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Sobeys rolls out PeriScope Fresh Item Management (FIM) technology from Invatron Systems Corp. / Jan 2009
TORONTO, CANADA (Jan 2009) – Invatron Systems Corp., a leading provider of integrated retail enterprise software solutions focusing on Fresh departments in grocery, is pleased to announce that Sobeys is currently rolling out Periscope Fresh Item Management across the enterprise of over 800 stores.
PeriScope FIM is a web-enabled, thin-client application suite, utilized for the complete management of all operational functions within the fresh food departments of retail grocery stores. Features include insight into Case Replenishment, Production Planning, Demand Forecasting, and Backroom Inventory control. Depth 100 Shrink Manager provides operational and analytical tools to assist retailers in identifying and quantifying persistent areas of loss due to excessive shrink. Depth 300 Production Planning includes the ability to generate accurate store unique production recommendations and ordering assistance.
“We have worked hand in hand with the Sobeys team for many months on this project and are thrilled at the end result," states Axel Doerwald, Chairman and CEO of Invatron Systems Corp. "The current economy dictates retailers must focus their efforts on generating as much margin as possible from existing sales and Sobeys is certainly seeing that impact. Increased sales, reduced shrink, better in-stock positioning and ultimately improved customer perception are, to state the obvious, in-demand benefits and PeriScope has proven to generate the results. Sobeys has been an exceptional partner with the vision, structure, and grocery know-how to take full advantage of the suite of features and benefits that PeriScope offers.”
In business since 1907, Sobeys is headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia and has operations across the country. With more than 1,300 stores in 10 provinces, including Sobeys, IGA, and Price Chopper, and thousands of wholesale customers, Sobeys has the largest end-to-end food presence in Canada. To learn more about Sobeys, visit: www.sobeys.com.
Invatron Systems Corporation develops, publishes and markets fresh food management software to the supermarket industry. The company helps customers optimize their fresh food operations through the intelligent design and implementation of software related technology. Invatron's PLUM Scale Management system is the most widely deployed application of it's kind, with over 12,000 installations worldwide. 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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