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CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Some things just go together. That’s why Bojangles and Appalachian Mountain Brewery (AMB) have partnered to brew the tasty beverage we didn’t know we’ve been waiting for: Bojangles Hard Sweet Tea. The two Carolina-born brands joined forces to carefully concoct 2023’s newest and best drink – combining Bojangles’ knowledge of expertly steeped sweet tea and AMB’s award-winning brewing innovation. The result is an easy-drinking, refreshing hard tea, sure to delight fans of both brands, ages 21 and older. Bojangles is a chain of approximately 800 restaurants spread across 15 states that is famous for its Southern-inspired menu, including boldly flavored fried chicken, made-from-scratch buttermilk biscuits and loads of fixins. The brand was founded in 1977 in Charlotte, North Carolina, which it continues to call home. AMB opened its taproom in 2013 in Boone, North Carolina, becoming the first brewery in Boone and brewing award-winning, high-quality beers and ciders ever since—including a Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal for Boone Creek Blonde Ale, Gold Medal for their Down South Lager and Silver Medal for Hop Rain Drop IPA. The collaboration represents a promising new food licensing deal for Bojangles. With millions of loyal fans garnered over its 45-year history, the brand hopes to “tap” into fans’ love of all things Bojangles with this new beverage. “This collaboration is something sweet,” said Jackie Woodward, Chief Brand and Marketing Officer for Bojangles. “Partnering with AMB to craft our Legendary Iced Tea into a hard tea for fans of legal drinking age was a natural fit, and the team poured passion into the entire process. We can’t wait for fans to try it!” Bojangles Hard Sweet Tea will be sold only at participating retailers and will not be available at any Bojangles restaurants. The hard tea is expected to hit shelves in March in the form of 12-pack, 12-ounce cans and individual 16-ounce cans. It will be available at independent retailers and chains like Circle K, QT, Sheetz, Spinx, Harris Teeter, ingles, Lowes, Walmart, Food Lion and other retailers in North and South Carolina. “AMB couldn’t be more excited to collaborate with such an iconic Carolina company,” said Nathan Kelischek, AMB Founder and Brewmaster. “Bojangles sweet tea is a staple across the South and has earned its ‘legendary’ title. AMB has always been dedicated to making the highest quality craft beer and cider, and the same can be said for this authentic Bojangles Hard Sweet Tea. We are excited to continue to share our craft in innovative, new ways.” Bojangles Hard Sweet Tea will be perfect for entertaining in spring, vacationing in summer, tailgating in fall, and any occasion when you want to bring the fun. It’s always been Bo Time, and now it’s also Brew Time! For more information on Bojangles Hard Sweet Tea, including updates on release timing and participating retailers, please follow the fun @BoHardTea on Instagram and Twitter, as well as @Bojangles Hard Tea on Facebook. About Bojangles, Inc. Bojangles is a Carolina-born restaurant chain specializing in craveable Southern food made by hand from real recipes. Founded in 1977 as a single location in Charlotte, North Carolina, the beloved brand continues to grow – currently at approximately 800 company-owned and franchised restaurants – bringing its focus on food and folks along with it. For more information about Bojangles’ handcrafted approach to food and community impact, visit www.bojangles.com. To join in on the fan fun, follow Bojangles on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter. About Appalachian Mountain Brewery Appalachian Mountain Brewery (AMB) was founded and brought to life by two cousins, Nathan Kelischek and Chris Zieber, in 2011. Their German heritage, love for the state of North Carolina and passion for the environment and outdoors has helped to form the vision of AMB. Upon opening the taproom in 2013, AMB was the first brewery in Boone, NC, and quickly became known for brewing award-winning, high-quality beers and ciders. After expanding rapidly, AMB partnered with Anheuser-Busch in October of 2020, joining A-B's Brewers Collective of craft beer partners across the country. For more, visit: www.amb.beer.

