The Retail and General Merchandising Industries are Powered by Voice Solutions

A major challenge for the retail supply chain operator is to maintain a productive workforce that fluctuates with the seasons – seasons determined by climate, holidays, sports, fashion, fads and the whimsical consumer. Every day brings the requirement for high velocity, rigorous, “each-picking” for put-to-store and direct-to-consumer orders.

VoiceLogistics’ is easily adopted by workers and provides close supervision to assure they quickly achieve a level proficiency – typically less than half the time of other automation options. As with many warehouses workforces, these new seasonal workers do not speak the local language – a situation addressed by VoiceLogistics’ multilingual capabilities. Whatever the experience level, voice brings breakthrough gains in accuracy and productivity that assure virtually every order of the hundreds or thousands shipped everyday are filled properly and shipped on schedule.

Retail Distribution Centers Powered by Voice Solutions Include:

Argos, one of the UK’s leading multi-channel retailers, has over 520 stores in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, and sales of over £3billion. Argos is the 2003 Retailer of the Year and Multi-Channel Retailer of the Year. Argos, the pioneer of catalogue retailing in the UK, has established a strong brand focused on choice, value and convenience.

AutoZone is the No. 1 auto parts retailer in America. The company sells auto and light truck parts, chemicals and accessories through over 3,600 AutoZone stores in 48 states and the District of Columbia in the United States and 84 AutoZone stores in Mexico.

The TJX Companies, Inc is the leading off-price apparel and home fashions retailer in the U.S. and worldwide. TJX operates eight businesses — T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, A.J. Wright, and Bob's Stores in the United States, Winners and HomeSense in Canada, and T.K. Maxx in Europe. Our off-price mission is to deliver a rapidly changing assortment of quality, brand name merchandise at prices that are 20 - 60% less than department and specialty store regular prices, every day. The Company operates 788 T.J. Maxx, 709 Marshalls, 238 HomeGoods, and 148 A.J. Wright stores, as well as 35 Bob's Stores, in the United States. In Canada, the Company operates 170 Winners and 50 HomeSense stores, and in Europe, 190 T.K. Maxx stores.

The company's revenue for 2003 was approximately $12 billion. With the implementation of VoiceLogistics, TJX has achieved sustained accuracy rates of 99.98%, realized a productivity increase of 5-10% depending on which shift, and achieved Dynamic Load Balancing using their Rapid Pack Conveyer System.

PETCO is a leading specialty retailer of premium pet food, supplies and services. PETCO operates over 630 stores in 43 states and the District of Columbia. PETCO stores offer more than 10,000 high-quality pet-related products.

Haggar Clothing Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Haggar Corp., is a leading marketer of men's casual and dress apparel and women's sportswear, with global headquarters in Dallas, TX. Haggar markets in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom.

99¢ Only Stores is a unique deep-discount retailer of primarily name-brand consumable general merchandise at an affordable, single-price point. From its first store opening in 1982, the Company's chain of 99¢ Only Stores has expanded to over 160 stores, all located throughout California and in Nevada, Arizona and most recently, Texas. The company is the oldest existing single-price retail chain in the country.

UPS, founded in 1907 as a messenger company in the United States, has grown into a $30 billion dollar corporation by clearly focusing on the goal of enabling commerce around the globe. Today UPS is a global company with one of the most recognized and admired brands in the world. We have become the world's largest package delivery company and a leading global provider of specialized transportation and logistics services.

US Postal Service delivers mail to almost 138 million homes, businesses, and post office boxes. It carries more mail to people over a larger geographic area than any other country.