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Success Systems®
Cloud-Based
ePBTM
Diversified solutions to meet your needs
in partnership with S. Abraham & Sons, Inc.
Scanning and price book application for your C-Store
learn how you can add another $30,000 per year per store to your profits with this tool
1-800-653-3345www.success-systems.com
for customers of SAS
SeCure- .NET Microsoft platform- Individual user passwords
eASy ConneCTIon- Receive digital invoices from
your food wholesalers- Manage store prices through
a PC that has Internet access
eASy To uSe- Intuitive application- Online help files- 800 Help Desk
AFForDABLe- Comprehensive price book- Keep a secure back-up of
price book off the register
retail link
1-800-653-3345www.success-systems.com
Cloud-Based Store Applications for Retailers
ToP FeATureS• Manage store price book on-site or remotely by item, group, or department • Keep a secure back-up of your price book off your register• Change prices globally by creating customized groups• Control inventory at the item level by store• Receive electronic invoices from your wholesalers that will automatically alert you
to new items or changing costs• Print barcodes and shelf labels with item description, UPC, date and retail price• Track price change history by item• Access your store price book from any location with Internet access• Compatible with most major POS terminals in the convenience store industry Key BeneFITS• Entry level cloud-based price book solution• Eliminate cashier ring errors, reduce training time and minimize shrinkage• Better control of your margins – enter prices by item, department or store margin• Electronic invoices – receive electronic invoices from wholesalers, Coca-Cola, food,
tobacco, beer, wine and liquor vendors• Web reporting – automatically receive access to system reports any time you access
the Internet• Remote access to the store’s operations – Review and control your store prices,
invoices and inventory from any computer with Internet access• Easy to use – optimize your store operations quickly and easily
ePB retail LinkTM is an affordable, cloud-based application that allows convenience store retailers to access and manage their store(s) product pricing. Users have the flexibility to change or add up to 150 items per month to their register at any time, from anywhere there is a computer with Internet access. Designed for store operators who are looking for simple and easy to use price book software, this application will allow them to scan and manage store product prices and receive wholesaler invoices electronically. Discover the benefits of store automation in this basic store solution. For additional features, upgrades can be made at any time. We offer the most recommended software in the industry.
See How our STArTer PACKAge worKSStore operators may receive a special price subscription to ePB Retail Link through SAS.Users will be able to:• Have access to all ePB Retail Link features• Add or edit 150 prices per month after their initial 30 days
• Receive electronic invoices
STore HArDwAre & neTworK requIreMenTSA compatible POS register:• VeriFone®: Ruby, Topaz or Sapphire• Gilbarco®: Passport or GSite• Dresser Wayne®: Nucleus• SAM4s®’
Broadband Internet connection at the storeA PC* connected to the store’s register (check with your sales representative for info)One scanner at each POS terminalLogmein accountBack office connectivity meets POS manufacturer’s requirements
InSTALLATIonSuccess Systems will remotely install the application at the store, once the store has all the hardware and network configuration required. The setup includes:• Downloading the register configuration
• Creating the store’s ePB database
• Importing one price list file provided by the store operator that meets the Velocity file format specification document. File must be received 7 days prior to the scheduled set-up date
• Establishing communication with the store’s register
• Providing EDI mailing box
• Providing username and login to ePB RetailLink. Access our application through our cstoreuniverse.com website
TrAInIngSuccess Systems tech reps will provide ongoing online webinars to teach ePB RetailLink users how to do the initial review of the store’s prices: Import Review (1st training) and how to use ePB RetailLink main features (2nd training). End users must attend these two initial trainings in order to be able to use our 800 Help Desk during the first 30 days of installation. NOTE: First 30 days are calculated from the time Success Systems creates username and login information available to the customer.
SuPPorTSuccess Systems 800 help desk support is limited to users who have attended the two initial ePB trainings.After the initial 30 days, our customer support policy for ePB Retail Link is as follow:Free support is limited to email inquiries only [[email protected]]Email responses are within 1 business dayLive help desk support is available at $49.00** per call - 1 day response time for calls received before 11:00 am - maximum 8 hours response time$59.00 2 hour response time$89.00 fee for immediate technical availability (within 15 minutes)Call defined as a specific issue to completionMultiple issues will be billed separately
InSTALLATIon- Remote installation- Logmein remote access
TrAInIng- Online webinars- Flexible training schedules- Training available all week
SuPPorT- Unlimited free support by email- Live 800 help desk support available on a pay-per-call incident- Online help files
* Not required for Sapphire or SAM4s registers** Discounted for preferred customers. Regular Price $65.00 per call
ePB LiteTM
An entry level, cloud-based price book for C-stores
Key FeATureS• Manage store(s)’s price book on-site or
remotely by item, group or department• Receive electronic invoices from your
wholesalers that will automatically alert you to new items or changing costs
• Update global price changes by creating customized groups
• Print barcodes and shelf labels with item description, UPC, effective date and retail price
• Track price change history by item• Track product cost history
ePB PremiumTM
A complete, cloud-based price book for the stores
Key FeATureS (All ePB Lite features plus:)• Initiate and manage buy downs and
promotional pricing• Promotions may be automatically scheduled
and discontinued by day of the week or time of the day
• Review store sales by item, department or group
• Receive invoices through handheld devices
ePB BooksTM
A feature rich and complete, cloud-based back office for the stores
Key FeATureS (All ePB Premium features plus:)• Control inventory at the item level per store• Manage fuel inventory• Perform store’s daily reconciliation per shift
or day and audit POS transactions• Manage the store’s lottery department
by reviewing sales and controlling lottery inventory
• Add and edit items with handheld terminals• Manually enter invoices into the system• EPA/UST tank reporting• Host of Merchandising & Sales reports
ePB AccountingTM
A robust, feature rich, cloud-based back office application with 3rd party G/L interface
Key FeATureS (All ePB Books features plus:)• Compatible with major G/L: QuickBooks,
MAS90, MAS200 and MAS500• Transmit electronic purchase orders to EDI
vendors
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Features ePBLite
ePBPremium
ePBBooks
ePBAccounting
Individual Login Permissions1
Price Book Maintenance
EDI - Electronic Invoices
Group Pricing
Global Price Changes
System Reports
Print UPC Item Labels
Print Shelf Labels
Promotion Management
Store Sales Reports
Invoice Entry via handheld
Manual Invoice Entry
Vendor Maintenance
Daily Cash Reconciliation
Inventory Managemnt
Fuel Inventory Management
Book Reports2
Employee Usage Monitoring
Add/Edit Items with handheld
Lottery Audit/Management
Accounting Reports
Transmit Orders Electronically
3rd Party Accounting Interface3
ePBRetail Link4
ePB Retail LinkTM is an entry level service that Success Systems provides to SAS customers. This basic tool includes an easy to maintain scanning and price book management application. Users who want more features can upgrade at anytime without delay.
