Let Retail Technology Experts years of retail expertise work for you. As part of our commitment to your success, RTE offers full Retail Consulting to ensure that all areas of your retail business are working optimally. Our consulting services provide a complete audit of your business processes helping you identify areas for improved efficiency.

Organization Overview -An RTE consultant will take a look at the structure of your organization including employee roles and responsibilities to ensure that the right people are doing the right jobs. We will also look at physical locations such as stores, kiosks, and warehouses to understand how these work together.

Merchandising – An in depth look at merchandising will assess what products are being sold , who controls inventory and makes decisions, and how merchandise is shared among locations. Our consultant will assist you in determining the right product mix for your retail operation and will assist you in creating a Product Category Structure that will logically organize these products.

Purchasing – A step by step look at your purchasing and receiving process will ensure that items are being ordered, received, distributed, and tagged correctly. Your RTE consultant will also take a look at any current discrepancies and ensure that you have the right checks and balances in place to ensure smooth purchasing company-wide.

Sales Policies - Looking at your sales process and documentation, the RTE consultant will assist you in establishing defined policies and procedures for discounts and returns helping you avoid unnecessary loss.

Inventory Control – Ever wonder what to do with those items that just won’t sell? A detailed look at your inventory will help you set controls for what to do with dead stock, when to mark down items and how to decide what mark down should be applied. The RTE consultant will also take a look at your physical inventory process and will suggest improvements that will increase their efficiency and accuracy.

Register Operations – A close look at your operations at the point of sale will ensure that sales are being handled appropriately for your retail operation. This analysis will look at the point of sale end to end including register security and access as well as different types of tenders and how they are handled.

Hardware/Network Audit - An RTE consultant will look at your technology systems including hardware and network to make sure that all components are up to date avoiding any downtime due to old or obsolete hardware.

Savings Analysis - A comparison will be provided looking at what your current retail operations spend is versus what it will be after implementing all suggested changes.