Tennessee-Based Sofa Connection Inc. Partners With GERS Retail Systems and Purchases the GERS Sequel System.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 1998--GERS Retail Systems, a leading supplier of enterprise-wide relational database relational database Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple. solutions for the retail industry, is pleased to announce that Sofa Connection Inc. has chosen the GERS Sequel System to automate its daily operations. The retailer plans to be live on the Sequel System by the end of August. The custom-order specialty furniture retailer purchased GERS' Base Package, and the Customer Service, POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale , Batch Bar Coding, Sequel Mail, Sequel Flash, and EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. Interface modules. Sofa Connection is hoping the GERS Sequel System will simplify operations and make a smoother transition for them into the year 2000. "I'm hoping for better efficiency in the area of accounting, inventory control and more than anything lots of success with the Point-of-Sale system in speeding up the sales process A sales process is a systematic approach for performing product or service sales. The reasons for having a sales process include seller and buyer risk management, achieving standardized customer interaction in sales and scalable revenue generation. ," said Sofa Connection Inc. President, Mack Peters. Additionally, Peters cites GERS' track record as a selling point selling point n. An aspect of a product or service that is stressed in advertising or marketing. Noun 1. selling point - a characteristic of something that is up for sale that makes it attractive to potential customers for them. "Similar retailers we know use the GERS system and love its functionality so we felt they were the best fit for us." Sofa Connection Inc., in operation since 1989, operates ten stores and four warehouses in Tennessee, Florida, and North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , and has headquarters in Madison, Tennessee Madison, Tennessee is a suburb of the city of Nashville, Tennessee in the United States. It is incorporated as part of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. . The retailer's stores in Florida and Charlotte, North Carolina “Charlotte” redirects here. For other uses, see Charlotte (disambiguation). Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the 20th largest city in the United States. go by the name Carolina Sofa. They operate three other full-line outlet stores, which they plan to convert to the sequel system in the future. An eleventh store is planned to open in Charlotte in late fall. "We're pleased that Sofa Connection Inc. took the time to speak to other retailers before deciding on us," said GERS vice president Dennis Conforto. "It shows they have confidence in our product and support structure. I know we can increase their efficiency and productivity." The GERS Sequel System is a comprehensive management tool that allows retailers the ability to oversee all aspects of retail operation including accounting, inventory, sales, warehousing and merchandising, with the flexibility to shape the system to their individual needs. Built within an Oracle relational database platform to facilitate optimal growth, the Sequel System also features clear menus with friendly pop-up windows to guide users through each procedure to save time and increase employee productivity. GERS Retail Systems provides fully integrated, Open Systems computer solutions software, hardware, and comprehensive training for department stores, specialty stores, Home Furnishings retailers, and Consumer Electronics/Wireless retail operations. CONTACT: GERS Retail Systems Deborah Gordon or Shelley Boswell, 800/854-2263 |
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