Boosting Omnichannel Sales with LS Retail: Click-and-Collect, Gift Cards & Holiday Promotions
For most retailers, the holiday season is make-or-break. Customers are shopping in every way possible – on their phones, on laptops, in-store, and even ordering for pickup or delivery on the same day.
If your systems can’t keep up, you feel it right away: Wrong stock levels, Slow checkout, Messy promotions, and Frustrated Staff.
That’s where LS Central comes in. It is a unified commerce platform built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central that centralises POS, inventory, pricing, loyalty and reporting in one place.
When you combine LS Central, Dynamics 365 and OmniFY App Integrations, you get a complete LS Central Omnichannel sales engine that is:
- Ready for holiday traffic
- Connected across online and in-store channels
- Built on trusted Microsoft cloud technology
Omni Logic Solutions is a Microsoft AI Cloud Partner with over 15 years of experience helping SMB retailers across British Columbia and North America modernise operations with Business Central, LS Central, Power Platform and Azure-based AI.
Here's Why Omnichannel Retailing Determines Holiday Success in 2025
The Shift in Consumer Behaviour: Hybrid Shopping is the New Default
Holiday shoppers rarely follow a straight path anymore. A single customer might:
- See a product on Instagram
- Check stock online
- Reserve it for click-and-collect
- Add extra items in-store at pickup
Studies show that omnichannel shoppers tend to spend more and buy more often than single-channel customers.
For retailers in B.C. and across North America, this means one thing:
If your systems don’t act like “one store” across every channel, you will lose sales — especially during the holidays.
Why Legacy Retail Systems Often Fail During Holiday Peaks
Older or disconnected retail systems show their cracks the fastest during November and December — especially in busy retail hubs like Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey and Richmond, where foot traffic spikes and online orders surge at the same time. The problems go far beyond “slow systems” and can create real operational bottlenecks:
POS systems that can’t “see” each other across locations
A customer checks stock online for Metrotown, only to find out the item was already sold because the POS doesn’t update in real time. Staff scramble to locate alternatives, and the customer leaves frustrated — or worse, leaves a negative Google review.
Inventory that falls out of sync across eCommerce, warehouse, and store shelves
This often results in “phantom inventory”:
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A product looks available online
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The warehouse shows a different quantity
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The store shelf shows something else altogether
During holidays, this leads to cancelled click-and-collect orders, missed sales, and increased support tickets.
Promotions that don’t activate correctly across channels
Retailers in Vancouver often run tight holiday campaigns such as the Black Friday flash sales, weekend specials and the typical member-only discounts.
When these don’t publish correctly to POS or don’t match online pricing, you get:
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Angry customers at checkout
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Managers forced to override prices
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Lost margins due to incorrect discounting
Manual re-entry of orders from Shopify, Uber Eats, DoorDash or internal systems
Some SMBs still export online orders into spreadsheets and key them into their ERP manually. In December, this can mean hundreds of orders piling up, causing:
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Delayed fulfilment
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Missed pickup windows
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Double-shipped or lost orders
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Errors that accountants need to fix in January
This manual chaos becomes overwhelming, especially for SMBs with lean teams.
Unified Commerce in LS Central: The Engine Behind High-Performing Retail
Most retail problems during the holiday surge come from one issue: your systems don’t talk to each other fast enough. LS Central solves this by bringing your entire omnichannel operation into one platform — so every store, every sales channel, and every team sees the same real-time data.
With LS Central, your staff is no longer switching between tools, spreadsheets, or disconnected POS systems. They can:
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Check live stock levels across all stores and warehouses instantly — no phone calls, no guesswork.
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Run loyalty, gift cards, and member rewards seamlessly across in-store and online customers.
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Update prices, promotions, and product details once and publish everywhere within seconds.
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Connect financials and inventory directly into Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for clean purchasing, costing, and reporting workflows.
For an SMB retailer in B.C. or North America, this means fewer customer complaints, fewer lost sales, and more predictable operations — even when holiday traffic doubles or triples.
