Heirloom Sporting Goods

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Heirloom Sporting Goods

• Mariah Wang
• Greg Bright
• Janice Seidell
• Kellie Coker
• Keith Walker

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Companys Current Status
To Provide quality merchandise to sell to the
public, specializing in unique as well as every
day sports items for sale.

• Currently operating 4 stores
• 1 Owner (Ralph Watson), 1 Accountant, 4 Managers,
  30 Full-Time, and 30 Part-Time Employees
• Uses basic business software, specifically
  created for retail, but not for sporting or for
  Heirloom specifically.
• Webpage http//students.kennesaw.edu/ksw7259/IT
  3700/index.htm

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Goals for the Future

• Heightened Security
• More Efficient Customer Service
• Detailed Product Demonstrations
• Trial Arena for Equipment
• Sport Help Clinics
• Smart Inventory

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Technology to Accomplish

• Biometrics
• Holographs
• CAVES
• Virtual Reality
• Wearable Computers
• Radio Frequency ID (RFID)

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Biometrics

• The use of physiological characteristics
• Cash Registers and Company safes can only be
  opened by registered finger prints
• Scanners help size Customers
• Customer data saved and easily recalled

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Holographs

• 3-D Images or Videos
• Product benefits and uses can be easily displayed
  using 3-D models

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Virtual Reality

• A 3-D Environment which a person physically
  interacts with
• Use VR to try equipment
• Make sure that the customer is satisfied with
  product performance

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CAVES

• Holographic devices that create, capture, and
  display images in true 3-D
• Receive training from professionals around the
  world.
• Integrate Biometrics to pinpoint inaccuracies

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Wearable Computers

• Wearable computer- a fully equipped computer that
  you wear as a piece of clothing or attached to a
  piece of clothing similar to the way you would
  carry your cell phone on your belt
• Our products will be able to calculate calorie
  loss, current velocity, and other useful data
  about the athlete.
• Clothing intelligent enough to create comfortable
  climates for the athlete.

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Radio Frequency ID (RFID)

• A wireless data collection technology that uses
  electronic tags for storing data.
• Attach to Inventory so that the Store tracks
  where products are inside store at all times.
• Reduce Thefts
• Remove need for checkout when combined with
  Customer data

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Summary

• In conclusion we hope to improve the overall
  quality of our four stores and we hope to grow
  them with our emerging trends given
• We hope to always improve our technology because
  we feel it is very important to stay on top of
  the emerging trends and grow with the FUTURE!