CHICAGO -

Late last week, FirstLook Systems unveiled its latest Cutting-Edge Practice Series: Retail Performance Management.

The new series is designed to help general managers, dealer principals and used-car markets boost their used retail operations through its insight on best practices and techniques.

“This cutting edge practice series represents more than ten years of collaboration with our customers," said Jeff Summers, chief executive officer of FirstLook Systems. “Together, we’ve identified innovative retailing practices proven to improve retail performance and secure higher gross profits.”

The series can help dealers tackle the biggest auto dealership management challenges and addresses topics like the following listed by FirstLook:

•  Retail Performance Analytics: Gain visibility into store and group metrics with the ability to drill down and take action.

•  Innovative Stocking: Explore techniques used by some of the most successful auto retailers for identifying and securing high grossing vehicles.

•  Value Pricing: Learn methods for pricing vehicles based on true value and avoid the pitfalls of automatically discounting vehicles below market     

•  Online Merchandising : Learn how to accelerate inventory to market and increase their online presence

More information on the Cutting-Edge Practice Series: Retail Performance Management can be found through FirstLook’s white paper, “Retail Performance Management – Next Generation of Pre-Owned Automotive Software,” which can be downloaded here.