In the retail industry, margins are getting tighter -- and customers more demanding. That means labor optimization and workforce management are key to good customer service and long-term success.

SAP StaffWorks is an intelligent workforce management system for multisite retailers -- including department stores, discount centers, grocery stores, restaurants, and specialty retailers.

SAP StaffWorks has been consistently proven to provide complete visibility, defined control, and on-demand awareness over one of your most crucial and significant expenses: labor. The solution combines comprehensive employee information and specific organizational standards with an established optimization process. So you can control scheduling consistency, accuracy, and objectivity.

The result? The right people in the right place at the right time. Reducing the expense of ineffective labor processes -- and increasing sales.

With SAP for Retail and SAP StaffWorks, you benefit from integration among retail stores, headquarters operations, HR, and payroll. Such enterprisewide control lets you quickly analyze trends, respond to market changes, and forecast future needs.

More than 50 of the world's largest retailers are already harnessing the power of SAP StaffWorks to reap the benefits of automated workforce management. Here are just a few:

• BestBuy
• The Children's Place
• Circuit City
• Foot Locker
• GAP
• IKEA
• Lowe's
• Nike
• Starbucks