Software for the future

When investigating potential IT solution partners, STL Evo stood out.  Kam Mandalia, member of the Chetan Senior Leadership Team, said,

‘We’re impressed by STL’s commitment to continuous product development, providing a personal and responsive service, and its expertise in wholesaling as well as IT.’

Go-live ahead of schedule

The rollout of STL Evo ran smoothly – on budget and ahead of schedule, thanks to STL’s wholesale industry-specific PRO delivery methodology, which has been shaped by the experience of hundreds of installations in the wholesale sector.

Jay Mandalia, Chetan’s Senior Leader, said,

‘The Evo installation was organised, clear, hands-on and well communicated.
‘You could tell that STL has delivered many projects in our sector before. Both companies worked as one team, not in typical customer/supplier silos, which was very reassuring.’

Crucially, the process involved migrating all of Chetan’s existing stock-related data from its old system onto STL Evo – from stock codes, descriptions and pricing data to supplier and customer information. STL’s expertise, along with its data import and validation tools ensured all this information transferred intact and displayed logically in Evo.

More control, less effort

Now, with Evo’s powerful integrated engine, Chetan has truly centralised control of its stock, which has improved its efficiency, buying power and productivity. In turn, this is enabling it to deliver more choice at great prices with improved customer care and attention.

The modern software, underpinned by Microsoft and designed by STL’s wholesale experts, gives Chetan some important cash & carry-specific features.
These include pricing scheme flexibility and the ability to run ad hoc offers like period-limited multi-buy deals.

What’s more Evo’s unique interface with Unitas TOPS (the system Unitas uses to distribute supplier promotion information to its members) enables Chetan to quickly activate any deals it wants to run from that list – removing the need for data re-entry.

Importantly, Evo has built-in checks that safeguard margins before any promotional scheme is adopted.

Easy to use

The Evo POS software is easy to navigate, reducing training costs and freeing staff up to give their customers a friendly, helpful and smooth experience.
Evo also has rich reporting functionality that’s intuitive to set up and customise. This makes it easier for executives to gain a deep and dynamic view across their operations, helping them to capitalise on any emerging opportunities and address any potential problems before they can impact the business.

No worries

Critically, the Evo POS has standalone resilience which means it will keep trading even in the event of a server or Internet problem – with data backing up once the situation has been resolved.

Key benefits

As a result of installing STL Evo, Chetan has:

• Optimised stock management
• Faster order processing
• Automated promotions; margin control
• Powerful purchasing support
• Reduced operational costs
• Shorter queues
• Trading resilience
• Streamlined picking and receiving
• Rich business insights
• Improved responsiveness and productivity