Joe Singh is an independent retailer with two stores; Michaels Local (based in Birmingham) and Michaels Drink Shop (based in Dudley). Mr Singh has been using SPEDI software for over 20 years and explained why, “Because it was a natural progression from the original Dos based program of SPEDI to the Windows version and it catered for all my Nisa ordering needs. It was, and still is, very user friendly." Mr Singh added that he had no plans to change his EPoS system, “I haven't seen anything out there to beat the product on price, service, development and reliability, so I'm happy to stay with SPEDI."

Joe Singh

Mick and Karen Carden run Davey's Food & Wine in Redhill, Surrey. He has used a Spedi EPoS system since 2003, first Spedi Manager and latterly Spedi Maintain. His two biggest plus points are stock control and price management. SPEDI Maintain downloads prices automatically every week using Spedi Booker, our electronic wholesale ordering and updates software, so he is no longer obliged to check them manually against his invoices. He reckons that this simple software saves him five to six hours per week on his twice-weekly orders and updates. He also uses Spedi Piccolink for his cash-and-carry orders. "How can you put a montetary value on the benefits of EPoS?" he asks. "A good system even increases sales. My software reminds me to order my best sellers, whereas before I would forget." Mick estimates a two year return on the cost of the system, and adds that "any half sensible retailer" would definitely be reluctant to go back to non-EPoS if they used a Spedi system for a year.

Mick Carden