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Moreover, what little money he had to spend Pet advertising was largely ineffective. Wood says he study the reliability and integrity that Microsoft places on service after the sale. He estimates he saves about 24 hours a week or roughly $10,000 US a year because of the Store efficiency and reliability. Our inventory problems were instantly solved, do says. You just can't do any better than Microsoft for support although I must say that I've had to with them infrequently.

• For instance, the system quickly identified an part when an employee was misidentifying returns and pocketing the cash.
• Even though we spent a great deal of time and money, it was difficult use.
• Before, we used to get a percent return.

I was aghast at the amount of labor time it was taking to order he says. Wood tried Microsoft Business Solutions Retail Management System. It's really reduced costs and increased our returns from things such as direct mail campaigns. Our gross sales have in seven years. We were advertising to a bunch of who couldn't have cared less, Wood adds.

Well, we're able to do that of the information that Microsoft Retail Management System provides us. The system's capacity to automatically identify the lowest-cost suppliers has also slashed Wood's purchasing by about 10 percent.

Roy Wood Owner, APet Annapolis, Maryland, United States Top of page The Benefits: Better Inventory Management, Marketing, and Customer 1. Plus, he now gladly takes his work and away from the office.