SANFORD, N.C. -- The Pantry Inc. has begun rolling out Retalix StorePoint, Retalix Fuel, and Retalix HQ-Convenience software. The large regional retailer selected Retalix and IBM to provide a unified, best-in-class operating platform at more than 1,600 retail locations.
The Pantry, based in Sanford, N.C., with its primary banner, Kangaroo Express, has a footprint in 11 southeastern states. Many of its 1,643 locations offer gasoline, while commercial fuel is also offered at about 80 travel center sites. Some of the convenience stores and travel centers also include quick-service restaurants.[image-nocss]
"We needed a consistent, unified technology platform across all of our stores, through which we could manage our various fuel brands and foodservice operations, have easy access to centralized data, ensure PCI compliance and enhance customer service," said Ed Collupy, vice president of information services for The Pantry. "The breadth of the Retalix solution enables us to go from one end of our business to the other with a robust, flexible and synchronized set of software modules that will carry us well into the future."
The Retalix StorePoint solution runs on IBM SurePOS 500 hardware and includes integrated forecourt automation for both gas and commercial fuel, Electronic Payment Software (EPS) for support of branded fuels from, BP, Chevron, CITGO and ExxonMobil, plus Foodservice, Cash and Inventory Management modules.
Retalix HQ-Convenience (HQC) is an enterprise solution for managing sites and providing consolidated business intelligence. Both Retalix HQC and Retalix StorePoint interface with The Pantry's existing store backoffice-to-host accounting solution from Professional Datasolutions (PDI), via the PCATS industry standard.
The Pantry, with revenues for fiscal 2007 of approximately $6.9 billion, as of Nov. 8, 2007, operated 1,644 stores in 11 states under select banners, including Kangaroo Express, its primary operating banner.
Separately, Retalix has announced a worldwide partnership with IBM to deliver combined software, hardware and services solutions to petroleum and convenience store retailers of all sizes.
Retalix and IBM will jointly market and implement technology solutions based on Retalix software applications, which are designed to support the specific business needs of petroleum and convenience retailers from the fuel pump and the point-of-sale (POS) to the headquarters.
"Whether retailers are operating hundreds of sites or just a few stations, they can benefit from the combination of IBM point-of-sale hardware and services with Retalix's industry-tailored software solutions," said Steve Ladwig, general manager of IBM Retail Store Solutions. "Retailers using both IBM and Retalix solutions can enhance customer service levels, lower overall operating costs and reward loyal customers by delivering targeted promotions either in the store or at the pump."
Recently, IBM announced that it will work with StoreNext Retail Technologies LLC, a subsidiary of Retalix, to market pre-packaged retail solutions powered by IBM POS systems for independent retailers and regional chains in both the grocery and convenience retail segments.
Retalix is an independent provider of software solutions to retailers and distributors worldwide. Its solutions serve the needs of grocery chains, convenience and fuel retailers, food and consumer goods distributors and independent grocers. And it offers a portfolio of software applications that automate and synchronize essential retail and supply chain operations, encompassing stores, headquarters and warehouses. The company's International headquarters are located in Ra'anana, Israel, and its American headquarters are located in Dallas.
[For more news about The Pantry, see the feature in today's issue of CSP Daily News.]
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