Founded in 1989, Midland Books is a family-owned independent bookshop nestled in the heart of Tullamore, Co. Offaly. Known for it’s wide selection of books, welcoming atmosphere and exceptional customer service, Midland Books aimed to improve it’s operational efficiency and optimise it’s inventory management.
Positive Retail partnered with Nielsen BookData to create an integration that provides retailers with seamless access to bibliographic metadata, for effortless inventory management.
Retailers can easily incorporate over 50 million titles, detailed descriptions, ISBNs, images, and pricing into their POS and sales channels with just a few clicks using the user-friendly interface.
Positive Retail & Nielsen BookData Intervention
Midland Books sought a solution to streamline their in-store processes and efficiently manage their extensive inventory.
Managing Director of Midland Books, John Ryan, noticed numerous issues with their previous systems, which burdened the team with extensive manual labour.
This consumed valuable time and distracted from their ability to provide the exceptional customer service they always strive to deliver.
Positive Retail successfully implemented the Retail Management Hero (RMH) POS system at Midland Books, alongside Book Sync PR, a fully integrated solution for RMH and Nielsen BookData users.
Book Sync PR connects Nielsen BookData directly with RMH, allowing retailers to import millions of titles, complete with descriptions, ISBNs, keywords, and reviews, in just a few clicks. This specialised integration by Positive Retail streamlines data management, saving time and ensuring book records are accurate and up to date.
Key Features of Book Sync PR:
Import book data directly from Nielsen BookData to RMH Store or Central
Advanced search filters by title, ISBN, keyword, publisher, contributor, status, format, and readership
Mass import books using ISBN lists
Download book cover images to RMH
Manage, maintain, and update imported book data
Populate eCommerce sites with book data to enhance SEO and improve SERP ranking (requires eCommerce integration)
By installing RMH and Book Sync PR, Midland Books now benefits from streamlined checkout processes, effortless inventory management, and overall daily operations are significantly more efficient.
Their new streamlined processes in-store allows for much less manual labour and enables the staff to spend more time with customers.
By installing RMH and Book Sync PR, Midland Books now benefits from streamlined checkout processes, effortless inventory management, and overall daily operations are significantly more efficient.
Their new streamlined processes in-store allows for much less manual labour and enables the staff to spend more time with customers.
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