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"Implementing EpR Takings & Bankings in our chain of 510 stores was a straight-forward exercise as it is designed specifically for the charity retail sector. It gives us clarity of management information on a timely basis at a fraction of the cost of EPOS solutions"
Steve Wooldridge, Head of Development, Age Concern & Help The Aged Retail Division
"EpR Gift Aid i s a very cost effective system to operate which means that Barnardos can make the most of the Gift Aid opportunity. Also, being able to communicate with our supporters has always been important to us, and using the system has allowed us an additional way to do this."
Gerard Cousins, Director of Retail & Trading
"Introducing EpR Takings & Bankings across our estate was a surprisingly easy process. The input screens are simple, and tailored to our own till ‘Z’ Readings, meaning that shop managers find the data-entry very straight-forward. The system saves us a substantial sum on input costs and gives us a clear advantage in reconciliation and transparency at all levels. The planned Space Allocation reports will also aid us in improving sales within the chain.."
Phillip Northcott, Retail & Trading Management Accountant
"We are now in our fourth year of using EpR Gift Aid and achieving 40% Gift Aid conversion of threshold donated goods which is generating in excess of £2 million additional annual revenue for the charity"
Alan Hodges, Director of Retail
"We are now at more than 80% net profit from Gift Aid on the sale of donated goods and that doesn't include the benefit to the charity from the 200,000 new donor names we have collected!"
Julie Beames, Retail Gift Aid Manager
"We are now at the end of our first year of using the EpR Gift Aid system and are seeing a steady increase in the amount claimable from the HMRC, which is a huge benefit to our organisation. The excellent training, system support and guidance from Eproductive have really contributed to our overall performance and we look forward to this relationship continuing in the future"
Frank Hawkins, Operations and Resources Manager
"We have been delighted with the response we have had to the Gift Aid scheme from both our donors and volunteers. The results so far have exceeded our expectations and the teething troubles were far less than we anticipated. The training and ongoing support have been excellent and the people friendly!"
Kevin Souter, Retail Projects Co-ordinator
"The extra money that has been raised so far through claiming Gift Aid on donated goods will fund 2 nurses per year. Caring for sick and terminally ill people is what we are here for and any additional revenue is a huge benefit. By adopting EpR Gift Aid, the shops have increased the funds available to us, which will really make a difference to the care that we can provide."
Sarah Riches, Nursing Director
"Having been the first Hospice shops group to launch EpR Gift Aid in Autumn 2007 we are delighted with the results so far. Shop Managers and Volunteers find the system straightforward to use and donors are more than happy to sign up to Gift Aid. It's an extremely easy and effective way to raise additional funds."
Lynwen Truesdale, Shops Director
"We are delighted with the results we have already experienced using EpR Gift Aid and are hoping to reach in excess of £40,000 by the end of our first year, which will be enough for us to provide a paediatric nurse for one year."
David Cryer, Retail & Trading Manager
“We have rolled out EpR Gift Aid to all our shops and are very pleased with the support we have had from Eproductive. Shop staff and volunteers have built the straightforward process into their daily routines and gift aided sales are developing well, as are the new donor details that we are now able to collect for the first time.”
Ken Blair, Chief Executive, BHF Shops Division
"We are delighted with the introduction of the EpR Takings module to our shop network. The training has been excellent and our volunteers have taken the technology on board without any major problems. We look forward to working with the Eproductive team in the future as we continue to explore other applications of the software."
Sally Brighton, Community Giving Director
"We are extremely pleased with the start our shops have made with EpR Gift Aid. We budgeted for a 20% donor up take of gift aid but after only two weeks our shops have an average of 31% with our flag ship shop hitting 57%! Shop managers and volunteers have taken to the system very well and donors are pleased that their donations are being increased substantially.
With only a small upfront investment (including shop pc’s which we wanted anyway) payback is in weeks and ongoing costs are marginal. The Eproductive team has rolled out EpR Gift Aid with the utmost professionalism and we look forward to continuing to work in partnership with them to help us raise much needed funds."
Adrian Hadley, Operations Director
"Sense Trading is delighted to be working with the Eproductive and we are very confident that increased revenue will be achieved via EpR Gift Aid and with Eproductive’s help."
Adrian Barker, Director of Trading
