Case Studies

Old Cannery Furniture Warehouse in Sumner, Wash., is known as the "little store that got way out of hand." There are more than 130 employees managing a store that is 10 acres of warehouse and showroom space.

STORIS Management Systems has already impacted retailers of ALL sizes nationwide with their powerful Vision R8 software offering. Kim Crouchet, Owner of Pippin McGee - a juvenile furniture store in Lafayette, LA., has experienced first-hand the power of the STORIS Management System for the past 14 years. Crouchet was instrumental in choosing STORIS as the system for her parents' Home Furniture, a five-store family business chain, before she decided to try her hand at store ownership a year ago.

When Top 100 retailer American Furniture Warehouse was looking to upgrade from its DOS system in 1991, the eleven-store retailer based in Denver, Colo., selected STORIS because, in the words of the company's information technology specialist, Jon Neuenschwander, "They are forward thinking."

Retailers large and small are experiencing "Peace of Mind" thanks to STORIS Management Systems. Low-to-mid price point retailer, Continental Furniture, based in Chicago, attributes STORIS with allowing for better control over all aspects of the family business. Gardner Mill Company in West Jordan, Utah, says its specialty stores have benefited from "the tremendous efficiency" STORIS has provided. And Minnesota-based Becker Furniture World credits incredible sales growth in part to the STORIS system.

STORIS has been offering Leading Retail Solutions and World-Class Services to furniture retailers of all sizes since 1989. They continually strive to stay ahead of their competition by providing the most comprehensive family of adaptive business applications, providing best of breed functionality, and it shows through the success of their clients.

American Furniture Warehouse is a long-standing client with STORIS.

Jake Jabs, owner of the Colorado-based American Furniture Warehouse, explains the recent conversion to STORIS' Vision software. "We expect it to allow us to do more with less," he says. "I believe it will shorten the learning curve in our training process as the new interface resembles more of what younger people are seeing in every other software environment."

Plus, Jabs adds, "Combining functions into single screens will allow us to serve more customers faster."

American Furniture also uses STORIS' eCommerce solution. Jabs points out that this service enables consumers to "pre-shop," and then visit the store to become more educated on the products in which they are interested.

Jabs also points to the STORIS Global Picking as an important program. "We average $28 million in on-hand inventory and it is imperative to maintain accuracy," he says. "This program has allowed us to cut our dock lead times down on customer pick-ups. While we pride ourselves on being a value provider, without prompt, efficient execution of that value, you aren't providing the full service to your customer."

American Furniture Warehouse expresses that STORIS consistently provides a "solid platform."

Until this past September, Designer's Showroom was operating its South Texas stores using 1970's technology. The 103-year-old family owned retailer, based in Brownsville, determined that a high-tech system was required to enhance operations. Previously Edelstein's Better Furniture, the company now operates under its higher-end entity, Designer's Showroom. General Manager Ryan Murphy says, "We needed a system that was best for Designer's Showroom - great tools that would help us better manage this business."

Mart Furniture Galleries (which operates as a licensee of Bassett Furniture), has been a STORIS partner for over 13 years. They continue to rely on STORIS' retail solution for their 20 years plus of industry knowledge and service.

Bentonville, Arkansas-based I.O. Metro chose STORIS as its first major Software Solution for its seven lifestyle furniture stores. Listening to various reputable retailer testimonials regarding the innovative features and benefits of Vision R8, President Jay Howard decided STORIS' dynamic SaaS offering was the right fit for the I.O. Metro stores.

STORIS' Vision R8 (VR8) is the technology choice for furniture retailers of all sizes nationwide. STORIS client HW Home, a small specialty home furnishings retail operations company, is reaping the rewards of the powerful Vision R8 Server Business solution.