Cloud Talk with Head PGA Pro, Ron Walker

 

Lundin is a traditional 18-hole links course situated on the coast, just 12 miles from St Andrews. I’ve been at Lundin for 15 years now. It’s the role I always wanted and I feel very fortunate.

We are a private members club with high visitor traffic and, as a result, my business is very much about ‘soft’ goods such as clothing, shoes, bags and accessories – basically anything I can put a crest on.

I started work at 17 in a high street golf shop in St Andrews and have worked on the retail side of things since completing my PGA qualification. I still do a little bit of coaching but I like to focus on the retail – it’s my thing.

I’ve been with Xpos around eight years after it was recommended by my buying group, Foremost.  I was given a demo by Xpos then we made the plunge. I wanted something that would make my, and my accountant's, life easier and, because Xpos linked with Xero, it was a no brainer.

I switched to the cloud at the start of the year. Craig from Xpos was absolutely fantastic. He talked us through it and explained what he'd do.  Migration happened when he said it would and he ws extremely helpful.

We were concerned at first as everything looked different, however, we soon realised how good it was. Things are in different places but the software is intuitive and everything makes sense. The functions are generally easier and the tutorial videos mean you don’t have to call up if you have a query.

The biggest thing for me has been how the system has improved our stock control.  We now use the new stocktaking app, Xapp Pro, along with our barcode scanner, and, what used to take a whole day now takes less than an hour! The scanner recognises every barcode and it really is a breath of fresh air.  We’re stocktaking more regularly now so I know that when I give my accountant the numbers, I’ll be bang on the money.

All Xpos retailers are moving to the new cloud software. Please get in touch via cloud@xpos.co.uk to book your upgrade.