31/03/2011
By Scott Thompson
The Co-operative Group has updated its 142 forecourt sites with three Torex products. The retailer added 142 forecourt sites to its estate when it acquired the Somerfield business in 2009. There was the desire to integrate “Fuel” functionality into its InControl EPoS system and Torex was chosen for the project.
Torex Fuel Wrapper, a new pump control software, wraps around the InControl system to offer an accurate, auditable weights and measures pump control system. It ensures petroleum and convenience goods can be combined in one transaction, rather than having to process the two transactions separately, which was previously the case.
Secondly, Torex has added Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) ability to the Co-operative’s proprietary PoS, meaning the retailer can process fuel cards. The EFTLink also allows the Co-operative’s InControl POS to process oil company cards as well as fuel cards, as the technology enables them to interface with all of the oil companies’ terminals. The third product, Torex SMS Reports, offers a suite of fuel reports that ensures wet stock can be easily managed.
The Co-operative’s fuel programme manager, Eivind Brown, says: “Fuel forecourts add a new aspect to our business and it has been great to have an expert on board who we could rely on to help us get the most out of our forecourts. We’ve worked very well with the Torex team in delivering this solution and feedback from the forecourts indicates they are really benefiting from this collaboration.”
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