Empower store employees to provide superior customer service
You need a real-time view of all your inventory, plus customer and order data, through an intuitive user interface that’s accessible from sales counters and mobile devices. Purpose-built tools provide cross-sell and up-sell recommendations, help standardize processes for inventory and task management, and enable flexible fulfillment options (such as curbside pickup, buy online, pickup in store and ship from store) and management of returns across channels. IBM Sterling® Store Engagement helps your store employees provide omnichannel services in the store for fulfillment, inventory management, task management and customer service.
Benefits of IBM Sterling Store Engagement
Grow revenue
Provide customers with personalized recommendations for up-sell and cross-sell opportunities.
Drive efficiency
Get inventory location data and an optimized pick, pack and ship or pickup process. Monitor and manage activities and tasks for employees.
Reduce carrying costs
Maximize the use of working capital through accurate inventory counts and condensed inventory across store networks.
Deliver exceptional customer experiences
Offer compelling product information in store and provide quick mobile checkout and client-handling capabilities.
Optimize product sales
Drive sales through inventory visibility across the store network to save the sale.
Streamline checkout processes
Execute purchase and checkout of in-store products — without customers having to stand in line.
Key features of IBM Sterling Store Engagement
Responsive web design
Works on desktops, tablets and phones to enable store employees to efficiently provide customers with an optimal omnichannel experience.
Various fulfillment options
Provides in-store pickup, home delivery and traditional shipping as distinct fulfillment methods that are supported at an order-line level.
Simplified in-store returns
Allows easy and accurate rules-based processing of orders and items, regardless of the original purchase channel that was used.
Contactless payment methods
Enables quicker and more efficient checkout, thanks to contactless payment methods.
Learn more about order management
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Additional features
Retail industry
There continues to be a heightened focus on sales associates delivering a superior customer experience. This includes providing real-time product availability, recommendations based on customer history, and improved efficiency in pick, pack and ship/hand-deliver for BOPIS and curbside fulfillment capabilities.
Case studies
Retail: Eileen Fisher
Eileen Fisher delivers consistent, high-quality customer experiences with omnichannel order management with IBM Sterling Store Engagement.
Retail: JOANN Stores
JOANN Stores quickly pivoted amid disruptions to be more resilient and customer-centric by expanding omnichannel fulfillment capabilities.
Retail: Follett Corporation
Follett Corporation transformed 1,200 independent stores into cooperating stores that share inventory, catalogs and fulfillment.