Somerfield and Pierhouse Short-listed for a Retail Systems Award

Somerfield and Pierhouse have been short-listed for a Retail Systems Award 2008 in the best use of in store marketing technology category, for the adoption of the net.tickIT solution to deliver accurate POS throughout the retailer’s estate of over 900 stores.

The solution, which enables each branch to produce only the POS it needs, has reduced .materials wastage and man hours and also met a key corporate strategic requirement: to improve customer service.
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Ian Hook, managing director, Pierhouse Business Solutions, commented, “In the highly volatile grocery sector, the ability to react fast to changing market demands with accurate marketing messages, is essential to driving sales. Our net.tickIT solution helps Somerfield do just that, while maintaining the brand image. That our work has been shortlisted for a major industry award is an added delightful bonus.

The Retail Systems Awards, now in its third year, recognises excellence and innovation in providing information technology to the retail sector. The Awards will be presented at a gala dinner on Wednesday 29 October at Grosvenor House, London.