Welcome to the Smyth Retail Systems news and events page. Here you will be able to find the latest updates on our Merchant Plus! software, and all the industry news that's fit for print.

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General Retailing

• Surviving In This Recession
  
• The Sky Is NOT Falling
  
• The Curiosity Shortage
• Acheiving Profits in Every Business Cycle, Part II
• Acheiving Profits in Every Business Cycle, Part I

Inventory Control & Merchandise Management

• Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck - Merchandising to the ROI
  
• How an Open to Buy Played a Key Role in Turning a Company Around
  
• Effective Inventory Management - The Importance of Planning
• How to Set Up a 4-5-4 Retail Accounting Calendar
• A Formula In Need - Balancing Inventory Plans
• 4-5-4 Retail Accounting Calendar
• Physical Inventories - The Importance of Physical Inventories
• Physical Inventories - Cycle Counts vs. Complete Physical Inventories
• Physical Inventories - Procedures for an Effective Physical Inventory
• Physical Inventories - Analyzing Physical Inventory Results
• Inventory Valuation Methods: Cost and Retail Inventory Methods

Customer Marketing

• Merchandising Your Gift Cards
  
• Creative Retail
  
• Who's Minding the Store?

E-Commerce

• Case Study: Perlis Clothing
• Establishing an Internet Presence

Technology

• The Cost of Security is Not Expensive
• PCI Data Security Standard Terms & Definitions
• PCI-DSS:  Card Retention Options and SAQs
• PCI-DSS:  Security - Password Protection
• PCI-DSS:  Securing Your Network
• PCI-DSS:  Special Consideration for Remote Access
  
• Can You Unlock Your Own Technology?
• The Languages We Speak!
• Are You Safe and Secure?
• Computer Cabling Roadmap

Smyth Retail News

• Exporting from Imager to Excel©

Case Studies

• Case Study:  Norton Ditto
• Case Study:  Perlis Clothing