Dec 17, 2012

The Tile Shop

Overview
For the last 25 years, The Tile Shop has been at the forefront of the DIY industry, growing in lock stop with the dreams and imaginations of the thousands of do-it-yourselfers they serve. In 1985 The Tile Shop opened its first
store Rochester, Minnesota. It was founded on the idea of providing do-it-yourselfers with the finest natural stone, ceramic and porcelain tiles with which to work. The Tile Shop was the independent, boutique alternative to big box retailers, offering the kind of unique tiling products that cannot be found anywhere else.

Solution
OPI developed a mobile point-of-sale tool that fully-integrated with The Tile Shop’s inventory and order systems to allow salespeople to check inventory, create orders, accept customer payments, and capture signatures for credit card payments. The app was deployed on the iPod Touch in conjunction with the Linea-Pro barcode scanner/magstripe reader and provided an effective, easy-to-use mobile experience.

Services

  • iOS Development
  • Secure Web Service Consulting Services

Outcomes
The mobile point-of-sale tool allows sales people to better serve the customer by remaining on the sales floor readily available to check inventory and guide the customer through the ordering process. The tool has been so successful that it has been rolled out to all stores nationwide and its usage has largely replaced the legacy POS client desktop software.

Additional Projects

  • Mentored The Tile Shop’s development staff in implementing secure web services
  • Request by The Tile Shop to build a supplementary mobile app for selecting products and getting quick price quotes

About the Author

Object Partners profile.

One thought on “The Tile Shop

  1. I am currently opening up a tile business and would like more info

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

Related Blog Posts
Building an iOS Chat Feature Without Hacks
The Problem Trying to build a chat feature in iOS is often overwhelming and requires solving several difficult problems. Under a time crunch, we often find ourselves going with the first solution we find that […]
Room & Board
Overview: Room and Board is a Minnesota-based, privately owned company, and has been designing home furnishings for more than 30 years. It presently has 600 employees and operates 11 stores in seven states plus six […]
Virtuwell
Overview: Virtuwell is the nations first online medical provider that can diagnose and treat 40+ medical conditions; all from the convenience of your home or mobile computer.  In 2009 Virtuwell needed to get their idea to market […]
Bloom Health
Overview: Bloom Health is a leader in the defined contribution health benefits marketplace, committed to assisting employers of all sizes move toward an employer-sponsored system that has effective cost predictability for employers and increased choice […]