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NOTCUTTS EXTENDS SIGNAGE TO FOOD
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K garden centre group Notcutts is introducing the Immediate Impact signage system from Episys to its
restaurants to provide restaurant managers with greater fl exibility and control of all signage.
After trialling the labelling software earlier
this year (
RetailTechnology.co.uk, 11 April 2011), Notcutts is generating benefi ts from Immediate Impact in its 19 garden centre stores and decided to roll out the system in its restaurants. The system will provide customers with clear pricing on all food and drink as well as any offers or specials of the day.
Sarah Hyde, marketing manager at
Notcutts, said: “Most of our garden centres have a restaurant on site and they are extremely popular with our customers. They have become a must-visit part of the trip. The existing signage was not in line with how the brand was being promoted elsewhere in the store and was not consistent across all our restaurants.
LABELS PROVE JUST THE TICKET FOR BUTCHER
T
he MangaTrade, a specialist meat retailer based in the Hungarian capital Budapest, is using the latest printing
technology from Citizen Systems Europe to provide sales information and stock control, enhancing profi tability margins in the process. The company is using the Citizen CL-S521
thermal printer provided by local Citizen- authorised retailer The Barcode Centre to achieve simple, fast and cost-effective printing of high quality labels on its range of fi ne meat cures, cheeses, spices and wide variety of drinks. Veégh Attila, co-owner of The MangaTrade, commented: “Generally, our suppliers are the primary producers, producing relatively small batch quantities, so we have a high number of suppliers to satisfy the demands of our customers. In the past, this created time- consuming stock evaluation procedures to ensure we had suffi cient produce in store of our most popular items to meet customer expectations.
“Since the introduction of the barcode technology we have been able successfully to monitor sales activity and stock levels more accurately and quickly with the minimum amount of training. In addition, with the on- going support from The Barcode Centre, we managed to learn the new barcode system within a few days and now our staff can perform printer labelling tasks quickly with minimum diffi culty.”
“We tended to produce this centrally through a manual process. We want to deliver a proposition across all restaurants that will ensure the customer has a clear understanding of products available, promotional offers and special events.” Hyde continued: “We already have a good understanding of the benefi ts of Episys’ solutions, so we know that introducing them into our restaurants will help brand consistency and clearer customer communication that will lead to higher sales.”
TIMBERLAND ADOPTS MOBILE- ROBOTIC SYSTEMS
The Timberland Company recently signed a deal with Kiva Systems to implement a mobile-robotic warehousing system to automate all wholesale, retail and direct-to-consumer fulfi lment activities in its new European distribution centre, which is under construction in Almelo, the Netherlands.
“Our previous warehouse was built around a cross-belt sorter, but increased fl exibility was required to manage multiple workfl ows effi ciently,” said David Rupert, senior manager of engineering at Timberland, the global footwear, apparel and accessories design, engineering and marketing brand. “On any given day, we have vast order combinations of footwear, apparel and accessories headed out the door to wholesalers, retailers or directly to the consumer,” he explained. “With Kiva, customer specifi c packing requirements can move quickly and easily through a single system with greater inventory control and productivity reporting.” Unlike traditional conveyor, carousel and automated storage and retrieval machines, the Kiva systems can handle products of all shapes and sizes and automatically brings products to operators, eliminating wasteful time spent walking the warehouse fl oor. The Kiva systems encompass inventory control, forward replenishment, picking, packing, shipping, sortation, fi nishing and quality assurance to simultaneously improve warehouse productivity, speed, accuracy and fl exibility. Mark van Onna, director of European
distribution centre at Timberland, added: “Kiva’s unparalleled order-accuracy means that every order fi lled meets our highest standard.”
Pictures courtesy of
huspatika.hu – Ed. NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 RETAIL TECHNOLOGY
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