{"id":5278,"date":"2018-06-20T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pditechnologies.com\/?p=5278"},"modified":"2022-10-24T17:12:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T17:12:08","slug":"friendly-express-selects-pdi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pditechnologies.com\/archive\/friendly-express-selects-pdi\/","title":{"rendered":"Friendly Express and Lewis and Raulerson Select PDI as New Software Provider"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>ATLANTA, GEORGIA \u2013 June 20, 2018<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 PDI, a leading global provider of enterprise software solutions to the convenience retail, wholesale petroleum and logistics industries, today announced it has been selected by Friendly Express, Inc. (Friendly Express) and Lewis and Raulerson, Inc. (Lewis and Raulerson) as their enterprise resource planning (ERP) software provider. The Georgia-based companies, which have retail, wholesale and fleet divisions, will use several parts of PDI\u2019s expanded solution portfolio, including its retail management, wholesale petroleum, warehouse inventory, card processing, dispatch and in-truck software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are currently implementing an aggressive growth strategy, and we needed a platform that could accommodate that growth in all of our business divisions,\u201d said Danny Smith, president, Friendly Express. \u201cBesides being an industry leader with a great reputation, PDI has the solutions we need to streamline intercompany transactions, reduce duplicative processes, and improve visibility across our operation, enabling us to respond to business needs as they arise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friendly Express will also take advantage of PDI MarketLink\u2014a product that allows retailers to maximize their money-back relationship with manufacturers by exchanging rebate dollars for sales transaction data. In addition, Lewis and Raulerson will use PDI Petronet\u2014a customer portal that helps businesses better manage their dealer, cardlock, commercial and residential customer relationships in a web-based environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to welcome Friendly Express and Lewis and Raulerson to the PDI customer family,\u201d said Jimmy Frangis, CEO, PDI. \u201cCompanies\u2019 increasingly sophisticated and complex business models is the reason our ongoing efforts to expand our solution portfolio are so important. Our goal is to fully serve the needs of our entire customer base and ensure their success, and we look forward to doing that for Friendly Express and Lewis and Raulerson.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friendly Express operates 35 stores in southeast Georgia with plans to complete up to four raze-and-rebuild and two new-to-industry projects this year. The sister wholesale company, Lewis and Raulerson, operates in four states\u2014Georgia, Florida, Alabama and South Carolina\u2014and distributes major brand products to over 250 open dealers.<\/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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">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>ATLANTA, GEORGIA \u2013 June 20, 2018&nbsp;\u2013 PDI, a leading global provider of enterprise software solutions to the convenience retail, wholesale petroleum and logistics industries, today announced it has been selected by Friendly Express, Inc. (Friendly Express) and Lewis and Raulerson, Inc. (Lewis and Raulerson) as their enterprise resource planning (ERP) software provider. 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