Mathis Brothers Furniture Upgrades to STORIS’ Vision R8

Furniture World Magazine

STORIS Management Systems, a leading supplier of Business Solutions and Services for Big Ticket retailers, announced that Mathis Brothers Furniture, a Top 100 retailer and long-time STORIS client, has migrated to its Windows based product, Vision R8. “The collaboration between the Mathis and STORIS teams has resulted in a seamless implementation,” states Mathis’ Information Technology Director, Rich Mitton. “We needed the ability to grow the company with a retail solutions package that could adapt with our company. We knew that improving our technology platform was crucial to Mathis’ future growth as a Top Retailer in the industry, and Vision R8 was the obvious choice,” states Mitton. Upon the successful upgrade to Vision R8, Mitton was most impressed with the surprisingly smooth transition of their sales staff from the old system to the new system. He further explained that “a comprehensive migration plan and excellent training allowed for a seamless transition.” From an ease-of-use standpoint, Mitton applauded the feedback he received from all areas of the company stating the users knew how to utilize the software in an exceptionally short amount of time. “The intuitive user interface, integrated help module, and STORIS-led training allowed our users to quickly learn Vision R8,” stated Mitton. “STORIS’ training and assistance before, during, and after the upgrade was exceptional.” In addition to Vision R8’s robust enhancements, Mathis will take advantage of several Vision R8 companion products including: Data Warehouse, Advanced Warehouse Management and eSTORIS’ Internet based Shopping Cart. “Vision R8 will allow us to far exceed our previous capabilities,” continued Mitton. Mitton concludes, “We value our relationship with STORIS as it has proven to be a true partnership. The STORIS team consistently goes above and beyond. They invest in understanding our company and offer solutions that fit the way we do business.” About Vision R8 Vision R8 provides the most comprehensive family of adaptive business applications, providing best of breed features built for complete integration, unlimited scalability, and easy, secure processing. At the foundation of Vision R8 lies a real-time system that integrates all the essential aspects of retail operations, from Sales Order Management and Inventory Management, to Business Intelligence tools, Merchandising and CRM. STORIS Management Systems, an IBM Business Partner, provides leading Retail Solutions and World-Class Services to Big Ticket retailers. Over 350 retailers, small and large, have installed STORIS Solutions worldwide to integrate operations, streamline processes and outperform the competition.