Driveline...A Major New Retail Merchandising Services Brand Debuts.MALVERN, Pa. -- Storecast Holdings, Inc. today announced that it has established a new premier retail services brand - Driveline drive·line n. See drive train. . Effective immediately the company will now be known as Driveline Holdings, Inc. Driveline is the leading national end-to-end retail services company offering retailers and consumer product goods manufacturers the most comprehensive array of multi-channel services utilizing proprietary technologies and delivering the fastest response times. Driveline has more than 10,000 W-2 company employees providing coverage in more than 70,000 retail locations across virtually all retail channels, including food and drug stores, home centers, dollar stores, mass merchants, category killers Category Killer Large companies that put less efficient and highly specialized merchants out of business. Category killers can attain this status by being cheaper, easier, bigger, or more popular than the competition. , clubs, and convenience stores The following is a list of convenience stores organized by geographical location. Stores are grouped by the lowest heading that contains all locales in which the brands have significant presence. . Services include retail execution, continuity coverage and retail selling, Homestore programs, new store and remodels, knowledge and events, DSD (Direct Stream Digital) See SACD. programs, logistics services, and category management support. Driveline's scale, culture, and financial strength create industry-leading value and permit the delivery of integrated solutions for even the largest consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and retailers and manufactures. "Our companies have enjoyed unprecedented growth and market success over the past few years," explained Vince Willis, Driveline's chief executive officer. "To maintain our leadership position, we are aligning a·lign v. a·ligned, a·lign·ing, a·ligns v.tr. 1. To arrange in a line or so as to be parallel: align the tops of a row of pictures; aligned the car with the curb. our operations under the Driveline brand and underscoring our commitment to - retail power and motion - our unending obsession for delivering ever more effective retail solutions that help our customers and their products succeed when and where it matters most - in front of consumers." The Driveline companies include Storecast Merchandising, Archway Merchandising, The Service Team and Co-Resources Solutions. Each of these legacy divisions is being renamed to capture the power of the Driveline brand. "Driveline's customers can expect to continue to receive the high quality value-driven services they have come to expect but with even more retail merchandising power and with new options for more efficient customer interfaces," noted Ed Fruchtenbaum, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . "This change has allowed us to integrate administrative systems and to focus on ever-better service execution and faster-to-market services supported by the application of proprietary technologies." Mr. Willis continued, "In partnership with Lake Capital, a $1.3 billion private equity firm based in Chicago, we set out in 2004 to build the leading provider of high value retail merchandising services in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The evolution to Driveline is an important step in furthering our vision and has enabled us to unify 1. (database, product) Unify - A relational database produced by Unify Corporation. 2. (algorithm) unify - To perform unification. our market presence, enhance our internal communication and coordination, and position our company for future growth in a very dynamic industry." About Driveline Holdings, Inc. Driveline is distinguished by its exclusive use of company employees, not independent contractors A person who contracts to do work for another person according to his or her own processes and methods; the contractor is not subject to another's control except for what is specified in a mutually binding agreement for a specific job. , and by its continuous operation for over six decades. Depth and breadth of retail coverage, including the national deployment of more than 10,000 W-2 employees, a dedicated field management structure and paperless internet based e-merchandising operating processes produce the highest and most consistent reliability in the industry. Such operating capabilities Noun 1. operating capability - the capability of a technological system to perform as intended performance capability capability, capableness - the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his , combined with proprietary technologies, enable the fastest response times. Proprietary technologies also provide customers with unmatched visibility into store conditions and how their programs are performing at retail. Driveline provides coverage in more than 70,000 retail locations across virtually all retail channels including food and drug stores, home centers, dollar stores, mass merchants, category killers, clubs and convenience stores. Services include retail execution, continuity coverage and selling, Homestore programs, new store and remodels, knowledge and events, DSD programs, logistics services and category management support. Scale, culture and financial strength create industry leading value and permit the delivery of integrated solutions for even the largest consumer goods retailers and manufactures. For more information on Driveline, please visit www.drivelineretail.com. |
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