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Profitsystems, Nationwide Marketing Group Team up

October 14, 2013  by in Industry, Retail Technology   

The Profitsystems program is designed to run every aspect of operation in the retailer’s business, including point-of-sale, inventory management, customer relationship management, a full accounting suite and more.

Nationwide’s retailers also will can take advantage of real-time online dashboards, Web site e-commerce and tablet integration. Nationwide has providing members with preloaded tablet devices, known as their Info-Pads, so the evolving initiative continues to enable retailers to adapt to the changing shopping trends of consumers. 

“We are really looking forward to this collaborate effort with Profitsystems,” said Vice President of Member Services NMG Frank Sandtner. “As we increase our focus on the furniture and bedding categories, Profitsystems stood out as a vendor with solutions that meet our retailers’ needs.”

“We are thrilled to partner with NMG in this offering to their members," said Shelley Parlin, COO for Profitsystems. "When you combine the forces of two companies whose sole purpose is to help retailers, great things will happen. I look forward to helping our mutual clients prosper in new ways.”

Profitsystems targets retailers between $1 million and $80 million in annual revenue. Key components of its retail solutions include enterprise software, consulting, performance groups, advanced education, group-buying freight programs, e-commerce and web dashboards.  Its flagship product, Retailvantage features include real-time inventory management, customer relations management, point-of-sale, and accounting systems.

Headquartered in Winston-Salem, N.C,, NMG's 3,500-plus members have more than 10,000 store fronts and a combined $14 billion in annual sales.