Storis Signs Old Cannery for Store Automation

October 5, 2006  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Retail Technology on October 2006 Sumner, Wash., retailer Old Cannery Furniture Warehouse has converted its store automation to Storis Management Systems’ Vision R8 retail management system.

The switch took less than 90 days.

“Old Cannery decided that they wanted to expedite the conversion process,” said Mark Van Winkle, director of Vision R8. “Working together we were able to create a project plan and deliver the professional services to meet their goal date. Having the opportunity to work with the Old Cannery staff of professionals, it is no surprise that this company has a long history of success in achieving their goals.”

Family-owned, 25-year-old Old Cannery has created a unique visual experience in its store. The store is set up to look like an ‘old cannery,’ and features old-fashioned toy trains streaming through the space, and showcases a seasonal petting zoo for the kids.Old Cannery also has an oak manufacturer on its 10 acre campus and a homemade-fudge factory.

Old Cannery was originally ran all store operations manually.

“Our business process struggles prompted us to search for the right needs-based software to be incorporated into our day to day methods, and we found that with STORIS,” said Cris Ness, IT/systems manager at Old Cannery.

He noted that the Vision R8 operates in real-time, performing the work that would have originally taken five people to do at the store.