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Thomas and Howard Company Becomes Their Customers' HERO
Convenience and Food Distributor Helps Its Retailers
Manage Store Operations
CHICAGO – December 2, 2009 – Software developer Ai2 announced today that Thomas and Howard Company will deploy Ai2's HERO solution for its retail customers. The solution is designed to make ordering more convenient for convenience stores.
"It's a privilege to welcome Thomas and Howard to our client family. HERO is going to be a big improvement for them and will help them increase their sales," said Ray Walsh, Vice President of Sales for Ai2.
Handheld Entry for Remote Orders (HERO®) is Ai2's mobile computing system for retailers who must generate weekly or semi-weekly orders and obtain regularly updated customer and product information. Using mobile handheld computers, HERO lets retailers scan barcodes, type, write on the handheld screen, generate orders, receive messages and manage their retail pricing with one convenient application.
HERO manages more than orders and pricing. Walsh mentioned several other value-added applications that give the retailer more control over certain areas of his business. A retailer can now order based on "par" levels of certain products as well as print his own shelf labels. Walsh said that Thomas and Howard plans to use HERO to send messages to retailers about news and specials. "It gives retailers important information right when they're about to buy, so distributors appreciate that," Walsh said of the Dynamic Messaging feature.
Thomas & Howard Company, Inc. is a privately owned convenience distributor headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina. With annual sales in excess of $200 million, they provide full-line, full-service distribution to convenience stores and small grocery stores, primarily located in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. In addition to distribution services, Thomas & Howard operates numerous wholesale/retail outlets throughout South Carolina and North Carolina. For more on Thomas and Howard Company, visit www.tohoco.com.
Ai2 is a 23-year old software firm headquartered in downtown Chicago. Their applications are used by over 40,000 users each day to capture over 40 billion dollars in sales each year. Ai2 improves the order entry process for some of the nation's largest distributors in foodservice, convenience store, grocery, beverage, hardware, medical, beauty and industrial supply. For more information about Ai2, visit www.ai2.com.
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