H2O Innovation announces its maple business line is launching a containerized store
by CM Staff
The H2O Innovation team developed this containerized store to ensure that maple syrup producers always have access to all the products they need to carry out their daily operations.
H2O Innovation announces its maple business line is launching a containerized store
QUEBEC CITY — H2O Innovation Inc. announces that its Maple business line is launching the H2GO(TM) container, a self-service store housed inside a container and accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. H2O says this is the first of its kind in the North American maple syrup industry.
The H2O Innovation team developed this containerized store to ensure that maple syrup producers always have access to all the products they need to carry out their daily operations without having to travel long distances. The labour shortage and the fact that opening hours are often incompatible with the forestry workers’ schedules prompted H2O Innovation to design this new and unique concept.
The producers who are members of the H2GO(TM) containerized store will be able to enter the store using a unique access code, input the products they are purchasing in an application that was developed for this specific purpose, and leave with their order. They will even have access to the store’s inventory right from the comfort of their home or of their sugar shack.
The first H2GO(TM) containerized store will be located in Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, in the Eastern Townships region of the Province of Quebec. Several others will eventually be rolled out in other remote areas. “Producers generally get up at the crack of dawn. Having to work around their suppliers’ business hours has always been one of their main irritants. After several months of research and development, we have overcome the technological challenges and are finally ready to launch our self-service store! With its small footprint, efficient use of space and outstanding performance in terms of real-time inventory, the H2GO(TM) containerized store will certainly delight several producers,” stated Frédéric Dugré, President and Chief Executive Officer of H2O Innovation.
