Make faster decisions by speaking to LS Retail

Sylus is an AI data analyst for LS Retail.

Connect LS Retail to Sylus and ask questions about sales, inventory, and store performance across your retail or hospitality locations in plain English.

Connect in under 20 minutes

Read-only access to only the data you choose

Free 30-day proof of concept

What you can do with LS Retail in Sylus

Sylus gives LS Central users one place to ask questions across every store. Ask "Which stores missed their sales target this week?" or "What are our top 20 items by margin?" and get answers and dashboards without exporting from Business Central. Built for retail and hospitality groups running LS Central.

How the LS Retail integration works

LS Central from LS Retail runs on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Sylus connects through Business Central APIs and web services with a read-only user, then syncs transactions, items, stores, and inventory so you can track performance by location, category, or period.

Questions you can ask about your LS Retail data

Store performance

Which stores missed their sales target this week?
What is the average transaction value by store this month?
How do weekday and weekend sales compare by store?
Which hours of the day bring the most sales in each store?

Products and margin

What are our top 20 items by margin?
Which items had the most discounts this month?
Which product categories are growing fastest?
Which items are slow-moving across all stores?

Inventory and replenishment

Which items are out of stock in each store?
Which stores hold too much stock of items that aren’t selling?
What is our inventory value by store?
Which transfers between stores are still pending?

Leadership

How are sales and margin trending across all stores against last year?
Which malls or regions performed best this quarter?
Which promotions drove the most sales last month?
Give me a weekly summary of store sales, margin and stock.

How to connect LS Retail to Sylus

You need a Business Central admin to publish web services and set up read-only access.

In Business Central, publish the APIs or web services for the LS Central data you need, such as transactions, items, and stores.
Register an app for Sylus in Microsoft Entra ID and give it read-only permission sets in Business Central.
In Sylus, add LS Retail as a data source and enter your Business Central environment and app details.
Select the tables to sync.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the LS Retail integration read-only?

Yes. Sylus only reads data from LS Retail. It never creates, edits, or deletes anything in your account, and you choose exactly which data it can access.

How long does it take to connect LS Retail to Sylus?

Under 20 minutes. Connect LS Retail with read-only access, choose the data Sylus can see, then ask your first question in plain English.

Do I need SQL or a data team to analyze LS Retail data?

No. Ask questions about your LS Retail data in plain English and Sylus returns answers, charts, and dashboards. When Sylus runs SQL, it shows the query behind every result so your data team can check it.

Is my LS Retail data secure in Sylus?

Yes. Sylus is SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA compliant, and permission levels control which LS Retail data each person or team can see. Permissions are enforced on every query, not left to the AI.

Can I get scheduled reports and alerts from LS Retail?

Yes. Turn any question about your LS Retail data into a report that lands in your inbox or Slack daily, weekly, or monthly, and get an alert when a metric spikes or drops.

Can I combine LS Retail with my other tools in Sylus?

Yes. Connect as many sources as you need and put charts from LS Retail next to charts from your CRM, finance, and marketing tools on the same dashboard.