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hometown heroes who serve their communities around the clock are being recognized this July 24, otherwise known as 24/7 Day. An estimated 30,000 convenience stores across the country will celebrate their hometown heroes on 24/7 Day, recognizing first responders, medical personnel, 9-1-1 professionals, and Red Cross volunteers who work 24/7 to ensure people don’t face emergencies alone. Participating retailers each support 24/7 Day in their own unique way, from offering free coffee, fountain and frozen drinks to a free breakfast and free bottled water for first responders in uniform or with a badge. Hosted by the NACS Foundation, 24/7 Day also supports the American Red Cross by raising awareness and donations for this critical organization, while spotlighting the convenience store industry’s importance in supporting all local heroes in the communities in which they serve. On average, the American Red Cross assists more than 21,000 people every day providing everything from disaster relief and support to humanitarian aid. For every $1 Red Cross donation, 90 cents is invested in delivering care and comfort to those in need. “Convenience retailers are often the first supporters to first responders. Thanks to their 24/7 operations, convenience stores are often the only place open to serve first responders and medical personnel working overnight hours. Convenience stores also help ensure fuel, water, food and other necessities are available for emergency workers and customers during the duration of disaster events and have been instrumental as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact daily life,” said Stephanie Sikorski, executive director of the NACS Foundation. Convenience stores are in every community in the country; 93% of Americans live within just 10 minutes of a convenience store, including 86% of rural Americans. The country’s 148,000-plus convenience stores conduct 160 million transactions a day – the equivalent of serving half of the U.S. population daily. Companies and organizations participating in this year’s 24/7 Day celebration include Sheetz (the 2022 “Community Advocate” sponsor), 1 Stop, Admiral, Apple Market, BreadBox, California Fuels and Convenience Alliance (CFCA), Casey’s, The Convenience Group LLC, Delek, ExtraMile, E-Z Mart, Fas Mart, Fast Market, GPM Investments, GSTV, Handy Mart, High’s, Holiday Stationstores, The Hub Convenience Stores, Huck’s, Jiffy Stop, Jiffi Stop, Li’l Cricket, Loop Neighborhood Market, Maverik, Minit Mart, NENA, Next Door Store, Pilot Company, Quik Stop, R-Store, RaceTrac, Rapid Refill & Garrett’s Family Market, Roadrunner Markets, Rutter’s, Scotchman, Shore Stop, Spinx, St. Romain Oil, Town Star, Village Pantry, Wawa, Yesway, and Young’s. A complete listing of participants is at 247Day.org. “Families rely on community heroes for support during disasters and other crises,” said Ann McKeough, chief development officer for the American Red Cross. “We are grateful for this partnership to help ensure people don’t face emergencies alone. We hope you will join us on 24/7 Day, along with the NACS Foundation, to support this work and to thank our local heroes who do so much for all us in our most difficult moments.” In addition visiting a convenience store on 24/7 Day, the NACS Foundation invites the public to also take part by: Donating to the American Red Cross directly to support its work in communities Use the hashtags #247Day and #ConvenienceCares to show how you support your hometown heroes Sharing stories of appreciation for first responders, medical personnel, 9-1-1 professionals, Red Cross volunteers and other local heroes in their community on social media About the NACS Foundation NACS Foundation is the 501(c)3 charitable arm of NACS, the global industry association dedicated to advancing convenience and fuel retailing. In partnership with fuel retail, convenience and suppliers across the U.S., the NACS Foundation propels brighter futures by unifying and amplifying the philanthropic and charitable activities of the industry in communities across America. To learn more, visit conveniencecares.org, or visit us on Facebook at @TheNACSFoundation and Twitter at @NACS_Foundation. About NACS The leading global trade association dedicated to advancing convenience and fuel retailing, NACS advances the role of convenience stores as positive economic, social and philanthropic contributors to the communities they serve and is a trusted adviser to retailer and supplier members from more than 50 countries. The U.S. convenience store industry, with more than 148,000 stores nationwide selling fuel, food and merchandise, conducts 160 million transactions daily and had sales of $705.7 billion in 2021. For more information, visit convenience.org. Follow NACS on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "China PC Games 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report explains our analysis of where those opportunities will come from, which segments are hot now and growing, and what the impact on the games industry will be. China's PC games market is the largest in the world and deserves the attention of games companies worldwide. For PC hardware and components makers, China's games and esports market is a significant opportunity for computers, chips and accessories, peripherals, and equipment, both for home use and in the country's internet cafes. Key takeaways from the analysis: China's domestic mobile + PC game revenue was $45.49 billion in 2021, up 5.5% YoY and is projected to reach $55.23 billion in 2026 at a 5-year CAGR of 4% There were 706 million gamers in 2021, down 3.7% YoY, and projected to reach 730m in 2026 at a 5-year CAGR