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What is DART Now and how can it benefit small to medium retailers?

Discover the benefits of the DART Now Account Program for small to medium retailers as Hunter McNally, Datascan’s eastern US account manager, provides valuable insights on how the program can increase retail agility. DART Now is a ready-made count program that offers rapid deployment, making it an ideal solution when time is of the essence…

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Discover the benefits of the DART Now Account Program for small to medium retailers as Hunter McNally, Datascan’s eastern US account manager, provides valuable insights on how the program can increase retail agility.

DART Now is a ready-made count program that offers rapid deployment, making it an ideal solution when time is of the essence or scheduling issues arise. Its agility and readiness straight out of the box ensure a seamless implementation process for clients, whether on the client side or with existing providers.

Customization requirements can often be time-consuming, but DART Now eliminates the need for extensive customization or lengthy program development. With its ready-made structure, clients can quickly turn on and utilize DART Now without the hassle of gathering extensive specifications.

DART Now’s predefined technical formats need to be met, but most clients find it easy to fulfill these requirements. The convenience and simplicity of DART Now make it an attractive option for retailers seeking efficient data counting solutions.

One of the standout advantages of DART Now is its cost-effectiveness. Hunter emphasizes the importance of cost considerations when implementing new technology, and DART Now’s ready-made nature translates into significant cost savings for clients.

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Hi. My name is Hunter McNally and I am the named account manager that covers the Eastern United States for all of new and existing clients looking at ways to count with data and I'm here to talk to you today about what is our dark now account program and how it can benefit small to medium retailers. DART Now is a ready made count program that can be deployed rapidly as if time is of the essence or scheduling issues, whether that's you know, on client side or with their existing providers. It's a account program that is agile and is ready box. DART Now is also a great option if you don't need to customize a whole lot or build a custom program that takes, you know, upwards of four odd days for us to build because we have to gather old specs and everything on both sides. With the DART Now program, as I mentioned, it is ready made, so we do have technical formats that need to be met, but most of our clients can get those met and so it is very easy for them to turn that on and be able to utilize that. DART Now also being ready made is great for costs benefits too. So we all know that cost comes into play with any type of bringing all the new technology, at all, and we work with our clients since this is something that is ready made, there is a cost benefit settings to it. And so a lot of our clients that will take a look and potentially make their change or start with the DART Now program, cost savings is a big benefit.

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