Apparel Retailers Find UTC RETAIL's One-Stop-Shop a Good Fit
Rochester, NY September 18, 2008 – UTC RETAIL™, a leading provider of retail management solutions announces recent deployments for several apparel chains. These retailers took advantage of UTC RETAIL's comprehensive offerings that provide a one-stop-shop for all their retail automation needs, including software, hardware, and professional services. Each will be deploying UTC RETAIL Merchant, a flexible multi-channel enterprise software solution that integrates all of a retailer's core requirements such as point of sale, warehouse, back office, e-commerce and inventory management. The Merchant product also provides seamless integration into legacy financial products through a financial bridge module that was also selected by each retailer.The recently announced wins include:
Pampolina, headquartered in Lancaster, PA, sells the popular Pampolina brand of children's clothing for young girls. In addition to the UTC RETAIL Merchant software, UTC RETAIL also provided a total hardware solution including their 1800 Series All-in-One touch screen workstation fully integrated with best of breed peripherals at the POS and their 2200 Series modular workstation integrated with best of breed peripherals for the back office workstation. UTC RETAIL services provided included hardware integration, setup & configuration; software installation, configuration and testing; and on-site training of personnel.
Frankie's On The Park, headquartered in Chicago, IL, sells apparel and accessories for "tweens" - children ages 8-12 years old. Frankie's chose multiple software solutions including UTC RETAIL Merchant and UTC RETAIL Gift Card integrated with UTC RETAIL CRM. These loyalty solutions will allow Frankie's to understand buying trends and develop targeted marketing efforts to increase sales and drive customer loyalty. UTC RETAIL also provided an array of peripherals including POS and back office printers, cash drawers, scanners and payment devices to integrate with existing logic devices. UTC RETAIL also provided hardware setup & configuration services; software installation, configuration and testing; and on-site training of personnel.
Jack's House of Clothing, headquartered in Flower Mound, Texas, focuses on high-end men's casual apparel and accessories. In addition to the UTC RETAIL Merchant product, Jack's also selected the UTC RETAIL Gift Card solution. The UTC RETAIL Gift Card program has one of the lowest total costs of ownership of any gift card program on the market by eliminating transaction fees and giving ownership of the data to the retailer. Jack's also purchased a selection of pre-tested and configured POS and back office peripherals from UTC RETAIL for their technology deployment. UTC RETAIL again provided hardware setup & configuration services; software installation, configuration and testing; and on-site training for personnel.
"These recent wins confirm the value we provide to the mid-sized specialty retail market by offering a 'one-stop-shop' approach combining software, hardware and services from a single proven and trusted solution provider", says Victoria Rose, UTC RETAIL's VP of Sales. "Many mid-sized retailers need an experienced partner to help them navigate the complex retail technology landscape to deliver solutions that can reduce costs, improve operations, and drive customer loyalty - and with our complete portfolio of technology solutions UTC RETAIL does exactly that".
About UTC RETAIL™
UTC RETAIL is a leader in providing seamlessly integrated retail management solutions including software, hardware and professional services to the specialty retail market. Our retail software solutions include Multi-Channel Enterprise and Merchandising, Store Automation, Planning, Loyalty and Retail Management enabling specialty retailers to increase sales, lower costs and build competitive advantage. In addition to best in class software solutions, UTC RETAIL provides a complete set of branded hardware solutions and comprehensive professional service offerings, providing retailers a single point of contact and accountability for all of their retail management solutions. We're UTC RETAIL. We're retail solution experts. It's all we do and we do it better than anyone else. For more information on UTC RETAIL, visit www.utcretail.com.
For more information, contact Kathy Manners, Marketing Communications Specialist, at 585-742-5245 or by e-mail at kmanners@utcretail.com