POS Systems: HoneyBaked Ham Strikes ROI Pay Dirt With UTC RETAIL's LifeCycle Management Solutions And Services
UTC RETAIL's, a leading provider of retail management solutions including software, hardware and professional services, announced recently the completion of a rollout to over 50 HoneyBaked Ham stores located in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Southwest USA. The HoneyBaked Ham Company of Ohio, based in Cincinnati, is the operator of these locations and chose UTC RETAIL's 1800 Series All-In-One Touchscreen Workstation for approximately 200 of their point-of-sale lanes. They also selected UTC RETAIL's 2200 Series for their 50 store locations for reporting, payroll, and other Manager Workstation back office applications. A comprehensive solution of state of the art POS and back office hardware and lifecycle services including staging, installation, hot swap and asset disposal coupled with a projected 40 % savings on maintenance over 6 years was a deciding factor in HoneyBaked Ham's choosing UTC RETAIL. The 1800 Series integrated seamlessly with HoneyBaked Ham's new proprietary software and the 1800 Series design and footprint is ideal for the additional lanes their store fronts set up during busy holiday seasons.
In addition to the 1800 Series POS workstations installed at the point-of-sale, each location was installed with an 1800 Series unit in the back office for order entry, training, and to provide an immediate in-store replacement in case a unit is down at the point-of-sale, eliminating costly and time consuming on-site services. Unlike HoneyBaked Ham's experience with previous POS hardware that required frequent updates, UTC RETAIL's retail hardened workstations with embedded chipsets maintain configuration stability across lanes allowing retailers like HoneyBaked Ham to eliminate the cost of managing multiple images. The Hot Swap replacement program includes a new "printer kit" allowing an easy migration path for upgrading aging printers. UTC RETAIL's Asset Disposal services will properly dispose of HoneyBaked Ham's retired POS hardware protecting the company from potential environmental and legal liability. UTC RETAIL's comprehensive suite of hardware and lifecycle management services virtually ensures an impressive ROI to HoneyBaked Ham.
"UTC RETAIL proposed a package that wrapped together the latest update of our proprietary software with their state of the art POS equipment, and a full complement of life cycle management services including an in-store plan to avoid costly and time consuming on-site services to assure that our lanes are always ready to serve our customers at the point of sale," said Senior Director of IT and Administrative Services, Jeff Donatini. "The transition to the 1800 Series was seamless and the stable version control due to embedded chipsets will save HoneyBaked Ham revenue and aggravation across our stores."
"The HoneyBaked Ham story is a prime example of the way UTC RETAIL's team of professionals works with our customers to achieve their goals and solve their needs at the point of sale," said UTC RETAIL's Victoria Rose, VP of Sales. "Significant savings will be achieved due to the longevity of UTC RETAIL's POS equipment and the unique lifecycle solutions being implemented at Honey Baked Ham that save the retailer time and money."
About UTC RETAIL's Two of the leading retail innovators have come together to form one great company. Ultimate Technology and Purple Cactus Technologies is now UTC RETAIL. Ultimate Technology, a leader in POS hardware and service solutions acquired Purple Cactus Technologies, a provider of multi-channel retail automation software in October of 2007. The result of this acquisition created UTC RETAIL. UTC RETAIL is a leader in providing seamlessly integrated retail management solutions including software, hardware and professional services to the specialty retail market. Our retail software solutions include Multi-Channel Enterprise and Merchandising, Store Automation, Planning, Loyalty and Retail Management enabling specialty retailers to increase sales, lower costs and build competitive advantage. In addition to best in class software solutions, UTC RETAIL provides a complete set of branded hardware solutions and comprehensive professional service offerings, providing retailers a single point of contact and accountability for all of their retail management solutions. We're UTC RETAIL. We're retail automation experts. It's all we do and we do it better than anyone else. For more information on UTC RETAIL, visit www.ultimatetechnology.com
About HoneyBaked Ham
This year HoneyBaked is celebrating 50 years of serving the original, authentic HoneyBaked Ham. In 1957, Harry J. Hoenselaar developed a unique curing, cooking and smoking process for a bone-in ham that featured a mouthwatering sweet, crunchy glaze. His unique sense of inspiration also led to a more convenient way to serve ham - Harry invented a machine that spiral sliced delicately-smoked ham around the bone to create the very first HoneyBaked Ham.
Fifty years later, The HoneyBaked Ham Company is still family owned and operated and the family's fourth generation will soon be entering the business. We still hand craft each HoneyBaked Ham® one at a time, cooking and smoking it until it is tender and juicy all the way to the bone. We prepare our hams fresh daily right inside our stores, coating each one in our secret recipe glaze. In addition to the famous spiral-sliced ham, The HoneyBaked Ham Company features turkey, side dishes and desserts, as well as made-to-order sandwiches and catering options. For more information on The HoneyBaked Ham Company, visit www.honeybaked.com
SOURCE: UTC RETAIL's