Aralco

Aralco produces retail management software that joins inventory control, point of sale, ERP, CRM and ecommerce. The company, listed in Canada, offers mobile, cloud and desktop versions. It targets specialty sellers whose stock needs more detail than a basic till can hold.

What Aralco offers

• Inventory control — a full audit trail, units of measure, and a four-dimension matrix for colour, size, length and width.
• Traceability — lot numbers and expiry or shelf-life dates, suited to food processing.
• Point of sale and loyalty — built-in gift cards, a frequent shopper rewards scheme and a gift registry online or in store.
• CRM and marketing — a customisable CRM with targeted email marketing.
• Reporting — a built-in report generator, traffic counts and closing ratio reports.
• Staff and store tools — staff scheduling, fingerprint login, mobile price checks and stock counts, and links to QuickBooks and Sage.

Who it works with

Plumbing and electrical suppliers, flooring sellers, auto parts and industrial suppliers, grocers, paint and hardware stores, fabric and craft shops and food processors. Customer stories on its site include an art museum and multi-store retailers in the United States and Canada.

Key facts

• Based in: Canada
• Deployment: Mobile, cloud and desktop
• Integrations: QuickBooks, Sage, and Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word