Technology/Services

Rally Stores Installs Skyline Fuel Pricing Displays

Integrates with VeriFone's Sapphire

LARGO, Fla. -- A high-volume Rally Stores Inc. convenience store in Largo, Fla., is installing a Skyline Products Inc. combined fuel pricing solution that integrates its electronic scrolling price displays with the Sapphire site controller from VeriFone Holdings Inc.

This solution eliminates manual price marquee changes and offers more complete control over gallon usage, fuel inventory and forecast delivery needs, Colorado Springs, Co.-based Skyline said.

In addition, Sapphire allows Clearwater, Fla.-based Rally to remotely manage [image-nocss] fuel price changes directly from the corporate office, ensuring that all site fuel prices are changed quickly and consistently. Sapphire operates in conjunction with VeriFone's Ruby or Topaz POS systems to provide control of mission-critical point-of-sale devices and data.

By using the joint solution, Rally can now make a single price change in Sapphire and control all pricing devicesthe pump, the POS and Skyline's electronic signfor a single store or across multiple locations, said Dan Yienger, vice president of sales at San Jose, Calif.-based VeriFone.

Greg Stadjuhar, vice president of sales and marketing at Skyline, said, For a high-volume site, this solution offers a significant competitive advantage. Whether the store across the street changes its gas prices or the customer wants to seize the price lead, the integrated technology immediately implements the change on all critical components.

Skyline develops, manufactures and provides electronic sign technology and central-controlled gasoline price software solutions designed to meet the price display needs of organizations in the convenience store, truckstop and petroleum marketing industries. Clients have included Conoco, Kroger, Murphy Oil, QuikTrip, Sheetz and Texaco.

VeriFone offers secure electronic payment technologies, provides POS expertise, solutions and services designed to meet the needs of vertical markets including financial, retail, petroleum, government and healthcare.

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