Casey's Convenience Store Chain selects Retalix Mobile Store Applications for all 1,350 Stores
Retalix Pocket Office (RPO) Selected for Ease of Use and Versatility
Dallas, TX, and Ankeny, IA, October 25, 2004 – Retalix Ltd. (NASDAQ: RTLX) and Casey’s Convenience Stores Inc. (NASDAQ:CASY) announced today that Casey's General Stores has selected Retalix PocketOffice suite of mobile applications for a company-wide implementation, as an additional sub-system of the Retalix StorePoint solution suite already utilized by the Mid-Western convenience store giant. Casey’s is currently in the midst of a chain-wide StorePoint rollout, already implemented in 700 of its sites, and intends to deploy RPO in all of its 1,350 stores.
Retalix Pocket Office (RPO) is a Microsoft WindowsCE-based suite of mobile applications, which comprises Ordering, Receiving, Stock Counting, Price Verification, Waste Management, and Wet Stock Receiving modules. Designed with an easy-to-use, intuitive graphical interface, and seamlessly integrated with existing StorePoint back office applications, RPO guides operators through performing many back-office operations without leaving their locations on the floor, thus enabling greater availability of the store staff to serve their customers better, and driving time and cost savings for the chain.
Casey's will roll out RPO utilizing Denso Hand-Held terminals. The Denso Hand Held is part of Denso’s BHT-200 mobile computer series with an integrated barcode scanner, operating on an open WindowsCE.net operating system. Close collaboration of Retalix and Denso engineers resulted in the development of a custom-designed device, which offers superior reliability and durability.
“Our decision to implement RPO at all of our 1350 stores was not only the logical extension of our vigorous rollout of the Retalix StorePoint suite but the natural choice, based on the product’s user-friendliness and its seamless integration with the existing StorePoint suite. In addition, the optimized workflow results in considerable time and cost savings and allows us to stay ahead of the game in a competitive market with continuously tightening margins,” said Brad Heyer, Casey’s Vice President - Information Systems.
“We are very pleased that Casey’s has chosen to add RPO as another essential element in its chain-wide rollout of Retalix StorePoint suite. RPO is an application that elevates in-store mobile operations to a new level of efficiency, providing time and cost savings and improved customer service. Casey’s focus is the continuous improvement of its retail operations, and Retalix is proud to deliver solutions that provide Casey’s with the necessary functionality, architecture and flexibility to achieve these goals,” said Barry Shaked, CEO of Retalix Ltd.
About Casey’s General Stores
Founded in 1968, Casey’s General Stores are self-distributing and have store locations in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Indiana. Casey’s General Stores are headquartered in Ankeny, Iowa and employ over 13,000 people. For further information visit the company’s website at www.caseys.com.
About Denso Corporation
DENSO Corporation is a leading supplier of automotive and electronic components. The Global 500 Company continues to leverage its core technologies and has diversified into other business areas to become an emerging leader in the ADC market (Automatic Data Capture). As a member of the TOYOTA group, DENSO is the worlds 3rd largest manufacturer of data collection hardware. Currently, it supplies over $250M in OEM technology to the industry and is well established in Europe and Asia, claiming nearly 70% market share in QR Code barcode readers and mobile computing technology. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.denso-id.com
About Retalix Ltd.
Retalix Ltd., with North American headquarters in Dallas, TX, provides integrated enterprise-wide software solutions for the global food and fuel retail industries, including supermarkets, convenience stores, fuel stations and restaurants. The Company offers a full suite of software applications that support a food retailer's essential retailing operations and enable retailers to increase their operating efficiencies while improving customer acquisition, retention and profitability. With installations in more than 30,000 stores and across 44 countries, the Company markets its software solutions through direct sales, distributors, local dealers and its various subsidiaries. For further information, please visit the Company's website at www.retalix.com
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