Liquidation World

New York, NY, January 15, 2007 –Today Epson, a leading supplier of value-added Point of Sale (POS) solutions, announced that Liquidation World, Canada’s largest liquidator, installed 200 Epson Mobilink wireless POS printers and 460 Epson TM-T88III receipt printers as part of its 460-unit DigiPoS Retail Blade 3™ POS System rollout. Since the installation, which began in June, 2005 and is still on going, Liquidation World has experienced improved operations, reduced costs and enhanced customer service. The 110-store chain rolled out the new technology throughout its stores in Canada, Alaska, Idaho, Montana and Washington.
            Since Liquidation World purchases merchandise in lots, inventory changes weekly and the chain had to use manual price guns to label thousands of new products daily. “With the unpredictability of the liquidation business, we needed a POS system that would adapt to our needs now and in the future,” said Chad Richardson, Director of Information Systems at Liquidation World. “We needed the most serviceable solution out there with a more efficient means to label constantly changing incoming inventory. DigiPoS and Epson fit the bill.”
             “Labeling a huge pile of candy bars at 45 cents each was a lot of labor with very little return,” commented Richardson. Since the installation, employees scan products, print out labels with the Epson Mobilink printer, and stick them to shelves. “We transitioned our associates from putting a sticker on every single item in each store to simply creating a shelf label printed by Epson – which equates to about 13% time savings in the overall product merchandising process.”
            The new DigiPoS Retail Blade 3 system speeds customers through lines seven percent faster than the previous system, while providing Liquidation World with greater flexibility. Since Mobilink is based on the Epson TM-T88-series receipt printers that Liquidation World uses with the new system, the printers can be used interchangeably. “Although the Mobilink printer is very durable and can withstand major drops, we can be very rough on equipment and it’s nice to know we have backups if needed,” said Richardson.
About Liquidation World
            Liquidation World liquidates consumer merchandise through 116 retail outlets located throughout Canada and the northwest US. The Company solves asset recovery problems in a professional manner for the financial services industry, insurance companies, manufacturers, wholesalers and other organizations. Liquidation World opened its first retail outlet in Calgary, Alberta in 1986 and, today, with more than 2,000 employees, is one of the largest liquidators in North America.

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