Microsoft Dynamics AX for retail is a solution based on Microsoft dynamic business version and continuous investment on the main industries, it can help retailers of large and medium-size enterprises to carry out a complete integration of the whole retail structure (pointofsells , business management, supply chain, commodities planning and financial  management) by providing a single integrated solution and by further improving the business productivity and the customer services.

Microsoft Dynamics AX for retail, by the mean of a close integration with other Microsoft products (e.g. Windows 7, Office, Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft SQL Server), provides clients with a familiar operating environment to improve their work efficiency. Retailers can also learn more about the clients’ behaviors; optimize category management to supply chainmanagement, POS and to the services of different stages of the retail operation so as to manage efficiently the relationship between the product, flow, trade and business.

Microsoft Dynamics AX for retail is an overall solution for the retail Industry. Through a flexible configuration tool, you can optimize merchandise planning, improve the supply chain management process, gain comprehensive statistics and integrate the POS system with back-office systems. With a real time access to key statistics, you can efficiently control your inventory, make wiser decisions and quickly spot changing trends of demands.

Microsoft Dynamics AX for retail has the following advantages

• Simplicity: easy to learn, to use and the new workspace, help quicken retail management business process
• Integration: connect staff, process and statistics
• Flexibility: create values of tomorrow
• Loyalty: provide expandable solutions and optimize integration management, help retailers strengthen consumers’ experience and increase loyalty
• Universal availability: new localization and function of translation can further satisfy multinational and growing enterprises’ requirements

Microsoft Dynamics AX for retail: price management

• Formulate and control flexible pricing and discount
• Formulate a series of sales prices and discounts according to products, varieties, shops or chains
• Manage prices according to shops or shop group
• Printpersonalized shop designed labels and container markers

Microsoft Dynamics AX for retail: campaign management

• Optimise inventory level of shops and distribution centre
• Use a flexible price structure, distribution and adjustment system
• Manage the pricing of marketing and promotion through the integrated supply chain service

Microsoft Dynamics AX for retail: warehouse management

• Use KPI to track sales and inventory in real-time
• Calculate delivery date by pre-defined trading parameters
• Support cross-dock operation, interior material movement and suppliers’ purchasing activities

Microsoft Dynamics AX for retail: inventory management

• Optimized fill program in line with real-time inventory level
• Mobile access to warehouse information such as purchases, replenishes, jettison and rejected goods
• Formulate distribution activities and deliver goods from warehouse center

Microsoft Dynamics AX for retail: shop management

• Provide all sales statistics of POS to salesman
• Reduce the error to avoid loss
• Management of the shop’s winding-up and audition of accounts

Microsoft Dynamics AX for retail: price calculation

• Exam and calculate gross profit, including premium costs
• Calculate landed costprecisely
• Define each sale price and the duration of discount
• Automateprice modification, statistics collection and bar code establishment

Microsoft Dynamics AX for retail: POS technology

• Control cashier desk unitedly and track order, advance payment, invoice and cash payment
• Integrate Microsoft and third-party POS solution, realize the synchronization between the master data and the market information of material items

Microsoft Dynamics AX for retail: key statistics reports

• Gain key statistics the whole retail work chain
• Increase visibility and profits
• Provide business intelligence information of shops, sales and suppliers’ performance

Microsoft Dynamics AX for retail: integration of familiar software

• Maximize the return on investment and reduce costs
• Establish on the IT infrastructure
• Integrate with Microsoft business software and third-party POS system