POS Compatibility
Store Requirements • High speed Internet access at the store (DSL, cable, satellite, or air card)• A compatible POS terminal• A PC at the store (depending on the POS terminal, call for exceptions)
ePB Product Comparison
1 Individual logins and specific permissions set by user2 Includes Shrink reports, Store Assets reports, Fuel Sales3 Ask for current list of 3rd party G/L compatible packages
Call us at 1.800.653.3345 for a profitability analysis
© Copyright 2017 Success Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Success Systems® and ePBTM are trademarks of Success Systems, Inc., and are used under license by Smart C-Stores, LLC. All others belong to their respective companies. Use may not necessarily mean endorsement.
4 Certain restrictions apply depending on the distributing partner
ePB Product Family
ePB Product Line Main Benefits• Increase each store’s profit by more than $30,000 per year**
• Eliminate cashier ring errors
• Reduce cashier training time by up to 50% or more, minimize shrinkage to less than 1% and increase store revenue 5%+
• Improve store’s performance - ePB is a great tool to help users spot sales trends, get better purchasing power, determine your best and worst selling items***
• Low investment - ePB is an affordable cloud-based store automation solution
• Easy to use - manage the store prices easily without the worry of clerks making mistakes
• Wholesaler link up - receive electronic invoices, price updates and new items from wholesalers
** Call for a profitability analysis*** Sales features available on ePB Premium, ePB Books and ePB Accounting
ePB Product Line
The Most Recommended Store Automation Solutions in the Industry
The ePBTM product line is the most recommended store automation solution in the industry. Cloud-based, secure scanning and price book product family that allows users to maintain store scanning prices and manage store op-erations through 5 levels of services: Retail Link, Lite, Premium, Books and Accounting. Users have the flexibility and freedom to do any task at any time, from anywhere with Internet access, without the need of having a store PC.
no requIreD SuBSCrIPTIon | no MonTHLy FeeS
Manage the store’s prices and promotionsMaintain scanning prices on-site or remotely by item, group, department, store, zone or vendor
Update global price changes by creating customized groups
Multiple tier pricing levels
Initiate and manage buy downs and promotional pricing
Promotions may be automatically scheduled and discontinued by day of the week or time of the day
Receive electronic invoices from your wholesalers
Track price change history by item
Managing the store scanning prices just got easier! ePB lets you add new items or edit existing ones from any device with Internet access. Whether you centralize your account or price book operation or rely on your store’s employees to do so, ePB is a great solution to control your store operations. Set it and forget it! You don’t need to be at the location to change a price, start or stop a promotion, retrieve and post your sales or check your inventory. Moreover, there is no need to modify prices item by item, or keep notes on the registers to remind yourself about ending promotions.
Sales and Inventory ManagementControl inventory at the item level per store
Monitor store sales by item, group, shift, department
Print barcodes and shelf labels with item description, UPC, effective date and retail price
Receive deliveries by scanning in vendor deliveries and sending them to ePB for review
Save time and money by receiving electronic alerts of new items or changing costs, from our industry partners which include major food, beer, wine, spirits wholesalers, Coca Cola, Truck Stop and novelty vendors.
ePB is a great solution to review your store(s)’s sales and keep track of your inventory. ePB reporting tools help you spot sales trends, review margins, stock and fuel, and determine best and worst selling items. You can easily control inventory of lottery tickets and key items as well as audit inventory items throughout the store(s).
Bookkeeping and AccountingPerform store’s daily reconciliation per shift or day and audit POS transactions
Microsoft’s open architecture lets you tie into most accounting software
On-line reporting that can be saved, printed or emailed that includes store sales, fuel sales, shrink, daily reconciliation, EPA, accounting and merchandising
ePB Books and ePB Accounting allow users to manage their store operations by keeping a tight control of inventory, shrink, and invoices as well as facilitating daily activities such as cash reconciliation, key inventory audits and more. ePB has the most advanced invoice processing system on the market today ― whether you already receive your invoices electronically from food wholesalers, or beer, wine and spirit vendors, receive them at the door with your hand held terminal or use Success Systems® scan-docTM document processing service; keeping on top of all your purchases, price changes and inventory is now a very manageable process.
Sample Store Your StoreAreas of Improvement
Increased profit per month+ $5,00000
$50,000 x 1% = $50000
$50,000 x 8% = $4,00000
$50,000 x 1% = $50000
Improve store margins by tracking margins by item
Increase store revenues by eliminating cashier ring errors. No more price guessing
See at a glance inventory discrepancies
Return on Investment Analysis**
** Call for a profitability analysis+ Your results may be different and results will be affected by the individual use and store’s business