| ADP Lightspeed Announces Integration with Helmet House
Integration Includes Warehouse Stocking Information for Parts and Major Unit Locator in Lightspeed Dealer Management System
SALT LAKE CITY, UT May 6, 2009 – ADP Lightspeed, a premier provider of Dealer Management Systems (DMS) for Powersports dealerships, today announced an integration agreement with Helmet House Warehouse. This integration agreement allows dealers on the LightspeedNXT dealership management system (DMS) to search Helmet House Warehouse data within the Parts and Major Unit Locator modules of the DMS.
In June 2008 ADP Lightspeed released Parts and Major Unit Locator within the LightspeedNXT program which allows dealers to post their inventory and search other dealer’s inventory within the LightspeedNXT network instantly. The locator has quickly become a popular tool for dealers with over 6,500 individual part searches in April 2009 alone. With this integration, Helmet House Warehouse data will now be automatically added to relevant searches.
“We view this alliance as a major benefit for our dealers,” said Laurn Rice, General Manager of ADP Lightspeed. “During these challenging times dealers don’t have the luxury of stocking everything or letting customers walk out the door just because they don’t have what the customer wants on the shelf. It is even more important now to deliver unsurpassed customer service at the time of sale and the Helmet House integration will be a key tool in finding what the customer wants, when they want it.”
By adding Helmet House data to the locator’s database, dealers will now have the ability to view availability of Helmet House products in regional warehouses without having to leave the invoicing screen in LightspeedNXT. Stocking data is loaded into LightspeedNXT’s locator database daily, keeping the information updated.
“Recently we have been driving several initiatives to improve the ability for dealers to more easily find our quality products,” said Bob Miller, President of Helmet House. “One of these programs is to team up with ADP Lightspeed and give our dealers quick and efficient access to our inventory to help them increase their sales.”
ADP Lightspeed, based in Salt Lake City Utah, is a part of ADP Dealer Services, which provides integrated computing solutions to over 25,000 auto, truck, motorcycle, Powersports, and recreational vehicle dealers throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. ADP, with approximately $8 billion in revenues and 550,000 clients, is one of the largest providers of a broad range of premier mission–critical, cost effective transaction processing and information-based business solutions in selected markets on a global basis.
Headquartered in Calabasas Hills, CA, Helmet House was founded in1969. Helmet House has brought 40 years of consistent success to the powersports industry and is the exclusive U.S. distributor of Shoei helmets, Utopia Goggles and TCX boots. Helmet House is the manufacturer and marketer of Tour Master and Cortech motorcycle apparel and riding gear. HJC helmets are the number one volume selling helmet brand in the United States and Helmet House has been its top performing distributor for nearly 25 years. Helmet House has warehouses in Calabasas Hills, CA and Southaven, MS. Powersports retailers wanting to obtain information on any of the Helmet House brands can call toll free: 1-800-421-7247 or visit www.helmethouse.com.
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