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7-Eleven Stores, Inc. Contracts with Ai2 to Automate Sales Reps with POW®
Major Order Entry Upgrade for Oklahoma Distributor
CHICAGO – March 3, 2011 - Software developer Ai2 announced today that DistribuQuik, the distribution division for 7–Eleven, Inc. in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has chosen their POW® solution to automate its sales force.
DistribuQuik chose Ai2 for its experience in implementing sales force automation solutions in the convenience store distribution industry and superior application functionality. DistribuQuik needed a solution to enable the sales rep to streamline the order entry process and improve productivity. POW replaces the outdated data collection devices used in the past that were unreliable and provided no information to the rep when working with the customer to generate a replacement order.
Using the POW solution, the sales rep will be able create an order by scanning a bar code while also having access to important information when creating the order for the store. Information on promotional or discontinued items can be reviewed with the customer to ensure the right items are being ordered and shelves are filled with the proper mix of products consumers want to buy.
In addition, the POW solution will be used to automate the product returns process. In the past, the sales rep would manually fill out a form and send it to headquarters where the information would be manually keyed into their returns system by a customer service representative. This process was time consuming, created errors, and involved too many people to process a return request. With POW, the sales rep will simply scan the UPC code on each item and print a receipt so the store manager knows exactly what items are being returned and the total amount of the credit that will be applied to their account.
POW, an acronym for Pocket OrderWriter, is an application solution that can be used by any wholesale distributor with a mobile sales force. POW operates on a mobile computer using the MicroSoft CE.Net or Mobile operating systems. The mobile computer has a built in bar code scanner that makes the order entry process simple, fast, and error free.
DistribuQuik is the full service distribution operation for 7-Eleven Stores, Inc. located in Oklahoma City, OK. This is the only independently owned 7-Eleven chain in the world. These stores are owned by the family of William C. Brown under special arrangements with the founder of the original 7-Eleven, Inc., John Thompson.
Ai2 (formerly Access International) is a 25-year old software firm headquartered in downtown Chicago. Their applications are used by over 75,000 users each day to capture over 75 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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