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Retail Store

Accents minimized revenue loss by creating a secure, continuous and dependable network connection with this new less disruption network

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Executive Summary

Accents, a local indie fashion retail store, selected Billion BiPAC 4500VNPZ router and its Multi-WAN failover connectivity solution created a secure, continuous and dependable network connection. With this new less disruption network, Accents has been minimized their revenue loss significantly.



The Customer

Accents is a popular retail shop featuring styles that cater to the fashion-centric women of the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex. Founded in 2006 with its first location in Dallas, Texas, the brand opened its second brick and mortar shop in 2013 in Southlake, Texas, while maintaining on online presence. Accents feature a blend of local and popular indie brands that are sure to add flair to any North Texan’s wardrobe.

Challenges
With fewer people carrying cash, a break in connectivity can cause the store to refuse revenue or take card payments against PCI compliance. Charging a card without authorization can open a store to security risks, fraud, and other vulnerabilities. Security and loss of revenue are not the only concerns caused by a connection malfunction. Frustrated customers can take to social media, causing lasting damage to your brand’s reputation.

Besides all the challenges above, North Texas’ unpredictable weather has caused numerous connectivity interruptions in the past year. In order to maintain a growing business, Accents decided to look into business continuity options.

How Billion Solution Helped 

Accents chose Billion BiPAC 4500VNPZ to provide them with Multi-WAN failover connectivity. The Auto-failover feature guarantees maximum connectivity with minimum service disruption. The feature provides seamless immediate failover with traffic prioritization to the secondary WAN interface within seconds, should the primary WAN fail. The router will also fallback when the main interface connection is re-established. For the best part, the functionality of Billion BiPAC 4500VNPZ is not only limited to Auto-failover between WAN connections, but it also offers Auto-failover between 4G LTE and WAN connections.

Results

Billion BiPAC 4500VNPZ enables Accents to keep the entire store connected in a 24/7 operation mode. As a small business, providing flawless customer service is the top priority for Accents. Business continuity with the BiPAC 4500VNPZ allows Accents to never turn down a transaction while keeping their customers’ data safe and secure.


Conclusion

Nowadays retail businesses are contingent on continuous and dependent internet connectivity. Any interruption can create a devastating impact on everything from revenues and reputation. In order to maintain a fast-growing path business, Failover/Business continuity network solution is the best option for business owners. Billion’s product solution is designed to maximize your revenue. 

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