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BI-LO selects PeriScope Fresh Item Management (FIM) technology from Invatron Systems Corp. / July 2011
TORONTO, CANADA (July 1, 2011) – Invatron Systems Corp., a leading provider of integrated retail enterprise software solutions focusing on Fresh departments in grocery, is pleased to announce that BI-LO, a 207-store supermarket retailer with headquarters in Greenville, SC, has selected Periscope Fresh Item Management as its Enterprise FIM solution.
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 Retail Shrink, Case Replenishment, Production Planning, Demand Forecasting and Backroom Inventory control.
Building on a 13-year relationship with Invatron and PLUM Scale Management, BI-LO will initially implement the Shrink Tracker module in 2011. Shrink Tracker provides markdown management, discard tracking and the operational and analytical tools required to assist retailers in identifying and quantifying persistent areas of loss due to excessive shrink.
Founded in 1961, BI-LO and Super BI-LO grocery stores serve customers throughout South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia with fresh, high-quality products and excellent service at the very best value. BI-LO’s strong values and commitment to local communities drives its employees to work hard to give back through charitable fundraisers and community events.
In business since 1988, Invatron Systems Corp. is the leading provider of software solutions for fresh food departments, with over 12,000 grocery store installations in North, Central and South America, Europe and New Zealand. 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, production planning and ordering of fresh food items, as well as centralized scale management. 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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