Architecture Built for Scale — Powered by Azure + Offline POS
What makes LS Central different is not just the features — it’s the architecture behind it. Since it runs on the Microsoft cloud, it inherits the scalability, resilience, and security of Microsoft Azure.
During the holidays, this matters more than ever.
LS Central allows you to:
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Scale up instantly to handle massive spikes in POS and online transactions without slowing down.
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Keep stores selling with offline POS mode even if your network goes down — critical for malls like Metrotown, Pacific Centre, Richmond Centre, or any location with spotty holiday Wi-Fi.
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Add AI, automation, or new integrations without ripping out your infrastructure.
You don’t need servers, backup hardware, or midnight IT resets. The platform grows with you while keeping downtime near zero.
How Unified Data Eliminates Lost Sales & Cart Abandonment
One of the biggest sales killers during the holidays is misinformation — especially around stock availability.
When every channel shares one version of the truth, LS Central helps you:
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Display accurate stock levels online and in-store, so customers can trust what they see.
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Stop people from placing orders for items that sold out minutes earlier.
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Give staff full visibility at checkout and customer service desks, preventing awkward “let me check the back” delays.
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Reduce abandoned carts caused by last-step surprises like “Item unavailable” or “Cannot ship to your location.”
Unified data isn’t just an IT upgrade. It is the difference between keeping or losing a customer — and during the holidays, when shoppers have endless alternatives, accuracy becomes a competitive advantage.
Click-and-Collect: The #1 LS Central Feature for Holiday Season Efficiency
Click-and-collect (also called BOPIS: Buy Online, Pick Up In-Store) is now one of the most popular ways people shop. Think of it like this:
When a customer buys something on their phone,
→ You get the order instantly
→ Your store prepares it
→ The customer picks it up without waiting in line.
LS Central makes this whole process simple, fast, and accurate — even when your stores are packed and your website is busy.
Real-Time Stock Sync: Customers Only See What You Truly Have
During the holidays, the worst experience for a shopper is placing an online order only to be told later that the item is unavailable.
Older systems update inventory every 10–30 minutes — sometimes hours.
LS Central updates stock the second something changes, including:
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When an online order is placed
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When store staff pick items for fulfilment
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When an associate rings a sale through POS
This prevents common holiday problems such as:
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Overselling limited-stock items
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Cancelling pickup orders
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Angry customers showing up for items that aren’t there
Real-time inventory is essential for trust, and LS Central delivers it consistently.
Automated Order Routing: LS Central Decides the Best Store to Fulfil Each Order
Most retailers still make store teams manually choose which location will fulfil each click-and-collect order. This causes:
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Delays during busy hours
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Mistakes when multiple stores carry the item
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Orders being routed to stores already at capacity
LS Central automates all of this.
It analyses:
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Which store has the most stock
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Which location is closest to the customer
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Which store can prepare the order fastest
This cuts fulfilment time and ensures orders are handled by the most capable location.
Learn more about LS Central’s routing.
Guided Workflows: Staff Always Know Exactly What to Do
Holiday season often means temporary staff, high turnover, and rushed onboarding. LS Central removes guesswork by giving staff clear, guided workflows, including:
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Exact picking instructions
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Real-time order updates
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Barcode scanning to confirm the correct items
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Step-by-step fulfilment processes shown directly on their device
This reduces:
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Wrong items being prepared
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Missed orders
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Slow fulfilment during peak hours
The system acts like a structured supervisor — ensuring every employee, new or experienced, completes orders the same way.
Click-and-Collect Boosts Foot Traffic — And Increases Average Order Value
Click-and-collect doesn’t just move orders faster. It also drives more revenue.
When customers arrive to pick up an order, many:
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Browse seasonal displays
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Add last-minute gifts
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Pick up impulse items
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Upgrade or exchange products
This increases average order value (AOV) and creates more in-store sales opportunities — something especially important for SMB retailers competing against big-box brands in Metro Vancouver malls like Metrotown, Pacific Centre, Guildford, and Richmond Centre.
