Flexible Reporting & Data Export

Reporting has been significantly enhanced to provide easier access to data across the business.

Key updates include:

• Export any report or list directly to Excel or CSV
• Customisable export structures, including column selection
• Control over CSV formatting and delimiters
• Support for translated exports

Why this matters:
These improvements remove reliance on fixed reports, making it easier to analyse data, share insights, and integrate with external tools or BI platforms.

Item-Level VAT Management

Futura now supports assigning VAT rates directly at item (SKU) level through a new tax class framework.

Previously, VAT handling was primarily managed through product group structures. This update allows exceptions to be handled at individual item level.

Why this matters:
This provides greater flexibility when managing different tax rules, simplifies product group structures, and supports more complex retail environments.

More Flexible Promotions

Promotional functionality has been expanded to support a wider range of campaign types.

Key updates include:

• Spend-based promotions that trigger discounts or free items
• Cross-category promotions based on basket composition
• More flexible multi-item and basket-level discount rules

Why this matters:
These updates help drive higher basket values and allow more targeted and creative promotional campaigns.

Improved Stock Visibility & IBT Handling

Enhancements to stock display and inter-branch transfer processes improve the accuracy and reliability of stock data across locations.

Key updates include:

• Live updates of IBT confirmation quantities on the same day
• Improved handling of IBT discrepancies with configurable resolution options
• Introduction of an “available stock” view reflecting true physical stock
• Improved visibility of stock movements and inventory adjustments

Why this matters:
More accurate stock visibility supports better fulfilment decisions, reduces manual corrections, and improves confidence in stock figures across stores and warehouses.

Smarter Automatic Purchasing

Automatic purchase order generation has been enhanced to better reflect stock availability across the business.

Where stock is available in other locations, the system can now prioritise inter-branch transfers before raising new purchase orders.

Why this matters:
This helps balance stock across stores and warehouses, reduces unnecessary purchasing, and improves overall stock efficiency.

Greater Control Over Purchasing & Costs

Enhancements to purchasing processes improve cost accuracy, visibility, and flexibility when managing supplier orders.

Key updates include:

• Applying cost price corrections with valid-from dates
• Improved visibility of purchase order totals and margins
• Support for multi-currency purchasing with automatic price calculation
• More flexible allocation of purchase order quantities

Why this matters:
These updates reduce manual recalculation, improve margin accuracy, and provide greater confidence in purchasing decisions across suppliers and currencies.

More Flexible Item & Data Management

Improvements to item handling and data management provide greater control over product setup and structure.

Key updates include:

• Item merge functionality to combine duplicate products while retaining history
• Enhanced item search using fuzzy logic and wildcard matching
• Expanded use of item attributes across search, filtering, and promotions
• Improved validation when entering incorrect or zero pricing

Why this matters:
This makes it easier to manage large product ranges, reduce duplication, and work more efficiently across merchandising, reporting, and promotional setup.

Smarter Customer Orders & Supplier Purchasing

Enhancements to customer ordering and commissioning improve how orders are captured, processed, and fulfilled.

Key updates include:

• Ability to capture richer data at both order and item level
• Improved navigation and filtering within customer order workflows
• Stronger integration between customer orders and supplier purchasing
• More flexible handling of purchase order creation across complex scenarios

Why this matters:
These updates support more complex order journeys and improve the connection between customer demand and supplier purchasing.

Improved POS & Store Operations

Updates across POS workflows improve usability, control, and efficiency in-store.

Key updates include:

• Improved item search and attribute visibility at the till
• Enhanced prompts and controls during transactions
• Better handling of returns and payment workflows
• Reduced errors through clearer messaging and validation

Why this matters:
These improvements make day-to-day store operations faster and more intuitive, helping reduce errors and improve the customer experience.

Performance & System Improvements

Several areas of the system have been optimised to improve performance and responsiveness.

Improvements include:

• Faster inventory setup processes
• Improved POS responsiveness
• Faster system startup and background processing
• Improved task scheduling to avoid peak trading impact

Why this matters:
A faster, more responsive system improves efficiency across all areas of the business, particularly in high-volume retail environments.