SPIRITS is ASI's most popular product. It includes all the special features of our prior software packages plus a lot more. As you know, computer software is a constantly evolving product. What makes SPIRITS stand out amongst all other retail software is that it is a Windows product. You "point" and "click" and "drag" just as you do in any other Windows product SPIRITS is the choice of liquor retailers throughout the country. It's easy to understand why ASI has been around since 1980 and has a great deal of experience in computerizing the retail liquor industry. Good software comes from good programmers. GREAT software comes with the help of end-users. That's why SPIRITS should be your #1 choice. Our programmers didn't write the system to do what they thought it should do. They wrote the system to meet the needs expressed by customers. The SPIRITS Point-of-Sale, inventory control system has evolved over the years into what we consider to be a finely tuned product. This accomplishment has been achieved with the help of our retailers. The system was written expressly for the retail liquor industry and pays attention to the specific needs of today's changing business. SPIRITS is integrated with a complete accounting package. The goal is to help the retailer manage the demands of their business. You require up-to-date, detailed information on the state of your business -- its inventory, assets and liabilities.

The management demands of a retail liquor store are the same whether you have one register or six registers! You require up-to-date information on the state of your business -- its inventory, assets and liabilities. Management needs to be able to control purchasing and inventory to ensure a successful business whether you own one liquor store or five. Your problems are the same as every other retailer. Solutions are easy once you understand the problem. ASI understands your problems -- your everyday problems of owning and operating a retail liquor store.

During these difficult times, it certainly makes good business sense to have maximum control over all aspects of your business. The economy actually demands it. The following outlines those problem areas SPIRITS impacts most. These savings go directly to your bottom line and many begin the day the system is implemented. Once the system is completely paid for, all of the identified annual benefits would continue to flow from year two onward. This makes the investment even more attractive. Remember, these savings are realized each and every year you are in business.

One of the biggest problems many liquor stores have is too much inventory! Money is tied up in merchandise that sits in the basement for months--sometimes years. The most important, money saving feature of SPIRITS is the reduction of inventory. Every time a product is sold, that sale is recorded. This history reflects your store's product movement. The purchase order module uses your sales history to tell you what products you need to order and how much you need to order to get you through the next selling period. In other words, you want to purchase items that should sell immediately. This becomes an invaluable tool because you make money according to how you purchase. In order to increase profits, your money needs to be working for you. SPIRITS brings your inventory down to a workable level.

Keying errors at the cash register and pricing label errors can cause significant dollars lost due to products being misprinted/under priced. SPIRITS 2000 ensures accurate pricing for every scanned item due to the fact that management controls pricing through the back office system. Once in place prices and/or price changes for every item are in place at the cash register, thereby removing any opportunity for clerical error.

Shrinkage contributes to loss of revenue. SPIRITS 2000 increases your ability to identify and reduce shrinkage. You can pinpoint whether the shrinkage is coming from the sales floor or the "back door."

Out-of-stock items in the retail liquor industry can account for lost sales. The ability for you to do both sales projections based on need (sales) and setting minimum levels for each item will eliminate out of stock items.

SPIRITS 2000 provides store owners with all the required data and information to more effectively manage total inventory. Through comprehensive inventory reports, inventory levels can be maintained which are close to the actual sales levels for each individual item. SPIRITS 2000 should allow you to identify and replace your slow moving or less profitable items with faster moving and/or more profitable items.

Experience with the use of SPIRITS 2000 indicates the amount of time and effort to effectively operate a liquor store can be reduced significantly. Typically, the savings will come from reductions in the labor hours required for pricing and inventory handling needs. You are no longer required to put price stickers on individual bottles. Labor costs represent one of the greatest expense areas in the liquor operation.

This area may be difficult to quantify but it is certainly important to mention and does result in an increase in sales. Customer service would improve because:

• Faster checkout speed through the use of scanners
• Correct pricing on all items
• Detailed receipt showing items, discounts, etc.
• More responsive to customer questions about case pricing, on hand position (shelf/backroom), do you carry (item lookup), promotions and discounts

Spirits Express is a complete POS package for retail liquor stores that only require 1 to 2 cash registers. Express allows you to manage your inventory, set your pricing, track sales and integrate bookkeeping for a complete system for the smaller store. Express is reasonably priced and easy to use, is certified PA-DSS compliant and can integrate all your card processing needs. Express is separated into different components, each which are designed at handling specific tasks to keep your store running optimally