Because LS Central keeps the entire journey smooth and accurate, shoppers experience:
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No delays
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No incorrect orders
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No repeat trips
A positive pickup experience → more trust → more future visits.
Holiday Gift Cards & Loyalty Programs That Actually Drive Repeat Visits
Gift cards and loyalty programs are two of the most reliable ways to increase repeat purchases during the holiday season — but only when your systems keep everything in sync. LS Central centralises gift cards, customer data, and rewards across every channel so customers have a smooth experience whether they shop online, in-store, or across multiple locations.
Digital & Physical Gift Cards That Stay in Sync Everywhere — Automatically
Most retailers struggle with gift cards because different systems track balances separately.
One card works online, but not in-store.
One store can redeem it, the others can’t.
Some cards have different activation delays or missing data.
LS Central eliminates all of this.
Gift cards — digital or physical — are issued, tracked, redeemed, and reported in one system, in real time. Customers can:
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Buy a digital card online and use it in-store minutes later
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Purchase a physical card at POS and send it to someone digitally
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Redeem across multiple stores without staff calling “head office”
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Use partial balances and check remaining amounts instantly
This is critical during the holidays, when gift card sales spike and customers expect immediate activation.
More on LS Central’s cross-channel gift card set up.
Personalised Loyalty Rewards Based on Real Customer Behaviour — Not Guesswork
Most loyalty systems treat every customer the same, which results in weak engagement.
LS Central uses connected customer profiles to make loyalty smarter and more targeted.
Because LS Central and Business Central share data, you can see:
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Total spend over time
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Holiday purchasing trends
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Most popular categories per customer segment
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Frequency of store vs online visits
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Which promotions a customer actually responds to
Using this insight, your holiday campaigns become relevant, not generic.
Examples of what retailers can run:
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Early access to holiday collections for top spenders
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Bonus points on categories a customer buys most
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Personalised “complete the gift” bundles for online shoppers
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Tiered holiday rewards, unlocking benefits as customers shop more
This is also where Omni Logic Solutions brings additional value by layering:
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AI-driven recommendations using Copilot
— turning LS Central data into actionable loyalty strategies.
Real-Time Reporting for Gift Card Sales, Redemption, Breakage & Campaign ROI
Holiday success isn’t just about selling more — it’s about understanding what worked and what didn’t.
LS Central gives you real-time reporting, without exports or manual spreadsheets. You can see:
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Which stores sell the most gift cards
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Digital vs in-store gift card performance
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Which campaigns led to higher redemptions
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Unredeemed balances (breakage) and future liability
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Return customers generated through loyalty promotions
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Profit impact of specific promotions or reward tiers
For multi-location retailers, this is especially powerful — you can compare:
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Downtown Vancouver vs Richmond
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Burnaby vs Surrey
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eCommerce vs mobile orders
— and adjust your strategy immediately during the holiday season, not three months later.
LS Central Holiday Promotions: Create Once, Publish Everywhere
Holiday promotions are one of the biggest conversion drivers of the year — but they’re also one of the biggest sources of operational errors. When retailers manage promotions separately across POS, eCommerce, loyalty apps, and marketplaces, pricing mismatches can easily occur.
LS Central eliminates this by allowing you to create a promotion once and publish it instantly across:
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In-store POS
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Your connected webstore
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Mobile apps or clienteling apps
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Self-checkout stations
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Any integrated marketplace or sales channel
Retailers using unified commerce platforms like LS Central report up to 70% fewer pricing errors during Black Friday and Boxing Week, because staff no longer need to manually enter promotions across systems.
This reduces customer disputes, speeds up checkout, and ensures your holiday campaigns run exactly as intended.
Holiday Promotion Types LS Central Handles Better Than Traditional POS
Holiday season is when promotions become more complex — and when legacy POS systems break.
