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How to Take Your Store Audits to the Next Level

Collecting audit information on several retail locations is a monumental task mainly due to the amount of data it generates.

Store audit software help retail businesses streamline the store audit process all the way from scheduling and planning visits to compiling data and generating reports.

More than merely reporting on past situations, though, state-of-the-art store audit software allows retail operations managers to view and act on audit findings in real time. For instance, it is possible to set up the store audit software so a manager will automatically receive a notification if one of the auditors finds an out-of-stock or a safety violation.

VisitBasis web-based checklist templates allow field reps to easily perform customized in-store tasks, spending less time on data collection and minimizing mistakes. All the data collected in the field, including photos, is GPS-confirmed and time-stamped to prevent fraudulent check-ins and reports.

With VisitBasis Store Audit Software, field team managers can easily monitor all field activities in real time using web-based dashboards and reports to identify situations that require their attention and receive automatic notifications of any critical findings.

Watch the below video to see how to set up automatic notifications on VisitBasis:



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