Bigger, Faster Customer Profits Illustrate Success of Skyline’s Innovative Software

April 13, 2010 - PRLog -- Colorado Springs, CO - Skyline Products announced today that they have launched a new separate division to focus solely on their patent-pending PriceAdvantage™ software that is literally changing the way the convenience store industry manages fuel pricing.  

The industry has taken notice. “Customers like Sheetz, Royal Farms, Fikes Wholesale, Spinx and others are faster, more efficient, fully automated way to run their fuel business,” says Aaron McHugh, who is leading the charge for the new PriceAdvantage software division.  

Sheetz saw $141,000 cost savings, Fikes Wholesale, Spinx and Rutter’s are now controlling price changes from headquarters to their pumps, POS and electronic signs.  “With the tactical elements fully automated, our customers can better focus on their strategy,” says McHugh.  The return on investment for PriceAdvantage is often less than 12 months making this one of the most effective and efficient tools in the industry.

Seven years ago, this long-time hardware and software company saw an opportunity to dramatically increase their customers’ fuel profits by providing fuel managers with critical competitive information, making it simple and quick to implement price changes.  PriceAdvantage puts the optimal price at the fuel manager’s fingertips and allows them to command every price change from headquarters.  This maximizes fuel profitability by guaranteeing that the right price is the price is posted.  

Greg Stadjuhar, Skyline Vice President of Sales says, “With our long time involvement in the petroleum industry, we recognized an opportunity to leverage the ingenuity and success we’d experienced with command and control software in the transportation industry for the last twenty years..  It became clear very quickly that we had the right formula.  Almost immediately, PriceAdvantage became a tremendous success for Skyline and our customers.”
 
Skyline has been so successful with Price Advantage they are launching a new division dedicated solely to its continued development and success.  “The market has been in need of this for a while.  If we can put a man on the moon, why do fuel price managers still have to manually hunt down competitive and market data, and call every store for a price change?”  says McHugh.  “We’ve solved that problem, and we are the only company doing it.  The time is right, the market is ready, and we are delivering.”

Underscoring their commitment, they have hired software industry veterans to help implement a strong infrastructure and accelerate their success.  Joining McHugh’s team are John Keller and Quentin Goin, each bringing more than 13 years of business-to-business software industry experience.  

Sr. Product Manager, John Keller, says, “This is a exciting and compelling opportunity for me.  I thrive on taking customer and market input, and helping create a solution that they don’t know how they ever lived without.  Skyline’s PriceAdvantage software began something that will allow us to literally revolutionize the way fuel prices are managed.  This is only the beginning of an industry-wide shift and we are on the forefront making it happen.”

A perfect compliment to Keller’s skills, Quentin Goin, Sales and Implementation Engineer, works side-by-side with customers and implements a configured PriceAdvantage solution to match their needs.  Passionate about his work, an animated Goin says, “I have been helping customers solve problems with technology since 1997, and I have never seen such a rapid and considerable return on investment as Skyline customers get with PriceAdvantage.”

Says McHugh, “Skyline’s innovation and commitment to solving these problems is driving expansion and growth even in a tough economy. The contribution of these two accomplished software industry experts has already increased the speed at which we are delivering high quality solutions to our customers.”

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ABOUT SKYLINE PRODUCTS, INC. – WWW.SKYLINEPRODUCTS.COM
Founded in 1970, award-winning Skyline Products, Inc. is a leading developer, manufacturer and provider of hardware and software solutions that meet the fuel pricing needs of the convenience store, truck stop and petroleum marketing industries. These solutions include fuel price management software and electronic sign technology and are used by major organizations including Kroger, Murphy Oil, QuikTrip, Sheetz, Casey’s General Stores and HEB Grocery Stores. Our highly reliable, innovative and quality solutions, and our friendly, responsive customer service make us a leader in the industry. Skyline has over 150 employees and is located and operated in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Skyline Products and PriceAdvantage are trademarks of Skyline Products, Inc. Other company and/or product names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.