LS Central supports advanced scenarios often used by retailers in B.C. and across North America, such as:
Bundle discounts
Example: “Buy any 3 beauty products, get 15% off.”
BOGO offers (Buy One, Get One)
Still one of the highest-converting offers in apparel and accessories.
Flash sales with specific start/end times
Critical for Black Friday and Boxing Day when timing needs to be exact to the minute.
Tiered promotions
Spend $100 → Save $10
Spend $200 → Save $30
Spend $300 → Save $60
Tiered incentives often increase average basket size by 18–30% in December.
Member-only or loyalty-tier pricing
Supported across all channels — no more “in-store only” restrictions.
Mix-and-match discounts
e.g., “Any 2 candles + 1 diffuser for $50.”
All of these rules live in one place and sync automatically to every channel — without spreadsheets, manual overrides, or store-by-store uploads.
Automated Price Validation: Eliminating Checkout Errors During Peak Hours
Holiday chaos at POS usually happens because promotions stack incorrectly — or don’t stack when they should.
Because LS Central stores every promotion rule in a central engine, the system can:
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Apply the correct discount the moment an item is scanned
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Validate stacking rules (e.g., BOGO + loyalty discount)
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Stop invalid discounts that would hurt margins
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Prevent undercharging and overcharging across stores
Retailers using LS Central have reported up to:
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35% faster checkout times
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50% fewer manager overrides
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Significant reduction in pricing disputes during December
This protects margin, reduces staff stress, and creates a smoother customer experience at the busiest time of the year.
Microsoft documentation on discount validation:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/commerce/discounts-overview
Tracking Promotion Performance: Real-Time Dashboards That Guide Your Next Move
One of the biggest challenges in retail is not knowing whether a promotion is actually profitable until the season ends.
LS Central changes that by giving you real-time reporting, letting you analyse:
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Sales uplift per promotion
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Margin impact for each campaign
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Performance by store, region, channel, or product category
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Redemption rates for loyalty and coupon-based offers
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Effectiveness of flash sales vs. all-day sales
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Basket size changes during promotions
Retailers often discover insights such as:
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Flash sales generate 2–3x higher hour-by-hour revenue compared to all-day discounts
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Loyalty-member-only offers increase repeat visits by 12–18%
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Bundles reduce inventory of slow-moving SKUs by 20–40%
For SMBs, guessing is not an option during the holidays.
That’s why Omni Logic Solutions extends LS Central reporting with:
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Power BI executive dashboards,
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Business Central financial visibility, and
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AI-driven insights using Copilot.
How OmniFY Apps Extend LS Central for Superior Holiday Omnichannel Performance
LS Central already gives retailers a unified commerce foundation — but during the holiday season, when order volume spikes and system demand increases, many retailers need additional tools to keep everything running smoothly.
This is why Omni Logic Solutions developed OmniFY apps, available on Microsoft AppSource, to strengthen and automate the critical processes that connect LS Central and Dynamics 365 Business Central.
These apps reduce downtime, eliminate manual effort, and ensure that every channel — POS, eCommerce, delivery platforms, loyalty, and back office — stays in sync during your busiest period.
OmniFY LS Scheduler Monitor — Keep Every LS Central Job Running During Holiday Peaks
Behind the scenes, LS Central depends on scheduled background jobs to keep omnichannel operations accurate. During November–December, these job volumes can triple — and a single failure can break the entire customer experience.
These jobs include:
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Updating inventory across stores and eCommerce
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Pushing price and promotion updates
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Importing online orders from your website
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Syncing loyalty points and gift card balances
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Posting sales transactions into Business Central
When any one of these slows down or stops, retailers immediately feel it:
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Wrong stock shown online
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Pickup orders delayed
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Promo prices missing at POS
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Gift card balances not updating
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Financial posting delayed
For SMBs with lean IT teams, catching these issues manually is almost impossible during holiday rush hours.
