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Mobile checkout payment being completed on a card terminal

on Jul 27, 2026, 2:18:03 PM

Most clubs judge their ecommerce platform on a normal Tuesday. Traffic is steady, checkout works, and nobody thinks twice about it. The problem is that a normal Tuesday tells you almost nothing about ...

Warehouse worker checking stock using a digital tablet

on Jul 22, 2026, 2:07:10 PM

Every Business Central update this year has come with the same headline: AI agents are here. Microsoft has introduced a Payables agent, a Sales Order agent, an Expense agent, and a designer that lets ...

Busy sports event retail floor with point of sale operations

on Jul 6, 2026, 9:26:50 AM

Microsoft Dynamics NAV extended support ends on 11 January 2028. That date is fixed, and most businesses running NAV know it is coming. What is less well understood is what the deadline means in ...

BC4 consultants reviewing NAV customisation assessment ahead of Business Central upgrade

on Jul 2, 2026, 9:37:38 AM

Every event organiser eventually faces the same question. How do you build a retail operation that can serve hundreds of thousands of fans across dozens of sites, much of it temporary, without a ...

BC4 consultants reviewing NAV customisation assessment ahead of Business Central upgrade

on Jul 1, 2026, 8:36:32 AM

When businesses start planning a NAV to Business Central upgrade, the question that generates the most anxiety is almost always the same: what happens to our bespoke development? Years of C/AL ...

Microsoft Copilot interface in Business Central, showing an AI-generated sales report for a retail business

on Jun 29, 2026, 8:27:41 AM

Microsoft has spent the past year telling the world that Copilot is transforming how businesses work. For anyone running retail or sports club operations on Dynamics 365 Business Central, the natural ...

Sports merchandise store with fans browsing club kits and replica shirts

on Jun 25, 2026, 10:51:43 AM

When an ERP partner talks about "hypercare," they usually mean a short, defined window right after go-live. Typically two to four weeks. The implementation team is available, response times are fast, ...

Fans browsing merchandise at a busy sports club retail stand on matchday

on Jun 24, 2026, 10:20:09 AM

Why Sports Club Retail Is Unlike Anything Else Running retail operations for a sports club is fundamentally different from managing a standard high street shop. You have kit launches that generate ...

BC4 retail analytics dashboard showing unified data across POS, ERP and ecommerce channels

on Jun 4, 2026, 9:42:34 AM

Introduction What true offline mode actually looks like, the failure points buyers should test for, and how to evaluate vendors before you sign.

Football fan with scarf watching team warm up

on Apr 16, 2026, 12:53:53 PM

Picture your most loyal fan They have held a season ticket for six years. Last month, they bought a replica shirt from your online store, grabbed a pie and a pint at the ground on matchday, and ...