Retail Business Technology Expo

We're 11 days away from the start of the Retail Business Technology Expo (RBTE) in London and we're excited to announce that Steve Loveridge, our CEO, has been selected to co-present with Jonathan Key, Fresh Item Management (FIM) Coordinator at Brookshire Grocery Company.

Steve and Jonathan's presentation, "Fresh Food Retail: How to Maintain Profitability through Technology," outlines the unique challenges associated with maintaining profitability in fresh food departments for grocery/supermarket, food service and convenience chains and how technology can help reduce these challenges.  The presentation is on Tuesday, 12th March at 2:45pm in Theatre B.

RBTE runs from 12th March - 13th March at Earls Court in London and is the UK and Europe's leading Retail Expo with over 8,000 visitors from the UK, mainland Europe and the rest of the world.  RTBE attendees can also visit ADC in our stand, 674. 

"This is the third consecutive year we have attended RBTE and it has proven to be a valuable retail industry event to attend," said Steve Loveridge, CEO at ADC.  "Each year our involvement with the event has increased and we are very much looking forward to this year's event.  We look forward to sharing how our solutions are delivering double-digit returns in both shrink savings and fresh item sales increases."

In addition to the Main Theatre presentation, Steve is also presenting "Fresh Food Grocery Retailing: Sales up, Shrink Down" in the Pecha Kucha theatre on 12th March at 11:10am and 13th March at 2:40pm.

For more information on the RBTE show, visit www.RetailBusinessTechnologyExpo.com.

Trade Show Pictures

It's hard to believe we've exhibited at 5 shows in the first 2 months of 2013.  We wanted to share some pictures from the past 2 shows, EuroCIS in Germany and the AMI Meat Conference in Nashville.

EuroCIS Show in Düsseldorf Germany.



AMI Meat Conference Show in Nashville, Tennessee.

ReFresh 2013 Dates Announced

We're excited to announce the dates of our annual ReFresh Fresh Item Management (FIM) Conference and User Group - October 7-10, 2013 at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida.

Now in its 12th year, ReFresh offers grocery/supermarket, convenience and food service retailers the opportunity to network with industry peers and experts. ReFresh attendees receive a first-hand look at the latest Fresh Item Management (FIM) technology available, as well as hear new industry trends and information.

ReFresh attendees come from a variety of operational departments, including Information Technology/Information Systems, Directors/Managers, FIM Coordinators, Fresh Department Directors/Managers and Store Operations/Systems.

“We’re excited to be planning our 12th ReFresh conference,” said Steve Loveridge, ADC’s CEO. “As we do each year, we are adjusting the agenda to provide even more information to our ReFresh attendees, so be sure to mark your calendar. We look forward to showing all attendees how our solutions are delivering double-digit returns in both shrink savings and fresh item sales increases.”

Click here to find the latest information on ReFresh.

Recap of ReFresh 2013 

Attendees of ReFresh 2012 represented twelve different chains, across the United States. They spent two days sharing and discussing ways to improve fresh department efficiencies. Industry experts offered insights into industry trends and best practices:

• “Food Safety Update at the Retail Level: Expert Advice from the Dean of Recalls” by Gale Prince, President of SAGE Food Safety Consultants – Gale shared important statistics on fresh food recalls, as well as the cost and long-lasting effects of recalls. Gale also discussed important steps in planning for recalls; including keeping electronic records and ensuring you have a recall process in place.
• “Major Trends in the Supermarket Perimeter” by Anne-Marie Roerink, Principal at 210 Analytics – Anne-Marie presented her most recent research on shopper behavior, including the growing trends of shopper’s saving money by simply cutting back on their grocery purchases and thoroughly checking price comparisons for the more expensive food purchases, such as meat.

Partner Interaction - ReFresh 2012 had six industry partners sponsor the event, where they were able to showcase their latest solutions for grocery/supermarket retailers.  ReFresh attendees were able to interact and network with Bizerba, Epson, Hobart, Ishida Rice Lake Retail Solutions, NBI Digi and Zebra Technologies.

Want more information? Contact Jamie Simon at +1.813.849.2238.

Carlie C's Selects and Implements ADC's InterScale Scales Management Software System

Applied Data Corporation (ADC) announces that Carlie C’s, a 16 store grocery company headquartered in Dunn, North Carolina, has selected and implemented ADC’s InterScale Scales Management Software system.

Carlie C’s, a member of the Independent Grocer’s Alliance (IGA), selected ADC’s InterScale software to host data to and from the scales in their fresh food departments. InterScale provides Carlie C’s with the ability to manage all scales data centrally, including event batch creation and management, sending network tests, re-loading scales and pulling back data for comparison reporting.

“InterScale has helped to reduce the time it takes to complete in-store tasks, including sending network tests and price adjustments,” said Rick Jones, IT Director at Carlie C’s. “With InterScale, we also have visibility into everything that was produced at the scale and can compare that to what has been sold. InterScale has also allowed our choices of manufacturers to be expanded thus saving money on purchasing equipment”

InterScale is one of three software systems that comprise InterStore, ADC’s Fresh Item Management (FIM) software suite. The other two systems are: NutriGen Recipe Manager, which provides interactive recipes for store operators for items produced or finished in stores, and the P-Cubed Production Manager, which automates, manages and tracks production in the fresh departments of grocery stores.

“With InterScale installed as their FIM foundation, Carlie C’s can now add additional modules within InterStore, as their needs grow,” said Steve Loveridge, ADC’s CEO. “InterStore helps our clients, such as Carlie C’s, make their fresh departments more profitable by better managing the inventory at their stores and providing more accurate information to enterprise systems, such as merchandising and supply chain.”

NRF 2013

It's been a great show for us at NRF 2013.  During our time at NRF, we met with existing clients and were able to meet with many prospects.  If you didn't get a chance to see us at NRF, don't worry! We will be at a variety of other shows throughout 2013.  You can see a full list here. 

We hope you enjoyed seeing us on the ARTS Pavilion and we look forward to seeing you at next year's show!

“Achieving Operational Excellence in Meat Departments”

We're excited to start the New Year with the first of our monthly webinar series.  Join us Wednesday, January 30, 2013 for “Achieving Operational Excellence in Meat Departments.”

Mark Molter, Principal Demonstrator, at ADC will be presenting a thirty minute webinar on the current challenges in meat departments and how Fresh Item Management (FIM) software solutions can help to increase efficiencies and set operational standards in your meat departments.

Sign up here: http://goo.gl/OP5qd.

Want Your Voice Heard?

ADC’s Retail Advisory Board (RAB) is comprised of current ADC customers who meet regularly and offer advice to ADC in regards to the direction of the company’s product development, priority and urgency of the development.

The RAB is a great forum to interact with current users, share ideas, ask ADC representatives questions and hear company updates from ADC.  Additionally, the RAB offers insights into operations that can enhance ADC’s software developments.  Meetings are held ten (10) times a year.

If you’re interested in joining or learning more about ADC’s RAB, please contact Jamie Simon at Jamie.Simon@AppliedDataCorp.com or +1.813.849.2238.