How OmniFY LS Scheduler Monitor Fixes This
The OmniFY LS Scheduler Monitor acts as a real-time watchdog for LS Central and Business Central. It:
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Monitors all background jobs 24/7
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Sends instant alerts when a job fails, slows, or stalls
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Helps staff identify exactly which process needs attention
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Minimises downtime by letting teams restart jobs immediately
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Prevents cascading failures across channels
For omnichannel retailers, this is critical.
If your inventory sync fails at 2 PM on Boxing Day, LS Scheduler Monitor ensures you know before customers do.
This app protects revenue, prevents operational chaos, and keeps your unified commerce engine reliable under high load.
OmniFY Deliverect Integration — Seamless Online Ordering for QSR, Cafés & Fast-Service Retailers
Quick-service restaurants, cafés, bakeries, and grocery hot-food sections are hit especially hard during the holidays — not just in-store, but across delivery platforms like:
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Uber Eats
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DoorDash
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SkipTheDishes
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Local delivery partners
Without automation, staff must manually copy orders into Business Central or kitchen systems — a workflow that leads to:
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Mistyped orders
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Missing items
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Delayed prep times
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Wrong totals or tax amounts
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Poor reporting at month-end
During peak days (e.g., Christmas Eve catering or New Year’s rush), this can collapse operations.
How OmniFY Deliverect Integration Helps
The OmniFY Deliverect Integration automatically connects delivery platforms to Business Central, ensuring:
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Orders flow directly into Business Central — no manual re-entry
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Products, combos, modifiers, and pricing stay synced
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Inventory reduces instantly as orders are fulfilled
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Accounting stays accurate because every order posts properly
Real Vancouver Use Case:
A Kitsilano café offering holiday catering sees 120+ online orders hit within a 2-hour window. With OmniFY Deliverect:
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Orders are instantly created in Business Central
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Kitchen prep starts immediately
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No orders are missed
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End-of-day reconciliation takes minutes
For QSR and holiday-driven food businesses, this integration is a game changer.
5. T4A & T5 Considerations
Business Central users must ensure:
- Vendor profiles include legal names + SIN/BN
- Correct GIFI code mapping (required for many CRA forms)
- Dividend and interest income posted to correct GLs
- Contractor payments flagged for T4A output
CRA fines start at $25 per day for incorrect slips — avoid these errors early.
OmniFY Deliverect Retail Integration — One System for Mixed Retail + Food Operations
Retailers are increasingly blending traditional retail with food-service operations. Examples include:
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Lifestyle stores with attached cafés
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Grocery stores with hot bars, bakeries, sushi counters
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Retailers who run seasonal food kiosks during holiday events
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Pop-up markets combining merchandise + snacks
Managing both sides — retail and food — inside separate systems creates:
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Price mismatches
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Inventory inaccuracies
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Hard-to-manage menus and combos
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Separate financial reporting
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Disconnected customer experiences
How OmniFY Deliverect Retail Integration Solves This
This integration gives retailers one unified system for:
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Items, menus, meal combos, and retail SKUs
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Pricing and promotions across all sales points
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Real-time inventory adjustments across food and retail
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Consistent reporting for finance and management
This is especially valuable during the holidays, when retailers run:
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Pop-ups
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Holiday kiosks
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Seasonal food counters
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Temporary store expansions
Instead of building temporary systems or patchwork integrations, everything runs inside Business Central and LS Central — clean, consistent, and reliable.
Business Central + LS Central: Full Retail Visibility During the Holiday Season
Running retail during the holidays is chaotic — thousands of transactions, constant price changes, rapid stock turnover, returns, exchanges, and multiple fulfilment channels happening at once.
The only way to keep everything accurate is to ensure your front-of-house systems and back-office ERP speak the same language.
Because LS Central runs natively on top of Dynamics 365 Business Central, retailers get end-to-end visibility the second a transaction happens — without exports, reconciliations, or manual adjustments.
