Shipton's Big R Selects Activant Eagle Solution
Montana-based Farm and Home retailer upgrades its Point-of-Sale technology
LIVERMORE, Calif., April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Activant Solutions Inc., a leading provider of retail and distribution business management solutions, today announced that Shipton's Big R has selected and installed the newest Activant Eagle® solution to help manage their successful Farm and Home retail businesses. The large Farm and Home retail chain evaluated the industry's top Point-of-Sale (POS) and business management solutions and selected the Activant Eagle retail software to update its technology infrastructure and help streamline operations.
Shipton's Big R is a prominent Farm and Home retail chain with three locations in Montana and Wyoming and an active member of the Mid-States Distributing group. Last year, company executives were notified that their legacy POS system would no longer be enhanced or supported. Concerned with the long-term viability and frustrated with the limitations of that system, the company began a search for a replacement retail business management system.
"We evaluated the top software in the market and had discussions with a number of other Mid-States members," said Jay Carroll, owner of Shipton's Big R. "All of our research told us that the Activant Eagle solution was the best choice for us. This decision has been validated by the dramatic productivity improvements and positive employee feedback we have obtained in the short time we have been using the system."
Activant is a premier provider of technology solutions for hundreds of farm & agriculture businesses throughout North America and is the leading provider of business management systems to Mid-States Distributing members. The Activant Eagle software is an integrated business management solution that combines the technology tools needed to improve customer service with advanced business analysis and management solutions. The Activant Eagle solution helps Farm and Home retailers manage a wide variety of products, and even businesses, under one roof.
Activant installed the Eagle software and went live in February 2010. The hardware and software implementation went smoothly and the solution was delivered on schedule and on budget. In the few months they have been using the software, Shipton's Big R employees are already noticing a significant improvement in performance and workflow.
"At first, some of our employees had reservations – because the Windows-based interface looked so different from what we had been using," continued Carroll. "However, the Activant Eagle solution is so easy to use that it quickly won everyone over. Now that people know how to use it, we have achieved dramatic productivity gains through our use of the Activant Eagle system."
In the past, it would take a Shipton's Big R employee three days to enter a new spring line into the system. Using Activant Eagle's importing function, the same employee is able to accomplish this in three hours. Shipton's Big R is also able to manipulate and view data in new ways. With the previous legacy system, company executives would have to run up to six reports to obtain all the information they needed to make certain decisions. With the Activant Eagle system, they can quickly manipulate the information and generate one comprehensive report.
"Activant is proud to work with Shipton's Big R and add them to our growing list of Mid-States member companies," said Scott Hanson, senior vice president for Activant Solutions. "Activant has been working with Mid-States member companies for years, and this knowledge and experience shows in our products and services."
About Activant Solutions
Activant Solutions Inc. is a leading technology provider of business management solutions serving small and medium-sized distributors and specialty retailers. Activant provides customers with industry-specific software, professional services, content, supply chain connectivity, and analytics.
Over 30,000 customer locations use Activant to manage their day-to-day operations. Activant's systems are designed to help customers increase sales, boost productivity, operate more cost-efficiently, improve inventory turns and enhance trading partner relationships. Headquartered in Livermore, California, Activant has operations in Texas, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom. For more information, please visit www.activant.com.
This announcement relating to Activant may contain statements that are forward looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, such as statements concerning trends, future technology or products, or Activant's execution. These statements are based on current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties which could materially affect the company's results, including, without limitation, market demand for products and technology, the company's ability to meet that market demand, the integration of Activant's technology and products with technology and products supplied by others, the integration of Activant's products into the businesses of its customers, customer acceptance of Activant's products, and the retention and deployment of skilled Activant service providers. Except to the extent required by applicable securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update or publicly revise any of the forward-looking statements. Please refer to our most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2009 and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2009, each of which have been filed with the Securities Exchange Commission and can be found through the Activant investor relations website at www.activant.com/company/investors for a full discussion of the risks and other factors.
Note: Activant, the stylized Activant logo design, Activant Eagle and Eagle are registered trademarks of Activant Solutions Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Press Contact: |
|
Rick Fernandez |
|
Incendio International |
|
Tel: 770.973.8401 |
|
SOURCE Activant Solutions Inc.
Share this article