One of the greatest benefits to installing a Wide-area network is the ability to integrate it to the devices your Convenience Stores use on a daily basis.  The majority of these devices operate using legacy protocols and communication mediums such as analog dial and VSAT.  Integrating these devices onto a wide-area network enables your sites to operate faster and more efficiently, while saving you money.

When customers enter into a Convenience Store the last thing they want to do is wait in a long line.  In fact, the longer the line the greater the chance that your customer might move on to use a competing store.  By integrating your point-of-sale terminals to the network, you can decrease credit transaction processing times from 10-15 seconds for dial or 5-10 seconds for VSAT down to 2-3 seconds.  This enables your personnel to clear the lines faster ensuring customer happiness.  It also enables you to remove dedicated phone lines for the POS, and in most cases, you can negotiate lower transaction fees from your payment processor.

With the price of fuel today, knowing how much you have in the ground at each site is imperative.  Integrating your tank monitors onto the network enables you to have complete knowledge of fuel levels at all of your sites in real-time.  You no longer have to wait for site personnel to send in the information once they have read it off the tank monitor, you will already have all the information you need right at your fingertips.

Progressive Communications makes it possible to integrate your legacy POS, tank monitors, and other devices through the use of protocol conversion.  By using protocol conversion you are not forced into costly upgrades of these devices in order to make them network capable.  We have experience with all of the common terminals deployed in the market today and can custom tailor a solution to fit your needs.

Please contact us to day for more information on how Progressive Communications can help you with all your In-Store Integration needs!