Seamless Integration from POS → Finance → Inventory (Automatically, Not Manually)
Every sale, return, discount, adjustment, and inventory movement recorded in LS Central flows directly into Business Central in real time. This means:
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POS transactions post straight into the general ledger
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Inventory quantities, COGS, and valuation update automatically
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Returns and exchanges sync without staff editing spreadsheets
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End-of-day reconciliation drops from hours to minutes
Retailers who move from disconnected POS systems to LS Central + Business Central typically reduce manual financial cleanup by 50–70% during November–January.
Official Microsoft documentation explains the integration here:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/finance
For SMBs with small finance teams, this isn’t just convenient — it prevents downstream errors that can cost thousands of dollars and weeks of cleanup.
Holiday KPIs Retailers Must Track — And LS Central Makes Them Instant
To win the holiday season, retailers must know what’s working today, not three weeks later.
LS Central + Business Central allow you to track KPIs that directly impact margin, inventory, and customer experience:
Sell-through rate
How quickly stock is moving by category, location, and channel. Important for replenishment.
Promotion ROI
Shows which promos increased revenue — and which ones hurt margin.
Loyalty redemption & repeat visits
Tracks customer behaviour across in-store + online channels.
Average basket size by channel
Online shoppers and in-store customers behave differently; this helps with planning.
Out-of-stock percentage
One of the biggest holiday revenue killers. Even a 5% stockout rate can impact revenue by double digits.
Order fulfilment time (click-and-collect + delivery)
Fast fulfilment = higher conversion and fewer cancellations.
Omni Logic Solutions builds Power BI dashboards, Business Central reports, and LS Central views tailored for SMB leaders who want clean, simple insights — without needing to understand technical ERP details.
Learn more about reporting:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/reports
Faster Year-End Closing with Automated Data Sync
Year-end closing is usually a nightmare for retailers — mismatched spreadsheets, missing transactions, manual corrections, and hours of reprocessing.
With LS Central and Business Central integrated:
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Books stay accurate throughout the season
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Adjustments are visible immediately
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Inventory valuation is cleaner
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Returns and promotions post correctly
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Financial statements can be prepared sooner
Retailers using the LS Central + Business Central combination report 30–50% faster year-end closing, because the data never falls out of sync in the first place.
Real Holiday Use Cases (Actual Scenarios From North American Retail)
Retailers across Canada and the U.S. see measurable operational improvements after moving to LS Central with Business Central and OmniFY extensions.
Fashion Retailer — 40% Faster Click-and-Collect Fulfilment
By using LS Central’s routing logic and guided picking workflows, they reduced pickup delays and eliminated mis-picked orders during Boxing Week.
Gift Store Chain — 2× Gift Card Revenue in December
Centralised promotions + digital gift cards available across web and POS created a major lift in holiday sales and loyalty-driven repeat purchases.
Grocery Chain — Real-Time Fresh Inventory Accuracy
Using LS Central unified inventory, the retailer improved stock accuracy across bakery, deli, and seasonal aisles — reducing waste and eliminating out-of-stock surprises.
Café/QSR Brand — Zero Manual Entry for Delivery Orders
Using OmniFY Deliverect Integration, all Uber Eats, DoorDash, and SkipTheDishes orders flowed directly into Business Central, freeing staff to focus on customers instead of retyping orders.
These aren’t “nice-to-have improvements.”
They directly impact:
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Customer satisfaction
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Revenue
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Margin
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Labour efficiency
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Operational stability during the busiest months of the year
For SMBs in British Columbia and across North America, these gains can easily translate into tens of thousands of dollars in seasonal ROI.
Why Retailers Trust Omni Logic Solutions for LS Central, Omnichannel, and Holiday Readiness
Omni Logic Solutions is not just another implementation partner — we are a Gold Microsoft Partner with over 15 years of hands-on ERP, retail, and cloud experience supporting SMBs across British Columbia and North America. Our team specialises in:
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Dynamics 365 Business Central for financials, inventory, supply chain, and reporting
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LS Central for unified commerce, POS, retail operations, loyalty, and promotions
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Power Platform & Azure-based AI for automation, analytics, and intelligent workflows
We understand the unique pressures facing Canadian and North American retailers — especially during the holiday season, when order volumes spike, staffing is stretched, and system performance directly impacts revenue.
