BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Pan-Oston, a designer, developer and manufacturer of retail checkout products, including lanes, counters and self-checkout solutions, as well as other retail display products, is teaming with National Grocers Association (N.G.A.), the national trade association representing the independent sector of the retail and wholesale grocery industry, to deliver products and services which increase efficiency, reduce costs and allow the independent sector to maintain its competitive position.
"We are thrilled to be working with Pan-Oston. This agreement represents a great opportunity to create value and efficiency for our members and achieve the necessary economies of scale to compete," said Frank DiPasquale, senior vice president and executive director, National Grocers Association. "Pan-Oston's Utopia self-checkout is a proven self-checkout solution for independent grocers, and their new Ergolane checkout is the first major check lane design innovation in over four decades."
The agreement establishes an exclusive partnership program whereby N.G.A. members are pre-approved to receive member benefits such as economy pricing, unique programs, technology and support services on all Pan-Oston retail checkout and display products, including the patent-pending Utopia self-checkout solution.
"The National Grocers Association values the existence of independent retailers as a central requirement of a competitive grocery market and pursues strategic initiatives to support their member opportunities to increase efficiency, reduce costs and maintain their competitive position," said Jim Vance, Pan-Oston's president. "N.G.A. members now have an affordable self-checkout solution with Utopia and access to our broad array of front-end and other grocery display products at Tier One prices."
Pan-Oston, a majority owned subsidiary of Houchens Industries, one of the largest employee owned companies in the United Sates, has been designing and manufacturing retail checkout products as well as a broad range of retail fixtures and fittings for over 40 years.
