Checkpoint Systems Introduces World’s First Source-to-store Merchandise Visibility Solution
April 07 2009 - 8:52AM
Business Wire
Checkpoint Systems, Inc.
(NYSE: CKP), the leading supplier of shrink management solutions,
today announced the world�s first comprehensive Merchandise
Visibility Solution, enabling apparel and other retailers to
optimize the entire supply chain from source to store.
Available immediately, the new solution delivers high-resolution
visibility for retailers, and addresses the challenges they face in
managing their operations and ensuring adequate on-shelf inventory
to meet customers� needs. Checkpoint has brought together the
hardware, software and services to deploy a complete
standards-based, source-to-store, RFID-enabled Merchandise
Visibility solution.
�Checkpoint�s Merchandise Visibility solution transforms
retailers� operations, enabling them to improve their supply chain
and in-store operational effectiveness in ways never before
possible,� said Rob van der Merwe, Chairman, President and CEO,
Checkpoint Systems Inc. �This solution positions retailers to gain
unprecedented visibility to reduce out-of-stocks, reduce shrink and
reduce working capital, while improving the consumer�s experience
and increasing sales.�
Industry studies show that retailers� inventory numbers are
accurate only 35% to 45% of the time, and merchandise is
out-of-stock 10-12% of the time. As a result, retailers face
margin-reducing pressures across a variety of fronts, including
lost sales due to out-of-stocks, lost sales of items that would
have been purchased along with the out-of-stock item (such as a
belt with a pair of designer jeans), end-of-season markdowns caused
by overstocks, and increased operational costs associated with
manual counting and stocking processes.
�Our Merchandise Visibility Solution provides apparel retailers
with comprehensive visibility from the source to the store,� said
Prasad Putta, general manager, Merchandise Visibility, Checkpoint
Systems. �Checkpoint�s comprehensive portfolio of products and
services enables us to design and implement solutions delivering
benefits to the entire retail supply chain, from the point of
manufacture into the hands of consumers. Checkpoint is the only
company that can provide retailers with the complete, proven
solution that they need to cost-effectively optimize shelf
availability to meet customers� needs.�
The Merchandise Visibility Solution addresses these challenges
by seamlessly integrating the combined strengths of several key
Checkpoint capabilities:
- RFID software from
Checkpoint�s OATSystems division, delivering information management
and real-time event processing to automate and error-proof the
entire supply chain
- RFID tags, delivered to
the point of manufacture and applied at the source, through the
company�s unique Check-Net service, providing visibility at the
start of the supply chain
- Shrink management
solutions, including portals and readers to track inventory
throughout the supply chain in real-time.
- Installation services for
all of the equipment that provides real-time insight as merchandise
moves throughout the supply chain
With Merchandise Visibility, retailers can now achieve the
precision and accuracy in their operations never before possible.
It provides critical information that is used to error-proof the
supply chain, optimize inventory levels, alert store personnel when
merchandise must be re-stocked, and automatically reorder when
in-store quantities are too low. As a result, retailers can better
manage inventory to meet customer demand, ensuring adequate stock
levels without excessive inventory.
�Particularly during difficult economic times like these in
which consumers have dramatically curtailed their spending,
retailers must be in a position to sell when their customers are
ready to buy,� added Putta. �Missed sales opportunities are simply
too costly; the majority of customers will shop at a competitor�s
store if the item they are looking for is out-of-stock, making each
and every selling opportunity critical for the retailer. In
addition, retailers face high capital costs. They can�t just stock
extra merchandise; they need to optimize inventory levels to
prevent overstocks that lead to costly markdowns.�
Several retailers in Europe use Checkpoint�s Merchandise
Visibility Solution to obtain unprecedented high-resolution
visibility and the solution continues to gain traction. Checkpoint
has a dedicated team focused on this solution, extending its
portfolio of shrink management solutions that four of the top five
global retailers - and hundreds of others - rely on for their
shrink management needs.
About Checkpoint Systems, Inc.
Checkpoint Systems, Inc. is the leading supplier of retail
shrink management and merchandise visibility solutions.
Checkpoint's global team helps retailers �and their
suppliers�reduce theft, increase inventory visibility and provide
consumers with greater merchandise availability through the
company's rapidly evolving RF technology, expanding shrink
management offerings and Check-Net labelling solutions. Listed on
the NYSE (NYSE:CKP), Checkpoint operates in every major geographic
market and employs 3,900 people worldwide. For more information,
visit www.checkpointsystems.com.
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