Mende, October 29, 2012. AGT Retail, publisher of a Saas-based business intelligence solution dedicated to sales network management and benchmarking, has joined forces with Google Apps. From now on, the two publishers will offer franchisors, cooperatives and, more broadly, all sales networks, a global solution to boost teamwork. The solution includes tools for financial analysis, financial reporting, budget tracking, business analysis, benchmarking and collaborative working.
Laurent Dubernais explains: "Business networks are, by definition, scattered across the country, and the Google Apps platform enables franchisors, franchisees, chartered accountants and animators to work at the same time, in groups and on the same document. These tools are designed to simplify the life of networks, enabling them to organize all their work in Google Apps ".
He adds, "In addition tousing AGT RETAIL, we offer our customers a global project approach that includes network management and animation. It's a real revolution in terms of working methods and the quest for efficiency. The challenge is to get franchises working together and benchmarking".
AGT Retail integrated into Google Apps
AGT Retail documents are integrated into Google Docs, accessible via a single access code. With a single identifier, points of sale benefit from an integrated, low-cost, fully interoperable platform.
Communication and collaboration tools are hosted by Google in Saas mode. Users can stay connected and work together easily with Gmail, Google Calendar and integrated audio and video chat. Google Docs and Google Sites include word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and website creation tools, enabling real-time document sharing and collaboration. Users can access their files anywhere, anytime, from any device.
What are thechallenges of collaborative business for franchisors?
- Enable collaborators to work simultaneously in real time on the same document or project, thus creating links and efficiency within the network.
- Ensure the confidentiality & security of information exchanged, shared and published
- Guarantee access to services from any location and terminal
- No hardware or software to buy, install or manage
- Offer a high-performance mail server with all the features of a professional Exchange or Lotus Notes server, and more.
- Guarantee unrivalled service: 99.9% guaranteed availability (SLA) at a cost per user 3 to 5 times lower than with a traditional mail server.
About AGT:
For 20 years, AGT has been providing its 15,000 users with analysis tools and comparative dashboards. Each indicator is compared by business sector or within a network.
From the balance sheet and income statement to the product or service line, strengths and weaknesses are identified using simple monthly or weekly dashboards. All company players have access to key indicators according to their profile. A leader in its market, AGT is expanding internationally with its new multilingual, multi-format version.
AGT enjoys the trust of numerous references:
Major sales networks :
Best Western, Bébé 9, Mr Bricolage, Catena, Cuisines Schmitd, Connexion, Groupe Casino, Europcar, Feu Vert, Gedimat, Gitem, Intersport, Orpi, Thomas Cook, Weldom,...
For more information: http: //www.agt-groupe.com
