GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- April 11, 2003 -- Progressive Distribution Services, Inc. announced today several enhancements to Channel Manager(sm), a web-based system that offers their Clients real-time management and reporting for all sales channels simultaneously. It provides web and catalog merchants a real-time unified overview of their entire business allowing for improved strategic decision-making. It also enables them to effectively manage both the marketing and logistical needs of their project as well as delivering comprehensive tools in assisting with on-line product presentation and content.
“Our advanced business management tools, like Channel Manager(sm), are key to our Client`s competitiveness and success,” said John McGovern, President of Progressive Distribution Services, Inc. “As Channel Manager(sm) continues to evolve, it ensures that they can remain in-tune with both their customer needs and business operations. It also provides them with real-time information and control that will increase the quantity and quality of customer orders, leading to an increase in overall sales and profits.”
This 4th generation roll out is part of and on-going series of enhancements that strengthen an already intuitive and easy to navigate web-based system.
Enhancements included in this roll out of Channel Manager(sm) are:
• Sophisticated promotion management tools that provide the ability to increase revenue by creating and managing multiple levels of promotions simultaneously, both within the client’s website as well as their affiliates;
• Integrated Web Store content management tools that can be easily updated by the client in real-time, with a variety of options in order to provide customers with the most current products and offers.
• Enhanced purchase order administration tools that allows more efficient communications between buyers, warehouse operations and the accounts payable process.
• A variety of new features which enable sales managers to monitor key sales data and trends through Channel Manager’s(sm) Profile Summary reporting.
Progressive Distribution Services, Inc., founded in 1984 and based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a leading channel service provider that delivers integrated e-commerce and distribution management services. The company specializes in providing a turnkey solution for corporations that want to leverage the potential of the Internet quickly and inexpensively. Clients outsource systems development and operational functions to Progressive Distribution while avoiding the cost and massive internal structure necessary to manage e-order processing, fulfillment, warehousing and inventory management, secure credit card billing, live operator customer contact center, web-based management reporting, unified B2B and B2C, and web store development and hosting.
Contact:
Cassie Nieto, Business Development
Progressive Distribution Services, Inc.
5505 36th Street SE
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49512
Voice: 616.957.5900 • Fax: 616.957.2990
Internet: www.prodist.com
E-mail: sales@prodist.com
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