Smart Retail Insights vs. Edge by Ascential

Introducing intelligent, effective, and discreet People Counters and Analytics for the physical world. Our innovative solution simplifies the process of deploying, capturing, analyzing, and reporting the foot traffic within any given location. Additionally, we offer the option to monitor and report occupancy levels in real-time. We support a variety of sectors, including Retail, Education, Gaming, Religious Institutions, Corporate Offices, and more, helping them to understand and respond to their visitor trends. For retailers, we provide a tailored package designed to evaluate traffic performance, encompassing metrics such as conversion rates and service quality. Our seamless integrations facilitate the combination of point-of-sale data with staffing information. Moreover, the Retail Equation simulator allows users to experiment with different scenarios to boost sales and serves as a valuable educational resource to comprehend the interplay between traffic, staffing, conversion rates, and service excellence. By leveraging these insights, businesses can make informed decisions to optimize their operations.

A cloud-based solution designed for managing retail spaces, product categories, and planograms is now available. It features intelligent automation that generates planograms based on sales data, ensuring that planograms remain up-to-date even across extensive retail networks with multiple locations. Quant serves as a comprehensive tool for Space Planning and Category Management, including functionalities for planograms, product ranging, shelf labels, POS printing, in-store communication, and marketing. Leveraging the advantages of cloud computing, Quant Cloud enables teams to collaborate on projects from anywhere in the world, accessing the same database seamlessly across various devices. There’s no requirement for complex infrastructure setups or additional strain on your IT resources. Our team of consultants is readily available to provide support, training your staff and facilitating data integration, allowing Quant to be operational in under 12 weeks. This efficient onboarding process means you can quickly start reaping the benefits of improved retail management.

Vibe Retail is a retail-exclusive, cloud-based point-of-sale and commerce operations platform built for businesses that sell physical products across one or many locations. While most POS platforms spread their development across restaurants, services, and hospitality, Vibe Retail is engineered solely for retail, resulting in workflows and capabilities that reflect how retailers actually buy, move, sell, and track inventory. The platform acts as a centralized system of record for products, inventory, customers, staff, and suppliers, accessible through a mobile-friendly interface. Retailers can oversee inventory across stores and warehouses, manage product attributes and variations (such as size, color, and material), issue and receive purchase orders, track supplier deliveries, generate custom barcodes, and move stock between locations with real-time visibility. At checkout, Vibe Retail supports a broad range of retail payment methods, including credit and debit cards, cash, checks, gift cards, and EBT. It also accommodates retail-specific workflows such as layaway programs, serialized item tracking, delivery fulfillment, customer loyalty, and branded receipts, with the ability to print receipts directly from mobile devices on the sales floor. For retailers operating both online and in-store, Vibe Retail connects with ecommerce platforms like Shopify and WooCommerce, keeping inventory levels, orders, and customer data synchronized across channels. The system includes over 40 real-time analytical reports that provide insight into sales trends, inventory movement, store performance, and operational efficiency, alongside tools for managing promotions and discounts. By concentrating exclusively on retail and no other verticals, Vibe Retail delivers a focused POS and operations environment designed to help retailers reduce complexity, maintain data consistency, and scale with greater operational control.

LS Central runs in over 110,000 stores, restaurants, hotels, gas stations, and pharmacies across 157 countries, powering POS and operations for mid-market and enterprise businesses with multiple locations, countries, or channels. The platform combines POS, inventory, pricing and promotions, loyalty, eCommerce, workforce management, analytics, and financial operations in one system. It is ERP-agnostic: native integration with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, plus connections to SAP S/4HANA, Oracle, and Microsoft Dynamics through CentralConnect, LS Retail's own managed integration. Businesses standardize operations globally without replacing the ERP already in place. The modular design lets businesses start with the capabilities they need and expand as operations grow, with global templates for consistent processes and local rules for taxation, pricing, and compliance. AI-enhanced capabilities cover demand forecasting, inventory optimization, promotion tracking, and operational reporting, synced in real time.

KORONA POS stands out as an innovative point of sale solution tailored for retailers, event organizers, quick-service eateries, and cafes. Its subscription model includes seamless updates, around-the-clock customer service, and no additional fees or hidden charges. With KORONA POS, businesses can optimize their workflows, boost productivity, and gain valuable insights into their operations. This system is recognized as the fastest-growing POS platform in the United States, boasting an array of features such as comprehensive reporting, inventory tracking, product performance metrics, customer loyalty programs, promotional tools, and staff management capabilities. For those interested in learning more, scheduling a demo or initiating a trial is easy and comes with no obligations. You will receive personalized assistance from a dedicated account manager who will walk you through each essential feature necessary for your business's growth and success. This hands-on approach ensures you maximize the benefits of the software from day one.

