Thompson Cigar chooses the IFSO Kit module from Forerunner Systems
As reported to us by Forerunner Systems Inc.
Press Release
Thompson Cigar chooses the IFSO Kit module from Forerunner Systems to manage cigar sampler inventory and improve inventory management
San Francisco, CA, January 8, 2008: Thompson Cigar has announced today that they will be implementing IFSO, the Inventory Forecaster from Forerunner Systems, to help them manage their inventory for improved customer service and profitability. “The IFSO Kit module really supports the complex nature of our cigar business” stated Doug Grant, VP of Inventory for Thompson and Company. “Our sampler business is critical to our success and IFSO will allow us to track the inventory of each individual cigar regardless of how many samplers it is sold in.”
IFSO the Inventory Forecaster provides an optimized purchase order recommendation by combining customer demand from each channel including catalog and web. IFSO is purpose built to support multi-channel retailers and is the only solution that uses unique forecasting approaches for each channel, while still providing a single optimized buy recommendation.
Thompson and Company is a multi-channel merchant that has sold products direct to the consumer for more than 90 years. Our four primary business lines offer something for everyone: from designer linens to fashion apparel to premium cigars, gourmet coffee and specialty foods. Thompson and Company sells under the following brand names: Casual Living, Thompson Cigar, Linen Source, Café Belmondo.
Forerunner Systems, Inc., established in 1994, has been a leading provider of inventory forecasting software and consulting services to the direct marketing industry. It has been successfully installed in more than 40 catalog/web companies, ranging in size from $10 million to $2 billion. Its clients include many of the top brands in the industry.
Contact: David Raycroft
Forerunner Systems Inc.
Phone 415 378 7544
Fax 415 643 3492
PO Box 856
Sausalito , Ca 94966