of 0.7% Growth of the number of gamers is slower than previously projected. This is due to youth gamers leaving the market because of the September 2021 regulatory measures, and primarily impacts the number of mobile gamers In 2021 China strengthened existing regulations, temporarily halted issuing game licenses (ISBN), and shifted toward compliance and enforcement The resumption of game licensing in April 2022 is a positive sign for the market Annual ARPU was $64.44 in 2021 and set to reach $75.60. ARPPU is also on the rise Chinese game companies are playing a larger role overseas: China's export mobile + PC game revenue was $17.3 billion in 2021, up 27.3% YoY and is projected to reach $26.46bn in 2026 at a 5-year CAGR of 8.9% China has the most developed esports market in the world with an audience of 434 million esports fans China's 220 game related investment events in 2021 were double that of 2020 More than 16,000 metaverse-related trademarks have been filed in China What's included: A comprehensive market model and 5-year forecast through 2026 by games segment Qualitative and quantitative analysis on gamer demand, behavior, and usage for PC online games, hardware, and accessories Growth drivers and trends Games to watch Esports Game publishers and operators PC hardware and accessories Icafes Free to play, buy to play and subscription games PC client games, PC webgames, PC casual games, Steam, WeGame, Epic Games Store Case studies Regulations and game licenses Analysis of our proprietary survey of Chinese gamers 108 slides Key Topics Covered: 1. Market Size and Forecast Revenue and forecast Revenue growth rates PC gamers model and ARPPU Client games revenue and forecast Growth drivers Growth inhibitors 2. PC Games Market Trends Distribution platform preferences Cloud gaming 3. Esports and Streaming PC esports market forecast Esports participation Streaming platforms Top games on streaming platforms 4. Games to Watch Top games and revenue Top free to play games Top subscription games Top premium games Most anticipated games 5. PC Game Publishers and Operators Market share Export revenue Games revenue for public companies Market capitalization for public companies Transaction events M&A and investment activity 6. PC Gamer Insights Demographics Gaming time spent by gamer segment Gaming time spent by genre Payment methods Most popular games Most popular sources for game information Other popular activities for PC gamers Game genres played In-game purchases 7. PC Hardware Brand and DIY PC preferences Most popular on and offline stores Cost and purchase timing Keyboard and mouse brands Internet cafes Internet cafes and Covid-19 impact PC gaming location preferences Gaming hardware and equipment preferences New offline experiences Esports hotels 8. Game Licensing PC games approved Regulation notices 9. City Tiers Broadband penetration Companies Mentioned 37 Interactive AccelByte Acer Alibaba Alienware Apple Arrowiz Asus Atypical Ventures B Station Bad Robot Game Blizzard Entertainment Bloober Team Bohemia Interactive Brain House ByteDance C4 Games Chang you Chengyou China Mobile China Telecom China Unicom CMGE Dark Star Dell Dontnod Entertaiment Doyu DPVR Dream Studio Eelectorinc Arts Embracer Group Fatshark Gaijin Galaxy Interactive GEM Capital GFA Games Giant Haima Cloud Horizon 3D HP HTC Huawei Huya ImbaTV Intel Iqiyi Kingnet Kingsoft Klei Entertaiment Krafton Kuaishou Lenovo Lightforge Games Lightning Games Line Games Mengtu Technology Meta MiHoYo Moonton Mundfish NetDragon NetEase Games Netmarble Nimo TV Nowo Capital Payload Studios Perfect World Pico VR Playtonic Qianyi Qihu 360 ReWorld Riot Games Roblox Royal Crow SEGA Shunwang Sina Smilegate Entertainment SoftStar spinX Games Steam Stunlock Studio SuperGen Tencent Theorycraft TJ Sports Ultizero Games Weibo Xiaomi Yager Yoozoo ZQGame Zynga For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/qy52bd About ResearchAndMarkets.com ResearchAndMarkets.com is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. 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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Deals in 2021 - Top Themes in Technology, Media, and Telecom (TMT) Sector - Thematic Research" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report analyzes the disruptive themes that have driven M&A activity in 2021 in the TMT Sector M&A deal value grew by 22% from $1,039 billion in 2020 to $1,270 billion in 2021. In terms of deal volume, 2021 saw 12,585 deals compared to 9,942 in the previous year, recording a growth of 27%. There were 276 billion-dollar-plus M&A deals in the TMT sector in 2021, compared to 188 in the previous year. Scope This report provides an overview of merger and acquisition activity globally in 2021 in TMT Sector It identifies the themes driving most notable to deals announced in 2021 in the TMT Sector Reasons to Buy Companies who invest in the right themes become success stories; those who miss the big themes end up as failures. If you want to understand the themes that drive an industry, simply look at the list of recent mergers and acquisitions (M&A). In this report we have listed down the most notable deals in TMT sector to make it easy for our clients to get a view of themes disrupting the sector and prepare for the future. Key Topics Covered: Global M&A deals in 2021 - Key takeaways Review of global M&A deals in 2021 Themes driving global M&A deals in 2021 Appendices Companies Mentioned Oracle Corp American Tower Emerson Polestar Volvo Intuit NortonLifeLock Square The Blackstone Group Amazon Discovery Prosus Thoma Bravo Microsoft Hitachi ironSource Rogers Communications Peraton OptumInsight Cerner Corp CoreSite Realty McAfee Aspen Technology Gores The