TEMPLE, Texas, and CHICAGO -- PDI, a provider of enterprise-class automation software systems to the convenience-store and wholesale petroleum industries, has formed a strategic alliance with IRI, a provider of solutions and services for consumer, retail and over-the-counter healthcare companies.
The companies did not disclose the details of the deal; however, they said that this business relationship positions PDI and IRI to become accumulators and suppliers of actionable, transaction-level data to the convenience-store industry.
In a move to complement its agreement with IRI and enhance its position as a player in data aggregation, PDI also has added scan-data collection company KLS Technologies LLC to its list of recent acquisitions.
“While the industry has talked about big data for years, I believe we’re just beginning to realize its tangible applications. IRI is a respected pioneer in that field, and our alliance with them—coupled with our acquisition of KLS—positions PDI and its customers incredibly well for the future,” said Greg Gilkerson, CEO of PDI.
“IRI has nearly four decades of experience helping companies turn big data into bottom-line growth,” said David Hoodis, president of Americas retail for IRI. “We’ve been able to do that, in large part, by aligning ourselves with other industry leaders who have the same vision of success for their customers as we do for ours. PDI is one such company.”
Temple, Texas-based PDI provides software, hardware and professional services to convenience retailers and wholesale petroleum marketers. More than 325 companies operating more than 31,000 locations worldwide use PDI’s software systems for retail automation, supply-chain management, business intelligence, financial reporting and employee time and labor management.
Chicago-based IRI provides “big data,” predictive analytics and insights for consumer packaged goods (CPGs), OTC healthcare organizations, retailers and media companies.
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