In my experience at the helm of a fast growing 100-person company selling inventory software, we collect as much business-specific information about every customer as we possibly can.

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Our inventory control software product started out as a tool for a medical device company.

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The company also has installed a new inventory management software to help individual stores keep better track of prices.

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