Rocket Science Group Avast Afterpay QTS Realty Trust Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Warner Media Naspers Proofpoint Nuance Communications China Tower GlobalLogic Shaw Communications Perspecta Change Healthcare Symbotic Vista Equity TPG Capital Equifax Qualtrics International Symphony Technology Group KKR & Co Clayton, Dubilier & Rice IBM Panasonic Synnex Rockley Photonics Doma Janus Henderson Group Match Group Evergreen Coast Capital Veritas Capital Boston Scientific Teledyne Technologies SVF Investment III Blue Prism Group Appriss Insights Clarabridge Medallia FireEye Cloudera Turbonomic Blue Yonder Tech Data SC Health Capitol Investment Yandex Hyperconnect Cubic Preventice FLIR Systems TransUnion 888 PayU Pershing Square and affiliates Penn National Gaming Netmarble Games Platinum Equity Altice UK Pershing Square Tontine Amazon.com TF1 Group Clarivate Apollo Global Gray Television Hufffpost Ballys Corporation Beijing ByteDance Technology Electronic Arts NeuStar Caesars Entertainment IndiaIdeas.com Universal Music Group theScore SpinX Games McGraw Hill Companies BT Group Metropole Television ProQuest Verizon Media Local Media Group Santa Cruz Works Gamesys Group Shanghai Mutong Technology AT&T Glu Mobile Nitro Bidco For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/h7ak4j

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tallo, a digital platform and app that connects talent with opportunities, has reached a new milestone, now providing one million users with a place to start learning about and preparing for their future career. “We are ecstatic knowing that our platform now stands to help more than one million talented individuals earn scholarships, find the right postsecondary program, and launch successful careers,” said Casey Welch, Tallo CEO and Co-founder. “We created Tallo as a small startup in South Carolina eight years ago, and we’re just as determined now as we were then to ensure that our community of future leaders finds success.” Tallo helps foster meaningful dialogue between high school students, college students, jobseekers, corporate partners, post-secondary institutions, and organizations by serving as a networking platform that uniquely caters to the skills and expertise that talent (age 13+) have to showcase. Users build online portfolios and profiles to showcase their test scores, classes, certificates, experience and extracurriculars, and their future career and education interests. Tallo users can communicate with recruiters at companies and colleges to learn more about their programs, mission, available positions, and the kind of training they require. Similarly, companies and colleges can reach out to talent users who look like a good fit for their organization, offering relevant advice in the hopes of building a future talent pipeline. “Part of the reason why we created Tallo was because before it, student athletes were the only high school students who had highlight reels,” explained Welch. “Everyone deserves to have a place to display and leverage their strengths to pursue their dreams.” In 2012, the Tallo platform was introduced to two South Carolina high schools, Goose Creek High School and Summerville High School. Since then, Tallo has gained users in all 50 states, representing over 27,000 high schools and 4,000 colleges, and has made over 180,000 connections for their talent users. Tallo partners with colleges, companies, and organizations with a strong presence throughout the state of South Carolina and across the country, like Boeing, Walmart, Spinx, Clemson University, The Citadel, and Charleston Southern University. "We're looking for the next generation of leaders to propel Boeing into the future,” said Lindsay Leonard, Senior Director of Government Operations at Boeing. “South Carolina is full of bright students from every county and the Tallo platform helps us discover them." Thanks in large part to South Carolina Future Makers, an initiative between Tallo, the South Carolina Department of Commerce, the South Carolina Department of Education, the South Carolina Technical College System, and several other key players in workforce development, there are more than 100,000 Tallo users in South Carolina. “In order to continue the growth and progress of education and career preparation throughout South Carolina, resources like Tallo are critical,” said Molly Spearman, South Carolina Superintendent of Education. “Our state has no shortage of wonderful talent in our K-12 schools, institutions of higher education, and industries, and the Tallo platform is the online ecosystem that brings it all together.” "In South Carolina, we recognize our people are the Palmetto State's greatest asset,” said South Carolina Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt. “Tallo’s ability to connect our workforce and students with educational institutions and companies will further advance SC’s talent pool and set the table for future economic growth and prosperity. Congratulations to Tallo for reaching this exciting milestone!” “When the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance chose to partner with Tallo in 2016 through the SC Future Makers initiative, we recognized that reaching the next generation of talent required an innovative and creative approach. The platform has allowed thousands of South Carolinians to connect to meaningful opportunities in a way that’s never been done before in workforce development. This milestone is a testament for how technology can empower individuals to realize their dreams and position themselves for future careers,” said Sara Hazzard, President and CEO of the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance. Over the past year, Tallo has