AUBURN HILLS, MI. (July 25th, 2006) — RGIS, the world’s largest provider of retail and inventory services, announced the official launch of its Retail Services Division (RSD). The RSD offering includes a wide array of merchandising and retail support services that assist clients in increasing sales and maximizing profit. The RSD staff will initially be comprised of 170 employees. In addition to the management structure of the new division, RGIS will employ the daily services of 2,000-3,000 trained merchandisers in the United States through the end of 2006. These merchandisers are RGIS employees that have been working for the inventory services clients and now possess a dual skill-set.
By utilizing their unmatched worldwide coverage, RGIS aims to service the merchandising needs of the retail and packaged goods industries.“ Retailers seek to better serve their shoppers customers and streamline operations. Suppliers seek to get their products on the shelf faster than ever before, so RGIS has positioned itself to be a unique provider of merchandising support to both industries,” stated Michael A. Michael, Vice President heading up the Retail Services Division. RGIS’s 25,000 employees allow them to provide support in many countries around the world, with qualified, retail-experienced professionals. Michael added, “The ultimate goal of the RGIS RSD is to delight the shoppers with organized, aesthetic, and consistent shelves and special displays.”
Among the many components of the RSD offering are store resets/new store setups, category and planogram maintenance, shelf compliance audits, and retail data collection and reporting. “It is our expectation that we will provide our clients with a complete service offering that no other merchandising provider can match,” said Mr. Michael. A complete list of products and services are available upon request and at the company’s website, www.rgisinv.com.
RGIS (www.rgis.com) is the largest and most reliable provider of inventory, retail, and workforce services in the world. Established in 1958, RGIS has developed superior quality control processes and cutting-edge proprietary technology that have consistently distinguished its inventory capabilities as the industry leader. With 25,000 trained employees in 350 district offices worldwide, RGIS offers international coverage with a local sensibility, promising the largest network of merchandise service solutions in the world and an unmatched visitation rate guarantee of at least 99.93%. Among their vast array of retail services are cut-ins, resets, display setups, store openings, fixture assemblies, blitz merchandising, and store mapping solutions. RGIS also offers workforce solutions, which provide additional staff to clients for a variety of assignments during high-volume shopping periods in an effort to further bolster clients’ earnings. RGIS’s service operations in North America, South America and Europe are leaders in their territories.
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