{"id":5093,"date":"2020-03-24T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pditechnologies.com\/?p=5093"},"modified":"2022-11-02T14:29:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T14:29:51","slug":"pdi-adding-clustering-capabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pditechnologies.com\/archive\/pdi-adding-clustering-capabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"PDI Announces an Industry First, Adding Store Clustering Capabilities to Back Office Software for Convenience Retailers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Convenience retailers doing business across multiple states or countries can now maintain centralized control and visibility while increasing operational flexibility<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ATLANTA, GEORGIA \u2013 March 24, 2020<\/strong>&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20200324005094\/en\/PDI-Announces-Industry-Adding-Store-Clustering-Capabilities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Business Wire<\/a>) \u2014&nbsp;PDI, a leading global provider of enterprise software solutions to the convenience retail, wholesale petroleum, and logistics Industries, is delivering another industry first by adding store clustering capabilities to its back office software, PDI Envoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this addition, multi-store convenience retailers can group their locations into independently operated clusters that feed into a single database at the home office. The feature is a game-changer for convenience retailers who need centralized control, visibility, and reporting as well as operational flexibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new store clustering capabilities enhance an already robust back office solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>A central management system&nbsp;<\/strong>delivers a unified view of all store locations.<\/li><li><strong>Configurable multi-store setup&nbsp;<\/strong>allows retailers to organize and segment sites.<\/li><li><strong>Secure data protection<\/strong>&nbsp;enables operators within a cluster to only see information about their store or group of stores.<\/li><li><strong>Customizable reporting<\/strong>&nbsp;provides business insights based on the convenience retailer\u2019s store model.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere was a time when convenience retailers did not have the flexibility to restrict operator control to a specific store or cluster of stores,\u201d said Drew Mize, executive vice president and general manager of ERP Solutions at PDI. \u201cThose days are gone since we can now feed data from across these operator clusters into&nbsp; one database that delivers deep reporting. This is a big win for our customers and the global convenience industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About PDI Technologies, Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professional Datasolutions, Inc. is now PDI Technologies, Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With 40 years of industry\u00a0leadership, PDI Technologies, Inc. resides at the intersection of productivity and sales\u00a0growth, delivering powerful solutions that serve as the backbone of the convenience retail and petroleum\u00a0wholesale ecosystem. By \u201cConnecting Convenience\u201d across the globe, we empower businesses to increase\u00a0productivity, make informed decisions, and engage faster with their customers.\u00a0From large-scale ERP and logistics operations to loyalty programs and cybersecurity, we\u2019re simplifying the\u00a0industry supply chain for whatever comes next. Today, we serve over 200,000 locations worldwide with solutions\u00a0like the Fuel Rewards\u00ae\u00a0program and GasBuddy, two popular brands representing 15 million monthly\u00a0users.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pditechnologies.com\/\">pditechnologies.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For more information, contact:<\/strong><br>Kelly O\u2019Brien,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:pr@pditechnologies.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pr@pditechnologies.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Convenience retailers doing business across multiple states or countries can now maintain centralized control and visibility while increasing operational flexibility. 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