Harry Rosen Finds Business Intelligence Solution from GERS a Perfect FitMen's Wear Retailer Uses Sophisticated Tool to Measure Sales, Vendor and Merchandise Performance Throughout Their Canadian Enterprise SAN DIEGO, CA, Nov. 19, 2003 -- GERS Retail Systems, a leading provider of business solutions for the retail industry, announced today that Harry Rosen Inc., Canada's leading retailer of high-end men's wear, uses GERS' RetailAnalyst business intelligence solution to make more timely and profitable business decisions. "RetailAnalyst is the best analytical tool that I have ever seen," stated Steve Jackson, director of information systems for Harry Rosen Inc. "It is very easy to use and allows us to quickly access the most up-to-date information on a daily basis. With eight or nine standard reports that we use as templates, we can drill up and down through our merchandise hierarchy (department, sub-department, class and sub-class), and across districts or stores. We can see various time frames such as this week, last week, month, rolling 4/8/12 weeks, season and year. And for each of these periods, we can see last year's information, as well." RetailAnalyst allows users to create their own reports with little to no training. Reports appear in a spreadsheet-like view, which provides new users with a known and comfortable interface. They can easily add columns, rows and layers and see sales (retail, units, cost, GM$, GM%, Markdowns) and inventory (Available, On-hand, In-Transit, On-Order) information. Users can drag and drop columns or rows, change column headings, sort, create exceptions, rank and zero suppress, all with a click of the mouse. All reports/views can be filtered based on the MHL, time frames, stores and attributes (color, vendor, size, fabric, collar styles, spiffs, % off and body styles). Fast and accurate, RetailAnalyst makes it easy to turn vast amounts of enterprise data into manageable, actionable information. This sophisticated business intelligence solution combines Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) with Best Business Practices to evaluate product, location and vendor performance. The results of these evaluations enable retailers to maximize sales opportunities, minimize stock liabilities and increase sales volume. "Integrating RetailAnalyst into their existing GERS' Electronic Retail Enterprise gives Harry Rosen the knowledge and the power to enhance the performance and profitability of each store in their renowned quality men's wear chain," said Phil Kenney, vice president of marketing for GERS. "This analytical tool is one of the main reasons why we selected GERS," added Jackson. "It turns data into information." About Harry Rosen Inc. Harry Rosen Inc. is Canada's premiere men's wear retailer. Founded in 1954 by the man whose name the chain still bears, Harry Rosen Inc. has grown from a single 500-square-foot store in Toronto to become a powerhouse in Canadian retailing with 16 stores from Vancouver to Montreal, each one averaging over 10,000 square feet of retail space. Harry Rosen Inc. offers the finest men's wear labels, including: BOSS Hugo Boss, Ermenegildo Zegna, Tommy Bahama, Bruno Magli, Armani Collezioni, Kiton, J.P. Tilford, Samuelsohn, Canali, Brioni and Versace Classic. About GERS Retail Systems With nearly 30 years of experience and 300 installations worldwide, GERS Retail Systems is a leading supplier of software solutions for the retail marketplace. The GERS Electronic Retail Enterprise includes mission-critical transaction management applications for multi-channel retailing, and provides fully integrated corporate office applications for merchandise replenishment and allocation, distribution center management and financial control. Integral to the GERS solution set are Business Intelligence applications for predictive modeling and decision support, Merchandise Planning and Allocation tools for increasing returns on inventory investments, and Supply Chain solutions for streamlining communications and maximizing productivity across the enterprise. For more information, visit www.gers.com. Contacts GERS Retail Systems, San Diego Laura Weinhofer, 800-854-2263, ext. 2176 lweinhofer@gers.com |