Bolton Wanderers FC Choose Ocius for PCs
Bolton Wanderers’ £45million stadium complex was opened in 1997 to offer one of the leading sports and leisure facilities in the UK. The 28,000 all-seater stadium is also home to the club’s superstore, a huge retail centre that opens seven days a week.
Upgrading its existing EPoS system enabled Bolton Wanderers to further improve stock control, gain greater financial control and awareness, and most importantly collect valuable supporter data to personalise Club marketing activities.
Bolton chose Medoc Computers Ltd’s popular EPoS package, TSM / Crystal, largely for its football-oriented features such as handling shirt personalisation and VAT differences between adult and child merchandise. As part of the overall solution, Medoc specified Commidea’s Ocius for PCs software, a proven and trusted partner solution, to provide the simplest and most cost-effective route to Chip & PIN acceptance.
Requiring no bank testing, the pre-certified Chip & Pin solution can be integrated with virtually any retail POS setup. Comprising just software CD and a PIN pad, it is pre-approved by all major banks – eliminating the need for costly and time consuming testing. With no up front costs and a low monthly fee, it is also the best value solution on the market.
As Bill Timson, Sales & Marketing Manager for Medoc, explains, “Ocius for PC’s is a very attractive plug and play solution that offers an easy route to Chip & Pin compliance with no charge per transaction or up front costs, just a low fixed monthly fee. We’re really pleased to work with Commidea again, having already installed Ocius for PCs in a number of other store outlets, and will continue to promote the solution as part of our EPoS system across retail, ticketing and mail order applications.”
“The bespoke solution is now enabling Bolton Wanderers to provide up to the minute status reports, achieve tighter control over stock and collate valuable data on supporter purchasing patterns.” comments Dave Atkinson, IT Manager at Bolton Wanderers Football Club. “Ocius for PC’s is enabling speedier customer transactions and enhanced retail counter efficiency whilst helping to protect against the threat of fraud in the background.”
Following its official launch at the Retail Solutions event in June 2006, Ocius for PCs has already established itself as the best of breed solution for the retail, hospitality and unattended POS sectors delivering speed, efficiency and reliability in card acceptance environments. A diverse range of organisations have embraced the solution, including major high street retailers and sporting venues including The Ryder Cup, The Open Championship, The Championships and Wimbledon.