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VisitBasis Merchandising Software in Questions and Answers


What is VisitBasis Retail Merchandising Software?

Retail merchandising software is a comprehensive field activity management and store data collection solution, designed to automate merchandising activities in the field. It consists of the office application for managers and supervisors, and the mobile app working on Android and iOS tablets and smartphones for merchandisers.

Why do companies implement VisitBasis Merchandising Software?

Merchandising software allows streamlining field merchandising activities and provides real-time data exchange between the office and the field. VisitBasis merchandising software also provides powerful analytic capabilities, allowing managers and supervisors to analyze merchandising performance, identify trends and make strategic data-driven decisions. Merchandising software is a tool to get the inventory plan right, avoiding out-of-stocks and product returns.

How Does VisitBasis Work?

Office manager schedules recurring visits for field reps and assigns tasks to be completed.
Field reps perform the tasks on their mobile devices.
Office managers and supervisors are able to monitor merchandisers on the map in real-time, to see GPS-locations, routes for the day, tasks execution progress.
As soon as tasks have been performed, the information is available for developing analytic reports.


What Are the Benefits of VisitBasis Merchandising Software?

VisitBasis Retail Merchandising Software is an effective, easy-to-use solution that makes merchandising performance a breeze. It makes everyday work of supervisors and merchandisers less manual, saving time and increasing productivity.

The main benefits for managers and supervisors include:
  • Centralized customer management
  • Improved inventory control
  • Real-time field reps tracking
  • Accelerated sales cycles

Merchandisers get the following advantages:
  • Mobile access to all the information
  • The ability to perform merchandising activities using just their smartphones
  • Automated data entry
  • Faster tasks execution
  • Eliminated after-hour reporting

Why Choose VisitBasis Merchandising Software?

VisitBasis provides the most complete set of tools for your company in one great package. Our main competitive advantages are as follows.
  • Can be used free of charge – VisitBasis offers customers the Lite Edition, so they can start automate their merchandising activities at no risk.
  • Extremely easy to deploy – VisitBasis merchandising software implementation takes a little time and no money. Register at www.visitbasis.com and you'll be able to assign tasks to merchandisers in  just 15 minutes. 
  • User-friendly an cost-effective – Your merchandisers can use their own mobile devices, so there is no need for you to invest in additional hardware or training.
  • True offline capabilities – Merchandisers can collect store data and perform all merchandising activities even if the Internet connection is not available. All the data collected is automatically synced with the corporate database when Internet connection appears.


Sign up today to try, free of charge, the new way of retail merchandising performance and see for yourself  how it works.

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