Industry Updates: Retail and Foodservice Technology – September 2015

Grocery

Kum & Go has selected G.O.L.D. Space Optimization software with centralized data management from Symphony EYC to streamline the merchandising process across its stores.

Foodservice

American Dairy Queen Corp. is utilizing a managed firewall solution from Netsurio that helps provide security across the company’s network of corporate and franchised stores.

Papa John’s Pizza has selected the Red e App mobile communications platform to increase operational efficiency across its organization.

Tully’s Coffee has selected Revel’s iPad POS systems to be installed across 46 of the company’s corporate stores throughout the western U.S.

Discount/GM

Lowe’s Companies Inc. is strengthening its support of the ZWave wireless Internet of Things (IoT) standard by joining The Z-Wave Alliance with its Iris smart home solution. The Iris by Lowe’s is a smart home solution created to monitor and control virtually everything in the home anytime, anywhere from a computer, smart phone or tablet.

Pet Supplies Plus has selected SPS Commerce Integrated Fulfillment, a cloud-based solution that automates the exchange of forms and information between retailers, suppliers and 3PLs. Partners that trade with Pet Supplies can connect to the SPS network once to facilitate their exchange of data with the company from that point moving forward.

Target Corp. is utilizing RangeMe, a solution that lets suppliers upload their products with supporting information such as a pitch video, pricing and photos.