iControl Taking Over the Leadership, Development and Growth of the PDI Data Exchange Service

Support for PDI Data Exchange will be Fully Transferred to iControl on December 5th! 

BURTONSVILLE, MD, November 28, 2016 – iControl Data Solutions (iControl), a leading process improvement and business insights provider to Retailers, Suppliers and Brokers, announced today with its partner, Professional Datasolutions, Inc. (PDI), that iControl will take over the leadership, development and growth of the PDI Data Exchange service. 

This transition will more closely align Data Exchange with iControl's Scan-Based Trading and Alcohol Payments solutions, while continuing to provide retailers and suppliers incredible automation, efficiency, and insight into their data.

Over 47 retailers such as Alliance Energy, Buc-ee's, CST Brands, Kwik Trip, Jacksons Food Stores, Maverik, Road Ranger and Western Refining; as well as over 200 suppliers including Frito Lay, Nestle USA, Utz Quality Foods and franchisees for Coca-Cola, and Pepsi-Cola utilize Data Exchange to ensure streamline invoice processing, synchronize their pricebooks, and share critical supply chain data within a single, collaborative platform.

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Jim Cornette, Strategic Sales Director at PDI, commented, "While we still strongly believe in the service, its benefits, and our relationship with iControl, today we are choosing to change our role and level of involvement in managing the service moving forward."

Tal J. Zlotnitsky, chairman and Co-CEO of iControl, said, "We are proud of our ongoing partnership with PDI, and we remain committed to providing our shared customers with industry-leading services and support. iControl will work closely with PDI to ensure a smooth transition, while also looking forward to offer future enhancements of this service that will further improve the collaboration between supply chain partners."

SEE ALSO: Why Lacking Supply Chain Data Sync is No Longer Sustainable

About PDI:

PDI provides software, hardware and professional services to convenience retailers and wholesale petroleum marketers. Worldwide, approximately 330 companies and more than 28,000 retail locations rely on PDI’s systems for retail automation, fuel and warehouse management, business intelligence, and financial management. For more information about PDI, visit www.profdata.com.

About iControl Data Solutions:

iControl provides retailers, consumer product goods companies, brokers, mainline distributors, and DSD wholesalers with a collaborative SaaS solution where they can share critical trading information such as POS activity in a normalized, harmonized, secure web portal. Our platform enables fact-based, timely, data-driven decisions that boost sales, reduce waste, promote efficiency, reward transparency, and align performance metrics. There are over 30,000 retail outlets taking part in iControl’s programs in all 50 states, over 120 retail banners, and over 3,500 suppliers participating. For more information about iControl, visit www.icontroldata.net.

Contact us to learn more about how Data Exchange can help you improve your efficiency and your bottom line.