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Bellwether Technology Corporation is a New Orleans-based IT company.
Also known as "Bellwether Technology" or "Bellwether," the company provides a wide range of managed information technology services to organizations of all sizes throughout southeast Louisiana.
Bellwether is also an official reseller of Microsoft, HP, Cisco, and VMware products and solutions.[1]
Established in 1980[2], Bellwether has 33 total employees.[3] The company's main office is located in the Federal Reserve Bank building in the New Orleans Central Business District. The company also has an office in Madisonville, Louisiana, located just north of Lake Pontchartrain.
Poco Sloss is the President and co-Founder of the company.
Strengths
* Senior Management
* Capital availability
* Leadership from Hannaford and its parent company
* Northern operations still less affected by Wal-Mart
* Market renewals (capital expenditures plan)
Weaknesses
* Not the best real estate
* Low sell-through in older stores
* Existing brand for perishables still weak (i.e., at Food Lion)
* Softer than expected sales at the acquired Victory stores
Opportunities
* Store segmentation/shopper analytics
* Re-branding (Bloom, Bottom Dollar) and market renewals/remodels
* Format innovation that allows customization by market
* Best practice transfers amongst banners
Threats
* High levels of competition from good traditional operators (Harris Teeter, Wegmans)
* Publix moving north
* Pressure in operating margins due to higher capex and remodels
* Faces on virtually every market
Also known as "Bellwether Technology" or "Bellwether," the company provides a wide range of managed information technology services to organizations of all sizes throughout southeast Louisiana.
Bellwether is also an official reseller of Microsoft, HP, Cisco, and VMware products and solutions.[1]
Established in 1980[2], Bellwether has 33 total employees.[3] The company's main office is located in the Federal Reserve Bank building in the New Orleans Central Business District. The company also has an office in Madisonville, Louisiana, located just north of Lake Pontchartrain.
Poco Sloss is the President and co-Founder of the company.
Strengths
* Senior Management
* Capital availability
* Leadership from Hannaford and its parent company
* Northern operations still less affected by Wal-Mart
* Market renewals (capital expenditures plan)
Weaknesses
* Not the best real estate
* Low sell-through in older stores
* Existing brand for perishables still weak (i.e., at Food Lion)
* Softer than expected sales at the acquired Victory stores
Opportunities
* Store segmentation/shopper analytics
* Re-branding (Bloom, Bottom Dollar) and market renewals/remodels
* Format innovation that allows customization by market
* Best practice transfers amongst banners
Threats
* High levels of competition from good traditional operators (Harris Teeter, Wegmans)
* Publix moving north
* Pressure in operating margins due to higher capex and remodels
* Faces on virtually every market