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- 15 May
PriceAdvantage Announces Partnership with Gilbarco Veeder-Root
Synchronizing Fuel Price Changes at the POS, Pump and Price Signs
Colorado Springs, Colo., May 15, 2012 — PriceAdvantage, a division of Skyline Products announced today that they have formed a strategic partnership with Gilbarco Inc. to synchronize fuel price changes from the store to the street by combining the ease of use of the Gilbarco Passport® Point of Sale system with the automated pricing capabilities of the PriceAdvantage fuel price management solution. Gilbarco is the worldwide technology leader for retail and commercial fueling operations. PriceAdvantage is the leading provider of fuel price management solutions to the convenience store industry.
By working together, PriceAdvantage and Gilbarco will accelerate the implementation of fuel price changes from the POS to the pump and electronic price signs, resulting in increased profits and reduced human error all while optimizing existing technology.
Headquarters can change prices at the store, automatically updating the POS, pump and electronic price sign through PriceAdvantage’s one click technology. Store managers, without stepping outside the store, are able to implement price changes sent from PriceAdvantage to the Gilbarco Passport POS, pumps and electronic price sign, eliminating the risk of possible out-of-sync pricing.
“Passport is designed with a unique open architecture to enable partners such as PriceAdvantage to add value to our customers’ operations,” said Dan Witkemper, POS Product Manager. “Passport’s use of industry standard interfaces allows our customers to choose ‘best in class’ integration with partner applications to fulfill their specific business needs.”
“Maximizing profitability for fuel marketers is our objective. Partnerships with industry leaders like Gilbarco enables our customers to fluidly change prices immediately at their network of locations through one tool,” said Aaron McHugh, Head of the PriceAdvantage division. “In combination, our companies’ solutions give fuel marketers the best opportunity to drive down costs and, at the same time, increase revenue by improving their fuel pricing process.”
Gilbarco’s Passport Point of Sale system provides a highly intuitive touch screen interface that minimizes training time, errors and shrinkage. Retailers realize unique benefits for managing and growing their business, including flexible fuel and merchandise discounting, loyalty programs, and seamless connectivity to support the largest third-party partner program in the industry, including the industry’s most comprehensive list of back office and loyalty partners. Retailers also benefit from Remote Diagnostics and Gilbarco’s 24 x 7 x 365 Help Desk for maximum system up time.
PriceAdvantage is a highly specialized retail fuel pricing solution for the Convenience Store industry, designed to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of a retailer’s pricing process. PriceAdvantage provides automation for the entire fuel pricing process, from collection of competitive surveys, to efficient and detailed analysis for best price determination, to rapid speed-to-the-street price change execution. The ability to change prices immediately at the POS, fuel pumps and electronic price signs from the centralized headquarters location with one click makes the solution unique in the industry.
About Gilbarco Veeder-Root
Gilbarco Veeder-Root is the worldwide technology leader for retail and commercial fueling operations. We offer the broadest range of integrated solutions from the forecourt to the convenience store and head office. For almost 150 years, Gilbarco has earned the trust of its customers by providing long-term partnership, uncompromising support and proven reliability. In fact, we help manage the business and maximize the bottom lines for 19 of the top 20 convenience store operators in the U.S. Gilbarco Veeder-Root. Technology with a human touch.
About PriceAdvantage
PriceAdvantage, a division of Skyline Products, is the leading provider of fuel price management solutions to the convenience store industry. PriceAdvantage solutions allow fuel retailers to collect competitive data, determine optimized fuel pricing and automate price changes at the POS, fuel pump and electronic price signs, creating a streamlined closed loop fuel pricing process. Skyline Products is the leading developer, manufacturer and provider of fuel pricing and central control software, electronic price displays and dynamic message signs to the fuels, transportation and government vertical segments in North America. Company headquarters are located in Colorado Springs, CO. For more information about PriceAdvantage or Skyline Products please visit www.sellmoregas.com or www.skylineproducts.com.
Skyline Products and PriceAdvantage are trademarks of Skyline Products, Inc. Other company and/or product names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
