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Pathmark Installs Invatron’s PLUM Scale Management Solution / April 2006
TORONTO, CANADA (April 3rd, 2006) – Pathmark Stores, a leading regional grocery retailer in the New York-New Jersey and Philadelphia markets, has selected and rolled-out PLUM Store and PLUM Host to fulfill their scale management requirements across the enterprise.
Running on a UNIX ISP, PLUM will initially provide connectivity to the new Bizerba GLP printer recently deployed to Pathmark’s in-store bakeries. Ultimately the installation will be extended to support all in-store weigh and labeling equipment. Pathmark is already enjoying the security of knowing accurate pricing and item data within the scales is now a certainty. The application is a key to maximizing perishable department’s profitability, meeting legislated requirements, and ensuring customer satisfaction through price integrity. The PLUM application eliminates the need for store level personnel to make price changes at the scales. In addition communications failures can be alerted back to a central help desk.
The PLUM installations were managed by IBM Global Services and completed in an extremely timely fashion due the efforts of all three parties. “The logistics of a time sensitive implementation coupled with the first North American installation of the new Bizerba printer made this truly a group effort” stated Axel Doerwald, President and CEO of Invatron Systems Corp. “This roll-out was the culmination of extensive efforts by all involved and we are pleased to see Pathmark now in a position to enjoy the benefits and payback of the PLUM application suite.”
Pathmark has been operating in the North Eastern grocery market since 1968. As of January 2005, Pathmark operates 142 supermarkets in the New York-New Jersey and Philadelphia metropolitan areas, employing over 27,000 associates. The company has stores that are located in both urban and suburban marketplaces, and is particularly noted for its historical commitment to opening stores within the inner-cities of its trading area. For more information about Pathmark, visit: www.pathmark.com.
In business since 1988, Invatron is the leading provider of scale management and fresh item management solutions with over 12,000 installs in North America and Europe. Invatron’s software solutions help retailers gain valuable insight into their fresh food operations by providing centralized control of all product information and gathering critical in-store data on fresh food ordering and production trends. The software includes demand forecasting to optimize inventory and ordering of fresh food items. Invatron customers include Safeway, Kroger, AHOLD, A&P, Giant-Eagle, Wegmans, H-E-B Grocery Co., Sobeys, Whole Foods and Loblaws. For more information, please visit: www.invatron.com.
Contact: Tom Barclay, Director of Sales, Invatron Systems Corp., at 1-888-867-PLUM (7586) ext. 224 or sales@invatron.com.
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