A Partner Focused on Real-World Retail Outcomes — Not Just Software Setup
Omni Logic Solutions brings deep experience modernising operations for:
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Multi-location retail chains
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Specialty and lifestyle stores
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Grocery and hospitality groups
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QSR and mixed retail–food environments
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Seasonal and high-volume holiday retailers
Unlike partners who “install software and leave,” our consulting-first approach focuses on:
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Business process design
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Operational workflow optimisation
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People and change management
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Training seasonal and new staff
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Peak-season load preparation
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Continuous improvement across each holiday cycle
OmniFY Apps That Extend LS Central for Real-World Omnichannel Challenges
Our OmniFY apps on Microsoft AppSource solve the gaps retailers face every holiday season:
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Keeping LS Central jobs healthy and stable during high traffic
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Automating delivery orders from Uber Eats, DoorDash, and SkipTheDishes
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Unifying mixed retail–food operations inside Business Central
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Ensuring pricing, promotions, inventory, loyalty, and fulfilment stay in sync
These extensions go beyond standard LS Central capabilities to deliver a more resilient, automated omnichannel system.
From Strategy to Execution — We Stay With You Through Every Peak Season
Our team supports retailers through the entire lifecycle:
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Holiday readiness strategy
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LS Central configuration and optimisation
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Integration planning (eCommerce, delivery apps, loyalty, etc.)
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Staff training and onboarding
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Real-time monitoring tools (OmniFY)
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Post-season analysis and continuous improvement
We ensure your systems are not only implemented — but perform at their best when you need them most.
Key Takeaways: Preparing Your Retail Business for a Stronger Holiday Season
The holiday season is when retail systems are pushed to their limits — and when even small gaps in inventory accuracy, pricing, or fulfilment can create major customer frustration and revenue loss. LS Central, extended by Dynamics 365 Business Central and Omni Logic Solutions’ OmniFY apps, gives retailers a complete unified commerce foundation designed for real-world peak demand.
Here’s what matters most:
1. Real-time accuracy drives trust and higher conversions.
When customers see reliable stock levels, consistent pricing, and smooth pickup experiences, they buy more — and return more often.
2. Unified promotions and pricing prevent margin leakage.
LS Central eliminates mismatched discounts and checkout errors so your holiday campaigns run exactly as intended.
3. Click-and-collect and delivery fulfilment must be fast and predictable.
Guided workflows, automated routing, and integrated delivery channels help retailers deliver orders correctly the first time.
4. Business Central provides the financial and operational backbone.
Clean transactions, accurate COGS, and instant reporting make year-end closing dramatically easier.
5. OmniFY apps keep everything stable when volumes spike.
Background job monitoring, delivery platform integrations, and mixed retail–food capabilities ensure smooth operations even on your busiest days.
6. Retailers need more than technology — they need a partner who understands peak season.
With 15+ years of experience across B.C. and North America, Omni Logic Solutions supports retailers from strategy to execution, ensuring systems stay reliable when it matters most.
FAQs
1. How does LS Central help prevent overselling during the holiday season?
LS Central prevents overselling by updating inventory in real time across every channel — POS, eCommerce, click-and-collect, warehouse, and delivery apps.
The moment an item is purchased, picked, or returned, the system adjusts stock instantly and syncs the change to Business Central. This ensures customers only see what is actually available, reducing cancellations, customer complaints, and revenue loss during peak traffic.
2. Can LS Central handle complex holiday promotions across online and in-store channels?
Yes. LS Central supports unified promotions that apply automatically across POS, online stores, mobile apps, loyalty apps, and marketplaces.