been cited by a report commissioned by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Business Insider, and the Office of the White House as a pioneer in the career navigation process, unlocking real career avenues for determined students ready to enter the workforce. “Tallo has made a huge difference in my life,” said Irvin Espinosa, a rising sophomore at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. “Through it, I participated in South Carolina’s 2019 STEM Signing Day, received a scholarship from Boeing to attend Embry-Riddle, and am now so proud to say I’m a first-generation college student.” About Tallo Tallo is the first online app that assists students in designing a career pathway, educators in recruiting top talent to their schools, and employers in developing a stable, continuous talent pipeline. Through a mobile digital portfolio, students (age 13+) and professionals showcase their skills and abilities, receive personalized career guidance, match with over $20 billion in scholarships, and get directly connected with post-secondary institutions and companies looking for the next generation of talent. For more information, visit www.tallo.com

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PDI (www.pdisoftware.com), a global provider of ERP, Fuel Pricing, Logistics, and Marketing Cloud solutions for the convenience retail and petroleum wholesale industries acquired ZipLine, the industry leader for ACH payment and provider of mobile payment technology. ZipLine processes over six million transactions a month for retailers like Circle K, Cumberland Farms, Irving Oil, Giant Eagle (GetGo), and Spinx. This saved operators over $50 million last year in credit card fees that they were able to invest back into rewards and incentives for their consumers, resulting in greater customer loyalty. The acquisition strengthens the PDI Marketing Cloud Platform giving businesses everything they need in a loyalty solution, including customer engagement tools, offers, insights, and integrated digital payments. The power of loyalty and payments is real Bundling ZipLine’s private label debit and mobile payment application with the PDI Marketing Cloud Platform gives merchants added ability to increase the engagement of loyalty program members and drive more value to their brand. Convenience retailers using private label debit can create “sticky” customer relationships and incentivize members to make it their preferred choice. According to ZipLine’s Purchase Lift Model study, of those customers that join a private label debit loyalty program, a remarkable 83 percent became active users. “Convenience retailers, wholesale petroleum providers, and grocers have longed for a solution that seamlessly brings together loyalty and digital payments,” said Brian Jefferson senior vice president and general manager, Retail, Marketing Cloud Solutions at PDI. “We’re excited to add ZipLine’s best-in-class ACH and mobile payment technology to deliver on this in a cost-effective, simple manner.” Getting loyalty right with a unified set of technologies PDI Marketing Cloud Solutions has a robust ecosystem that brings together their leading loyalty platform with customer engagement tools, data-driven insights, vendor-funded offers, and now, seamless payments. With PDI Insights Cloud (built on the SwiftIQ platform acquired earlier this year), convenience retailers and CPG brands can gain insights into coveted transaction and consumer data. The addition of ZipLine’s mobile payment gateway brings visibility to the entire customer journey from earning rewards, receiving offers and promotions, and making purchases in the store and at the pump. “We feel confident that PDI is the perfect match for our best-in-class payment platform. The combination of both entities will strongly support our merchant partners in enhancing the guest experience and brand affinity,” said Stephen Goodrich, chief executive officer at ZipLine. “Making loyalty easy for this industry through an end-to-end solution has been our mission from the beginning,” said Brandon Logsdon, president and general manager, Marketing Cloud Solutions at PDI. “With the addition of Zipline, we have built a holistic ecosystem that begins with a mobile transaction at the pump, includes consumer loyalty, CRM, and offers that provide total transaction visibility in the back office, enabling unmatched insights. This is extremely meaningful to our market.” About PDI Professional Datasolutions, Inc. (PDI) helps convenience retailers and petroleum wholesalers thrive through digital transformation and enterprise software that enables them to grow topline revenue, optimize operations and unify their business across the entire value chain. Over 1,500 customers in more than 200,000 locations worldwide count on our leading ERP, logistics, fuel pricing and marketing cloud solutions to provide insights that increase volume, margin and customer loyalty. PDI owns and operates the Fuel Rewards® loyalty program that is consistently ranked as a top-performing fuel savings program year after year. For more than 35 years, our comprehensive suite of solutions and unmatched expertise have helped customers of any size reimagine their enterprise and deliver exceptional customer experiences. For more information about PDI, visit www.pdisoftware.com. About ZipLine National Payment Card Association (ZipLine) helps merchants build consumer loyalty and market share with custom debit payment, rewards, and gift card programs. With a single platform for personalized rewards and branded debit payment, ZipLine’s clients strengthen their consumer relationships while saving on interchange fees. Cowen served as financial advisor to ZipLine in the transaction.