BLAZE is the award-winning, AI-Powered Cannabis Retail Platform that revolutionizes how dispensaries operate. We don't just offer tools—we infuse Artificial Intelligence into the core of our comprehensive software suite, giving your business an intelligent advantage. This AI-driven solution instantly enhances operational efficiency, radically simplifies inventory oversight through automation, and ensures flawless, automated reporting for state compliance. Our user-friendly, web-based BLAZE Retail POS is backed by an enterprise-level dashboard, offering seamless hardware integration and an intuitive experience that staff can master instantly. The complete suite of AI-enhanced tools empowers your team to boost sales with smart product recommendations, flawlessly execute promotional strategies, and handle transactions smoothly. By maintaining peak operational efficiency, you can deliver an elevated customer experience every time. Recognized as the leading software in the cannabis industry, BLAZE provides the data and real-time insights needed to rapidly enhance sales, significantly improve customer loyalty, and achieve sustained profitability. BLAZE provides the resources and adaptability needed for your cannabis business to thrive at any size.

Rezku POS has been specifically crafted for high-traffic restaurants, bars, and pizzerias, offering an all-encompassing solution that elevates your brand to the level of national chains. Now, with Rezku, you can obtain a fully customizable smartphone ordering application tailored for your restaurant, available for download exclusively through their platform. This system comes equipped with a plethora of advanced features necessary for restaurants, eliminating the need for third-party services and avoiding extra fees; it includes loyalty rewards, an eGift card program, management of delivery drivers, custom reporting, and a stunning, personalized online ordering site that charges no commission for orders. The extensive feature set of Rezku addresses all operational requirements, incorporating mobile POS, customer-facing displays, sophisticated kitchen display systems, and printing of sticky labels. Moreover, it provides the latest in business management capabilities that industry experts desire, featuring a well-structured manager’s smartphone application that allows you to oversee every element of the system, such as menus, pricing, and time cards, all from your mobile device. In addition to enhancing operational efficiency, Rezku also emphasizes exceptional value, ultimately transforming your business practices and contributing to an increase in profitability. By integrating Rezku into your establishment, you will not only modernize your operations but also streamline processes in a way that fosters sustainable growth.

Discover the perfect MRP solution designed specifically for small manufacturers! MRPeasy provides a cost-effective, intuitive, and cloud-based MRP system customized for the unique needs of small manufacturing enterprises. Easily convert customer orders into manufacturing orders, with the system handling the scheduling automatically. It efficiently manages inventory by booking items as needed, and can generate purchase orders if required. With real-time requirements in mind, MRPeasy offers both forward and backward scheduling options, while automated checks make certain that workers, workstations, and materials are readily available. Keep a detailed view of all your operations at any moment! Additionally, MRPeasy seamlessly integrates with leading accounting software like QuickBooks and Xero, as well as e-commerce platforms such as Shopify and WooCommerce, creating a comprehensive business management solution that fulfills all your operational needs. This integration not only enhances efficiency but also streamlines processes across various aspects of your business.

TotalView provides comprehensive network monitoring and straightforward root-cause analysis of issues, using clear, accessible language. This solution tracks every device and all interfaces associated with those devices, ensuring nothing is overlooked. Furthermore, TotalView delves deep by gathering 19 different error counters, along with performance metrics, configuration details, and connectivity data, allowing for a holistic view of the network. An integrated heuristics engine processes this wealth of information to deliver clear, easily understandable insights into problems. With this system, even junior engineers can tackle complex issues, freeing up senior engineers to concentrate on higher-level strategic initiatives. The main product encompasses all essential tools required for maintaining an optimally functioning network, including configuration management, server and cloud service monitoring, IP address management (IPAM), NetFlow analysis, path mapping, and diagramming capabilities. By utilizing TotalView, you can achieve complete visibility of your network, enabling you to resolve issues more swiftly and efficiently, ultimately enhancing overall network performance.

Lightspeed stands out as the premier software for golf course management, utilized by over 1200 golf clubs globally. Backed by a dedicated team of golf enthusiasts, Lightspeed ensures that you have the confidence to oversee your entire facility from a single, cohesive platform. With the most sophisticated tee-sheet available in the industry, you can operate your business with a level of professionalism that sets you apart. This powerful cloud-based solution not only streamlines golf course management but also enhances efficiency like never before. By modernizing your pro shop, you can elevate customer service through a point-of-sale system specifically designed for golf retail, seamlessly integrated with your tee sheet. Moreover, the flexibility of managing your pro shop from any device and location adds a layer of convenience that is invaluable in today’s fast-paced environment. Lightspeed truly revolutionizes the way golf courses operate and interact with their customers.