It can manage advanced discount rules including:
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Flash sales
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BOGO
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Mix-and-match
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Tiered spend promotions
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Member-only pricing
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Bundle discounts
Because the rules are created once and published everywhere, retailers avoid pricing errors, staff overrides, and mismatched discounts.
3. What are the biggest operational benefits of using LS Central with Business Central?
The biggest benefits come from automation + unified data:
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POS transactions flow automatically into the general ledger
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Real-time stock adjustment improves replenishment accuracy
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Returns, exchanges, and voids sync cleanly
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COGS and margins remain accurate throughout the season
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Year-end closing happens significantly faster
Many retailers moving from disconnected systems see a 30–50% reduction in manual financial work during November–January.
4. How does LS Central improve click-and-collect (BOPIS) performance during peak season?
LS Central supports fast and accurate click-and-collect by:
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Giving real-time stock visibility
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Automatically routing orders to the best fulfilment store
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Guiding staff with step-by-step picking workflows
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Reducing mis-picks through barcode validation
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Updating customers with accurate pickup statuses
Retailers typically reduce pickup delays by 25–40% after implementing LS Central workflows.
5. What role do OmniFY apps play in strengthening LS Central?
OmniFY apps extend LS Central and Business Central to solve real-world omnichannel challenges:
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OmniFY LS Scheduler Monitor ensures background jobs (pricing, inventory sync, order imports) never stall or fail unnoticed — preventing stock inconsistencies and fulfilment delays.
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OmniFY Deliverect Integration sends Uber Eats, DoorDash, and SkipTheDishes orders directly into Business Central, eliminating manual entry.
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OmniFY Deliverect Retail Integration supports mixed retail + food operations in one system.
These apps reduce downtime, improve reliability, and support smoother operations during holidays.
6. Is LS Central suitable for smaller SMB retailers or only larger chains?
LS Central is designed for both single-location SMBs and multi-location retail chains.
SMBs benefit from:
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Automated processes
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Real-time inventory accuracy
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Easier promotions and pricing
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Unified customer experiences
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Centralised financial reporting
Retailers with only one or two stores typically experience immediate efficiency gains, while larger chains benefit from scale and consistency.
7. How long does it take to implement LS Central before a holiday season?
Timelines vary based on size and complexity, but SMB implementations with Omni Logic Solutions typically range from:
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6–12 weeks for single-location retailers
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12–20 weeks for multi-store retailers with integrations
Because Omni Logic Solutions uses a consulting-first approach — including process design, data cleanup, training, and peak-season readiness — implementations are structured to minimise disruption while preparing systems for real holiday loads.
8. Does LS Central support loyalty programs and personalised offers?
Yes. LS Central includes built-in loyalty management connected to customer profiles, purchase history, and omnichannel behaviour.
Retailers can run:
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Member-only pricing
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Tiered loyalty rewards
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Personalised discounts
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Points-based campaigns
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Targeted holiday promotions
When connected with Power BI, Power Apps, or Copilot AI, retailers can analyse buying patterns and create highly personalised campaigns.
9. How does LS Central improve year-end closing for retail finance teams?
Year-end closing is faster and more accurate because:
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Sales and returns flow automatically into Business Central
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Inventory valuation and COGS are updated in real time
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Promotion and discount accounting is clean and consistent
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Adjustments are visible immediately
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There are fewer reconciliation gaps between POS and ERP
This reduces last-minute errors and allows finance teams to finalise statements sooner.
10. Why should retailers choose Omni Logic Solutions as their LS Central partner?
Retailers choose Omni Logic Solutions because we are:
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A Gold Microsoft Partner with 15+ years of ERP and retail experience
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Specialists in Business Central, LS Central, Power Platform, and Azure
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Experts in omnichannel retail, QSR, hospitality, and mixed retail-food operations
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Creators of OmniFY apps that solve real-world retail problems
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A consulting-first partner focused on process, people, and non-disruptive change
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Proven in helping B.C. and North American SMBs stabilise, scale, and optimise peak-season operations
We go beyond implementation — we support retailers through every holiday cycle.