with a SQL Server database.
The
suite incorporates the following modules:
Item
Management
Category
Management
Price
Management
Supplier
Reconciliation
Inventory
Management
Store
Grouping and Zoning
Head
Office-to-Store Uploads and Downloads
Integration
with the Home Shopping module
Large
Variety of Promotional Types
Customer
Loyalty-Linked Promotions
Promotion
Campaign Management
Promotions
per Individual Store or Group of Stores
Support
for Multiple Loyalty Clubs in the Chain
Member
Information Management
Member
Reward Plans
Customer
Purchase Analysis (Down to Item Level)
Customer
Performance Analysis - Via Reports & OLAP
Using a "HOST-to-POST"
configuration, the suite allows the retailer to centrally control
the strategic functions of chain right down to the point of sale
terminals at each store, with homogeneous architecture and smooth
data flow.