Retail Head Offices may have a combination of a hard and optional range for their stores. This can be very hard to manage as it is very hard to know what each supplier is actually putting into the stores. Many suppliers put in product that is neither on the hard range nor the optional range. Stores can find it hard to keep track of which titles are ranged in their stores and which are not, making it difficult for them to know which titles should be removed.
The Unauthorised Titles Report enables the retailer to see exactly which non- ranged titles are being put into their stores. It provides a summary of unauthorised titles by supplier. It highlights how many times unauthorised titles are being put into stores. This gives Head Office the information to tackle non- conforming suppliers. It also makes it far easier for the stores to manage their range because they are automatically told which titles are ranged and which are not.