By: Furniture World Magazine \u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
CDS Solutions Group, an innovator in business and software solutions for the home furnishings industry, announced that the first Retail 6 system installation has been completed for Sofa Express and more! in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.<\/p>\n
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The Hattiesburg store is a 30,000 square foot, full-line furniture store owned and operated by first time home furnishings retailers Bill Fox and Jim Hicks. The store\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s location is about 100 miles north of Gulfport and two hours northwest of New Orleans.
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\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This is our first deployment in a Sofa Express and more! licensee store,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d reports CDS President and CEO Ren Baker. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153And in the first few days of a soft-opening, we helped these great people ring nearly $20,000 in business. As they continue to get settled into their new store, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be there to support them in utilizing the Retail 6 system to its fullest capacity.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Baker explains that CDS and Retail 6 are the recommended retail management solution for all Sofa Express & more! licensee stores. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re very excited about this wonderful opportunity and pleased with the real-time integration and technological advantages of vertical integration. The store concepts are built around providing customers with exactly what they want, custom made to their specifications, and delivered to their home quickly. With the data flows we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve built, that promise is delivered in real-time, bringing customer service to a new level in the industry.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d reports Baker.<\/p>\n
Retail 6 is a 100% Windows\u00c2\u00ae based system, which provides retailers with an easy to use, cost effective retail management solution. Developed with the most sophisticated technology, this bundled solution provides software, hardware, network, security, and total system support 24\/7\/365.<\/p>\n
Retail 6 was designed exclusively for the home furnishings industry with leading-edge technology that allows a retailer to control all areas of the home furnishings retail environment. It is built to run on Microsoft \u00c2\u00ae Windows Server \u00c2\u00ae, Windows XP \u00c2\u00ae and Windows CE \u00c2\u00ae, and deployed exclusively on hardware from Dell \u00c2\u00ae, Cisco \u00c2\u00ae, Symbol \u00c2\u00ae and Nextel \u00c2\u00ae. CDS provided the Sofa Express & more! store with complete implementation and deployment services, including hardware, software, education, mentoring, and support.<\/p>\n
While Fox and Hicks have worked together for nearly 27 years, this store is their first retail venture. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We have already received more support and consulting than we expected,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d reports Jim Hicks. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We also received a lot of good advice\u00e2\u20ac\u201dadvice that we have used. We just see CDS as a partner that will help us build our business through this location and possibly future locations.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Jim Hicks reports that CDS offered an opportunity to start up the business with a software and hardware package that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153one of the best out there.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Partner Bill Fox explains that in their past business ventures they didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have a system of Retail 6\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s caliber. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve never had anything like this and we were in an industry where poor inventory control would just kill you. The furniture industry is no different. And the methods that Retail 6 brings to us in receiving inventory and tracking it — It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s state of the art.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Baker explains that a key component of deployment is training the users so that the system is utilized correctly and completely. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Any time a person learns a new system or process, they want to feel confident that they have the skills they need to do it right the first time. And there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s two sides to building that confidence: classroom training and in-person mentoring. The classroom provides the basics, but it all comes together with mentoring — because people learn at their own pace, not the pace of the instructor.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Pam Hicks, wife of co-owner Jim Hicks, who plays a key role in the store\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s operations, reports that the staff finds the Retail 6 system very easy to use. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s very user friendly. I think when people are more comfortable with something and they don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t feel like they have to be so technical to understand it, it comes much easier. The main thing is, CDS made our people feel comfortable and confident that they could use the system, and made it simple and easy for anyone to adapt to. And I think that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be a part of our success.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Baker reports that several other Retail 6 deployments are scheduled throughout the next few months including Kornmeyers in Baton Rouge, LA; Brashears Furniture Company, Inc. in Berryville, Arkansas; and Johnny Janosik, Inc., in Laurel, Delaware.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I think the customers that have adopted Retail 6 are testament to the product\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s design. Each of these outstanding companies are in growth mode \u00e2\u20ac\u201c planning for their future – and they see how the Retail 6 design is perfectly suited to address their needs for technology both today and through the coming decade of change.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
CDS Solutions Group was founded in the early \u00e2\u20ac\u02dc80s with a single focus \u00e2\u20ac\u201d to build the software solutions that enable good home furnishings retailers to become great companies. Hundreds of installations later, CDS continues that tradition, putting together new programs that propel retailers to the next level of performance.<\/p>\n
Today, the company\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s vision goes beyond simply building great software. The team at CDS has taken on the responsibility of leading the industry into the future. For additional information on CDS Solutions Group or its innovative new retail management system, Retail 6, call 888.309.8002 or visit www.cdsgroup.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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