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How to organize sales by samples in a showroom

From the sample on the floor to the ERP order: what is scanned, what the consultant sees, where errors usually creep in and how to avoid them.

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Showroom software: a selection checklist

Ten questions to put to any vendor before you choose showroom software: from the sample to the till, with the ERP system and the customer screen in between.

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Terminal or tablet: what to choose for consultants

Built-in scanner, battery for a full shift, screen, ruggedness: what to choose for showroom consultants, a terminal, a tablet or a phone.

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The order pickup code in a showroom

A short code printed next to the customer, scanned at the till and shown on the screen. The flow, the printer you need and how to reprint documents.

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Showroom payment: cash, card or advance

Cash, card or advance, with a fiscal receipt, in two scenarios: pay then ERP, or ERP, picking, pay. And what happens to the payment status.

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A TV as an order board in a showroom

How to turn an ordinary TV into an order board: what it shows, how it announces a ready order, how to match it to your brand and how to keep customer names private.

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Individual or company customer in a showroom

Individual or company, known customer or anonymous: what data to ask the consultant to enter and how to avoid duplicates in the ERP system.

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Building materials showroom: software and workflow

Tiles, sanitary ware, lighting, furniture: what they share and where they differ in a showroom, and what the software has to do from the moment a customer points at a sample.

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Showroom orders into the ERP without double entry

Where double entry creeps into a showroom, why it costs more than time, and what a flow looks like when the order reaches the ERP just once, straight from the consultant.

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Stock by warehouse, in view in the showroom

Available, reserved, in another warehouse: how stock looks on the terminal and how to avoid promises you cannot keep.

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