ADC`S FRESH FEATURESQ1 2012

ADC’S FRESH FEATURES
A Newsletter on Fresh Item Management Issued Quarterly by Applied Data Corporation
Q1 2012
A 200+ Store Chain Reports an Average 35.6% Shrink Reduction in its Bakery and Deli Departments
ADC announces that
a 200+ store regional
This allowed a direct
grocery chain in the USA has piloted and is
comparison of same
rolling-out ADC’s P-Cubed Perishable Produc-
store, same item year
tion Planning software system and has seen a
on year performance
consequent average 35.6% reduction in shrink
over a 10 week period,
CONTENT
in its Deli and Bakery departments.
contrasting items on
35.6% Reduction in
Perishable Shrink....1
“The first success story we saw with the sys-
to be put on production planning. Unit shrink
ReFresh 2012 Dates
Announced...1
tem came from an item that had never been
reduced by 25.5% on production plan items but
on promotion before” stated the retailer’s CIO.
increased by 10.1% on non-production plan
InterStore.Net Now
Available in the French
Language...2
“ADC’s software forecast that we needed 31 of
items.
New Employees at
ADC...2
UPCOMING
EVENTS the production plan against candidate items yet
the item available for sale. While the store was
hesitant to produce that quantity, they indeed
“We are very happy to be able to share this cli-
sold 30. However, that was just the beginning.
ent’s P-Cubed results” said Steve Loveridge,
Once we were producing the optimum quanti-
ADC’s CEO. Prospective clients want P-Cubed
ties of fresh products, we saw a drastic aver-
quantified results, which is why we like to col-
age reduction in our perishable shrink of 35.6%
lect fresh item sales history prior to the software
in just two of our fresh departments.”
being rolled out. Additionally the fresh-focused
forecasting algorithms in P-Cubed perform bet-
FMI 2012
Booth #5804
May 1-3, 2012
Dallas, TX
ADC was able to track and report the reduction
ter with a significant amount of sales history.
in shrink by collecting sales movement data at
ADC looks forward to sharing more stories from
the item-transaction level starting for over a
this client and others who are seeing similar re-
year prior to the P-Cubed implementation.
sults from the P-Cubed software system.”
IBM Retail User Group
Booth #59
May 20-23, 2012
Las Vegas, NV
Dates Selected for ReFresh 2012
IDDBA Expo 2012
Booth # 5619
June 10-12, 2012
New Orleans, LA
ReFresh 2012
September 10-12, 2012
Sheraton Sand Key
Clearwater Beach, FL
Mark your calendars for this year’s ReFresh
Be sure to sign up
Fresh Item Management Conference, which
early to secure your
is September 10 -12 , 2012 at the Sheraton
discounted hotel rate.
th
th
2012
Sand Key Resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida.
Want to learn more? Please visit www.ApSessions will run all day on Monday and Tues-
plieDataCorp.com/refresh/refresh-2012.php or
day with optional training sessions on Wednes-
contact Jamie Dedel at +1.813.849.1818 ext.
day. The agenda includes FIM software up-
221 or at [email protected].
dates, increased time for networking with
grocery industry peers and industry partners.
We look forward to seeing you in sunny Florida
in September!
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ADC’S FRESH FEATURES
Q1 2012
InterStore.Net Now Available in the French Language
As interest for ADC’s FIM soft-
ate, at [email protected] or at +1.813.849.1818 ext. 288.
ware solutions continues to grow
throughout the world, its language
Traduction Française: Alors que l’intérêt porté aux solu-
availability continues to increase.
tions de logiciels Gestion des Produits Frais d’ADC ne fait
The architecture of InterStore.Net
que croître à travers le monde, les langues disponibles ne
allows easy translation of the soft-
font qu’augmenter. L’architecture d’InterStore.Net permet de
ware’s screens and reports to any
traduire facilement les écrans et les rapports des logiciels dans
language because the language is
n’importe quelle langue, car elle n’est pas encodée de manière
not hard coded. Instead, it is looked up dynamically at program
irréversible. Au contraire, elle fait l’objet d’un processus dy-
load time from resource files.
namique au chargement du programme à partir de fichiers ressources.
“Since InterStore.Net is easily translatable, it allows us to customize the user interface language for each country we enter,
«Puisqu’InterStore.Net
est
facilement
traduisible,
cela
including those countries where multiple languages are spo-
nous permet de personnaliser la langue de l’interface de
ken, allowing each user login to have a different language”
l’utilisateur(trice) pour chaque pays dans lesquels nous nous
stated Steve Loveridge, ADC’s CEO. “This includes the Man-
implantons, y compris ceux où plusieurs langues sont parlées.
darin languages, as the system fully supports the double-byte
Chaque utilisateur(trice) peut donc se connecter dans une
character set. Additionally, InterStore.Net supports grocery/
langue différente » a déclaré Steve Loveridge, PDG d’ADC. «
supermarket chains with stores that span multiple countries,
Cela inclut le mandarin, car le système prend en charge du le
each with different languages and currencies.”
jeu de caractères codés sur deux octets. De plus, InterStore.
Net prend en charge les chaînes d’épiceries/supermarchés
Want to learn more about the French version of InterStore.Net?
avec des magasins établis dans plusieurs pays, avec des
Please contact Kerim Hazzi, our French Inside Sales Associ-
langues et des monnaies différentes.»
New Employees at ADC
Continued interest in ADC’s suite of products and services
Kurtis Clauser - Technical Support
has created employment opportunities.
Analyst and RMA
Kerim Hazzi - Inside Sales Associate
Melissa Vanderbrook - Office Manager
Applied Data Corporation (ADC) is a leading provider of fresh item, scales and recipe management software
to the grocery retail and food service industries, with over 90 major supermarket chains and 6,500 stores
installed in 10 countries. For more information, please contact ADC in the US at +1.813.849.1818 or toll free
at 800.910.4232. Visit ADC online at www.AppliedDataCorp.com.
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