LOWELL, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Payroll Week — Driven by its customer-first commitment and incredible market demand for a single suite human capital management (HCM) solution, Kronos Incorporated today announced continued growth and customer successes for Kronos Cloud Payroll. News Facts Since introducing Kronos Cloud Payroll, Kronos has achieved significant, sustained quarter-to-quarter growth across every key payroll indicator as more organizations recognize the value of unifying all aspects of human resources, workforce management, and payroll into a single cloud suite. For Servicon Systems, Kronos HCM reduced payroll processing from 30 hours per pay cycle to just eight by moving away from a paper-based data collection process. Its complex workforce, which includes both union and non-union employees who work at client sites, now leverages a mobile application to clock in and out with GPS coordinates, change cost centers, request time off, view schedules, submit timesheets, and access pay statements. Leveraging a unified cloud system has streamlined payroll and client invoice processing, improving accuracy and saving substantial time. At The Inns of Aurora, payroll is now completed in as little as three hours, which is significant for the boutique hospitality destination’s HR director, who now dedicates newfound time to increasing communication, counseling and coaching employees, administering benefits, and developing strategic initiatives to continue to attract, engage, and retain the outstanding talent necessary to deliver the attentive experience that guests expect. Thousands of organizations, including Dowco, Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia, Jasper Group, Kalamazoo Anesthesiology, Lowell Community Health Center, Millard Lumber, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative, Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, Ohio Eastern Star Home, Spinx, and Sprint Mart recognize the benefits of combining market-leading workforce management with cloud payroll solutions and services into a single unified solution from Kronos. For Servicon Systems, Kronos HCM reduced payroll processing from 30 hours per pay cycle to just eight by moving away from a paper-based data collection process. Its complex workforce, which includes both union and non-union employees who work at client sites, now leverages a mobile application to clock in and out with GPS coordinates, change cost centers, request time off, view schedules, submit timesheets, and access pay statements. Leveraging a unified cloud system has streamlined payroll and client invoice processing, improving accuracy and saving substantial time. At The Inns of Aurora, payroll is now completed in as little as three hours, which is significant for the boutique hospitality destination’s HR director, who now dedicates newfound time to increasing communication, counseling and coaching employees, administering benefits, and developing strategic initiatives to continue to attract, engage, and retain the outstanding talent necessary to deliver the attentive experience that guests expect. Thousands of organizations, including Dowco, Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia, Jasper Group, Kalamazoo Anesthesiology, Lowell Community Health Center, Millard Lumber, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative, Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, Ohio Eastern Star Home, Spinx, and Sprint Mart recognize the benefits of combining market-leading workforce management with cloud payroll solutions and services into a single unified solution from Kronos. To meet unique customer needs, Kronos Payroll Services now offers Kronos SmartCheck for customers with large employee populations still paid by paper check, reducing the administrative burden of reconciling payroll and tracking outstanding checks while further mitigating payroll risk. Kronos HCM solutions continue to transform the market as bookings rose 48% in the third quarter and 56% over the last 12 months with a record-setting quarter for Workforce Ready. Led by Workforce Ready and Workforce Dimensions HCM, Constellation Research, G2 Crowd, HRO Today, Software Advice (a Gartner company), and TrustRadius have all recognized Kronos HCM solutions for award-winning innovations in both product capabilities and the customer experience. Supporting Quotes Bob DelPonte, vice president and general manager, Workforce Ready group, Kronos “Payroll processing is faster, easier, and more accurate when organizations utilize a single cloud application that combines human resources, best-in-class workforce management, and payroll solutions and services in one, true, unified database. Customers love Kronos HCM solutions because of our innovative approach to usability, predictive analytics, and an exceptional customer experience.” Supporting Resources Download the eBook “Changing the Perception of Payroll.” Read the article “If It’s Not Broke, Still Fix It” or learn “The Cost of Doing Nothing” in payroll on the What Works blog. Hear Sprint Mart discuss the Kronos Customer Experience on the Working Smarter Café Podcast. Control costs, engage employees, and mitigate compliance risk with Kronos Payroll. Kronos CEO Aron Ain shares how to transform employee engagement into a growth strategy in his new book, “WorkInspired: How to Build an Organization Where Everyone Loves to Work.” Connect with Kronos via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube. About Kronos Incorporated Kronos is a leading provider of workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions. Kronos industry-centric workforce applications are purpose-built for businesses, healthcare providers, educational institutions, and government agencies of all sizes. Tens of thousands of organizations — including half of the Fortune 1000® — and more than 40 million people in over 100 countries use Kronos every day. Visit www.kronos.com. Kronos: Workforce Innovation That Works. © 2019 Kronos Incorporated. All rights reserved. Kronos and the Kronos logo are registered trademarks and Workforce Innovation That Works is a trademark of Kronos Incorporated or a related company. 