But mobile apps do more than streamlining the merchandising audit process. Mobile merchandising apps can be instrumental in boosting CPG sales as it provides a robust platform for implementing in-store initiatives, allowing the following to happen:
- Increased brand consistency
Shoppers love consistency and well-displayed items. A mobile merchandising app provides more than just digital form-filling. Reps can also take in-store pictures and make notes on them, allowing for greater scrutiny from brand and category managers. - Reduced out-of-stocks
No stock means no sales. Without having to worry about data transcription, management can schedule more recurring in-store merchandising audits, what leads to better stock forecasting and less out-of-stocks. - Easier market tests
Testing a product and/or a market strategy before it is deployed is still the best way to predict future success. However, market tests are expensive, in part because of the increased scrutiny that needs to happen in target stores. A mobile merchandising app allows not only for the data flow needed to support that increased scrutiny, but also makes it easy to apply many more customer surveys – without the roadblock of data transcription.
VisitBasis is a complete mobile merchandising app solution that allows you to quickly and easily implement a cost-efficient in-store data collection system with no need for technical knowledge.
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