The Shoe Gallery Steps Up Inventory Control with Command Retail

Staten Island, NY, August 16, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Celerant Technology Corp. has been a leader in the retail software industry since 1999. Celerant’s real-time, retail management system, Command Retail, has managed all areas of The Shoe Gallery’s retail operations, including point of sale, inventory management, E-Commerce, customer relationship management, warehouse, distribution, allocation, and back-office for the past seven years.

Ian Goldman, President and CEO of Celerant Technology, said, “In developing our software, we focus on all of the retailer’s needs. From customer-facing functions to back-office reporting, we provide the retailer with a complete real-time, all-in-one system. For footwear retailers, it is necessary to categorize shoes by size, width, and color, so we developed a detailed Style Matrix in our inventory module. The style matrix is a three-dimensional graphical representation of all the SKUs by size, width, and color. We also have 20 optional Open Fields, which can be used to further classify the product, by heel height for instance. Each retailer can use the system in a way that makes sense for their business, because we understand that each retailer is unique.”

For The Shoe Gallery’s CFO Will Brooks, Celerant’s Style Matrix is imperative. Brooks said, “I wouldn’t have bought the system without it. It’s critical. We have four stores and an integrated E-Commerce site and a lot of inventory. With the Matrix we can see what we have in stock and what we’ve sold and we can easily buy our most popular items and restock. If we didn’t have the size/width/color matrix, we’d have to revert back to pen and paper and go to the sales floor and stock room to count the inventory before placing reorder. With Celerant, I can look at the Matrix and create a purchase order with ease. It’s saved so much time!”

Brooks believes Command Retail has accelerated The Shoe Gallery’s growth. “We are very pleased with the trajectory of growth we have achieved with Celerant. The E-Commerce site took our regional stores to a national level. The real-time visibility of the style matrix lets us compare inventory across all of our stores and website. We’re able to see at a glance where styles are selling better, so we can allocate our products where they are needed most. Without Celerant, I wouldn’t be able to react to sales trends as quickly and I would have more stock-outs and over-stocks, which would drive my customers to competitors’ stores.”

The Shoe Gallery carries famous name brand shoes for the whole family, including discount shoes for kids as well as a wide range of fashionable accessories. They currently have four locations across Georgia, Oklahoma, and Mississippi. The Shoe Gallery shoes are also available at www.shoegalleryonline.com.

About Celerant Technology

Celerant’s Command Retail is an advanced real-time retail management system, which manages all areas of retail including POS, Inventory Management, Warehouse, Distribution Center, Allocation, Multi-Channel/E-Commerce/Kiosk, Mobile Applications, Data Mining, and Back-office, in a single, integrated system. Our advantage is the flexibility of our Java platform, allowing Celerant professionals to conduct cost-effective analysis and adaptation based on the individual needs of each retailer. The result is a better system that meets the needs of retail businesses and gives them the tools to take Command of their success. For more information regarding Celerant Technology, go to www.celerant.com. For information on the Command Retail product, visit www.commandretail.com.