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LOWELL, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With one month remaining, Kronos Incorporated today announced Fiscal 2018 is the most successful year yet for Kronos Payroll. Organizations of all sizes and across all industries are reducing payroll complexity while improving payroll accuracy and efficiency with Kronos human capital management (HCM) cloud solutions. By unifying HR, payroll, talent, and timekeeping into a single solution, organizations are empowered to spend less time managing processes and more time engaging their workforce. News Facts In just two years, Kronos has experienced monumental growth in the number of payrolls that the company is processing on behalf of its customers. The total dollar gross payroll processed by Kronos has also increased at a similar pace over the same period. Kronos Payroll delivers a modern cloud offering that reduces processing time, mitigates compliance risk, and creates the perfect paycheck for every employee. Because Kronos Payroll is deployed in a single application with HR and workforce management, organizations can manage the entire employee lifecycle from one database, improving data accuracy and allowing the business to make evidence-based decisions in real-time. Thousands of organizations are using Kronos HCM solutions – including Workforce Dimensions and Workforce Ready – to recruit, hire, manage, pay, or engage their hourly, salaried, full-, part-time, and contingent/gig employees. At Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia, the non-profit modernized its diverse operations, which includes retail stores, transportation, logistics, warehousing, education services, and corporate office functions, to eliminate manual, high-touch HR and payroll processes. With Kronos, the mission-minded organization has increased real-time data visibility to improve productivity, managed labor costs through data-driven decisions, and mitigated compliance risk. Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia also improved employee engagement with the addition of mobile and self-service tools that allow employees to have better insights into their work information and greater control over their timecards and time-off requests. Spinx, a convenience store chain with more than 80 locations that continues to grow annually, leverages Kronos to hire, manage, develop, schedule, and retain top talent to always meet the needs of its customers. The organization has increased efficiency with paperless and streamlined HR processes, offering employee self-service tools that ease benefits administration, onboarding, and information requests to the staff. Managers can manage-in-the-moment with accurate, real-time data. By building a highly-engaged workforce, Spinx has experienced measurable gains in its customer experience. Additional organizations that utilize Kronos HCM solutions and Kronos Payroll include Dowco, Lowell Community Health Center, Millard Lumber, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative, Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, and the Ohio Eastern Star Home. At Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia, the non-profit modernized its diverse operations, which includes retail stores, transportation, logistics, warehousing, education services, and corporate office functions, to eliminate manual, high-touch HR and payroll processes. With Kronos, the mission-minded organization has increased real-time data visibility to improve productivity, managed labor costs through data-driven decisions, and mitigated compliance risk. Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia also improved employee engagement with the addition of mobile and self-service tools that allow employees to have better insights into their work information and greater control over their timecards and time-off requests. Spinx, a convenience store chain with more than 80 locations that continues to grow annually, leverages Kronos to hire, manage, develop, schedule, and retain top talent to always meet the needs of its customers. The organization has increased efficiency with paperless and streamlined HR processes, offering employee self-service tools that ease benefits administration, onboarding, and information requests to the staff. Managers can manage-in-the-moment with accurate, real-time data. By building a highly-engaged workforce, Spinx has experienced measurable gains in its customer experience. Additional organizations that utilize Kronos HCM solutions and Kronos Payroll include Dowco, Lowell Community Health Center, Millard Lumber, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative, Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, and the Ohio Eastern Star Home. Kronos Payroll customers empower their employees with self-service tools to access pay statements, update direct deposit and withholding statuses, and view personal payroll and tax documentation from anywhere and on any device. Intuitive analytics and reporting tools make it easy for payroll professionals or finance teams to inform current and future budget planning, troubleshoot areas of concern, and identify emerging trends. In addition to processing payroll with Kronos, the majority of Kronos Payroll customers also utilize Kronos Payroll Services to simplify the management of payroll taxes and payments. Kronos Payroll Services mitigates risk associated with filing errors, streamlines third-party vendor and garnishment transmissions, and saves time while reducing paycheck printing and distribution costs. Supporting Quotes Carrie Norden, vice president, payroll services, Kronos“Payroll is at the epicenter of business operations, where it can have a significant impact on the overall employee experience while also providing a real-time view into business performance. Organizations that replace outdated, legacy, or manual payroll tools with a modern cloud solution combining HR, payroll, talent, and timekeeping will remove many of the complexities associated with payroll, enabling the organization to spend less time on processes and more time on their people and customers.” Brenda Jackson, payroll manager, Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia“Since Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia introduced Kronos, we’ve saved thousands of person-hours on payroll and HR activities that are important to running a business but don’t necessarily have an impact on our community. Now, our teams focus the time they’ve regained on objectives that directly advance our company’s mission. With a single-record HCM system, we’re making fewer errors because there is significantly less manual data entry and our employees are more engaged with broad access to empowering self-service tools. Simply put, we allow Kronos to do the hard work for us.” Supporting Resources Kronos is a proud sponsor of the American Payroll Association’s National Payroll Week, celebrating the contributions of payroll professionals everywhere during the week of Sept. 3-7. Visit Kronos in booth 1920 at the 2018 HR Technology Conference and Exposition, taking place Sept. 11-14 in Las Vegas to learn more about Kronos Payroll and Kronos HCM solutions. Learn how to improve payroll efficiency and compliance with Kronos Payroll. Check out the What Works blog to read about the latest HCM trends and insights from Kronos. See why G2 Crowd named Workforce Ready a marketplace leader in HR management suites. Connect with Kronos via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube. 