Global Company Episys attracts top retailers to South Africa road shows
Episys, the global information technology solutions and services company, in conjunction with its South African partner HOLDiT, successfully presented its first Signage Conventions in South Africa in Cape Town and Johannesburg earlier this month.
Both events were held in IBM's African Innovation Centres and were attended by many major South African retailers who listened to presentations from Derek Buchanan, Chief Executive Officer of Episys, Di Woodley, Executive Director of HOLDiT and customer case studies on implementing Episys' Retail Enterprise Suite integrated signage system.
Attendees were also able to tour the Episys Department Store, which was a retail aisle stocked with many different categories of products and signed with both paper and electronic shelf edge labels and promotional displays as well as electronic kiosks and TV displays. All the various communication channels were driven by Episys' Retail Enterprise Suite to demonstrate how managing 'one version of the truth' on signage devices can be consistent and accurate with up-to-date product prices, descriptions and benefits.
This concept of maintaining 'one version of the truth' throughout a retailer's stores is well understood by Episys customers which include; The Home Depot, Sears Holdings Corporation, John Lewis Partnership, Marks & Spencer, Fortnum & Mason, Comet, B&Q, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Pets at Home, Wm Morrison Supermarkets, Halfords and Jessops.
Retail Enterprise Suite™ is an out-of-the-box configurable solution combining precise promotional messaging with mobile applications, designed to allow retailers to reduce costs, increase sales and improve customer satisfaction. Through the suite of modules, retailers are able to drive content from a single source to all types of output media including paper, the World Wide Web, handheld mobile devices and electronic signage, including TV displays. This ensures the integrity of a retailer's promotional message and eliminates data redundancy.
Retail Aisle
IBM's African Innovation Centre