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TEMPLE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PDI, (www.pdisoftware.com) a leading global provider of enterprise software solutions to the convenience retail, wholesale petroleum, and logistics industries, today announced it has acquired Dallas-based Excentus, a leading provider of loyalty and coalition marketing solutions for the U.S. retail, grocery, national brands and convenience retail segments. This adjacency expansion complements PDI’s enterprise software solutions while broadening the company’s capability to serve customers better. The acquisition will add over 600 new customers to PDI’s roster and allow PDI to deliver comprehensive, enterprise software technology and data solutions – adding another facet to PDI’s robust suite of ERP and back-office solutions – that customers rely on to drive operational efficiency and increased margin. And as market demand continues to grow for consumer loyalty and engagement expertise, today’s acquisition will better position PDI to provide solutions to convenience retail, fuel retailers and national brands. The retail industry is as competitive as ever, and operators are innovating with new products and services, store formats, merchandising and pricing approaches, as well as customer engagement and loyalty programs -- while never losing focus on improving the efficiency of their operations. To help them, today’s retail operators want seamless loyalty and data solutions to drive the maximum return on their networks. Excentus’ innovative programs incorporate experiential benefits designed to drive deeper and more valuable customer relationships. Based on more than 20 years of expertise and knowledge in the industry, Excentus has proven that the right loyalty currency can change consumer behavior and has developed a full complement of technologies, marketing solutions, analytics, and know-how to help companies build, manage and improve loyalty programs, offers and promotions across all customer channels, devices and touchpoints. Excentus built its loyalty expertise by owning and operating the Fuel Rewards® program, the first in the U.S. and the largest multi-merchant national coalition program. The Fuel Rewards program boasts over 14.5 million members and has saved its members over 1 billion dollars in fuel purchases since its launch in 2012. In addition to operating and growing the Fuel Rewards program, Excentus is working directly with convenience retailers to deploy its technology, services, knowledge and know-how to help them design, build, and operate effective loyalty programs. “We are delighted to add Excentus’ leading software solutions, incredible customers, employees, and world-class loyalty programs and expertise to our existing portfolio. This acquisition is an ideal complement to PDI’s existing business and one that supports our ongoing mission to help customers and employees thrive in a digital economy,” said Jimmy Frangis, chief executive officer, PDI. “The portfolio expansion in the retail industry with Excentus’ customer relationship solutions deepens and extends our retail capabilities. It’s a perfect match to our existing enterprise software solutions and offerings that will help retail operators optimize and transform their business and provide customers with a more complete enterprise marketing solution.” PDI will create more value for customers with Excentus’ full-service loyalty technology and marketing services by providing an integrated and unified view of pricing and promotions to help optimize and transform business. “Working with Excentus, Shell has delivered significant rewards to our customers with the Fuel Rewards® program,” said Sydney Kimball, Vice President of Retail, Americas for Shell. “We look forward to continuing to deliver that industry-leading loyalty and rewards program going forward.” “We were excited to learn about PDI’s acquisition of Excentus, and we look forward to the powerful synergies between the technology that drives our c-store operations and the technology that supports our customer loyalty program,” says Steve Spinks, chief executive officer, The Spinx Company. “Both PDI and Excentus are leaders in their respective fields and have been great partners for Spinx for many years. We’re confident that the combined company can bring our operational and customer data together into one platform that will allow us to drive even more value from our stores and to our customers,” he adds. Integrating a World-Class Analytics Platform PDI will add Excentus’ Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) loyalty platform into its current portfolio and offerings. The full complement of loyalty solutions deliver analytics and expertise to help retailers go beyond traditional loyalty. Excentus’ solutions use data and analytics to help customers effectively manage consumer relationships and find new ways to increase engagement with more compelling and targeted offers. In addition to driving increased profitability for retailers, Excentus’ analytic expertise and access to data support consumer packaged goods manufacturers that sell goods and services through the convenience retail channel. Excentus’ solutions help consumer packaged goods companies reach their end consumer directly, while providing valuable offer content to its retail customers. “Excentus has spent 20 years leveraging the power of cents-per-gallon discounts at the pump to drive the Fuel Rewards program and the loyalty programs of our convenience retail and grocery customers. As the loyalty marketing and associated service provider capabilities mature, new opportunities exist to integrate seamlessly with the rest of a retailers’ ecosystem, and leverage data to grow store sales and deliver compelling offers from consumer packaged goods companies," said Brandon Logsdon, president and chief executive officer, Excentus. "PDI's acquisition of Excentus will allow us to deliver powerful, more fully integrated solutions, with unmatched service and features, that will help customers deliver a compelling ROI. We are proud to join the PDI family and excited about our future together." PDI is committed to continue bringing together the best people, applying the best processes, and combining the best products so that it is the right partner for its customers today, while preparing them to meet the demands of tomorrow. About PDI PDI (www.pdisoftware.com) helps convenience store retailers and petroleum wholesale marketers worldwide thrive in a digital economy with enterprise management software. Over 1,200 customers operating more than 100,000 locations trust PDI to optimize their entire operations whether they are a single site, multi-site, dealer or a franchise operator. PDI’s enterprise software, wholesale and logistics management software solutions and retail back office systems have been designed around the evolving needs of customers for more than 35 years. We reimagine enterprise management to help our customers transform their business and deliver exceptional experiences.