Car Keys Express signs national distribution deals with 3 leading US retailers

The Universal Car Remote controls the remote keyless entry systems for thousands of automotive makes and models. At the touch of a button, the remote performs the same functions as the vehicle's original keyless entry remote, such as locking and unlocking doors, panic, even opening the truck.

This technological breakthrough allows for many products to be combined into just a few. Now retailers can dramatically reduce costs by decreasing the number of SKUs necessary to enter the keyless remote business or enhance their current offering.

The remote replaces 216 OEM keyless entry car remotes and is compatible with 58 million vehicles from 1997-2018. At a typical retail price of $29.95, it costs consumers less than half of what they'd pay for a traditional dealership replacement and with easy, no tools setup, is 100% customer programmable.

Before the Universal Car Remote, retailers in this category faced high SKU counts, low turns, and high inventory costs. With a single SKU, we eliminate those problems, said Kirk Stewart, Director of Retail Sales for Car Keys Express. More and more retailers are merchandising the product in impulse, high traffic areas and are being rewarded as the Universal Car Remote has become a top seller and the best performing SKU in its category.

With the Universal Car Remote, retailers can cover millions of vehicles with a single SKU, so instead of filling a wall of pegs with over 200 different remotes, they can fill just one peg, resulting in better product turns, higher margins, and significantly lower inventory costs.

Much like the universal TV remote that has been popular for decades, the Universal Car Remote is a great solution for a large variety of retailers from auto parts stores, service facilities and mass retail. It hits a price point that generates significant impulse purchases and as a result many retailers will merchandise the product at the front counter to maximize sales.

The Universal Car Remote is just one of many products designed to help retailers re-enter the automotive key replacement business. From universal keys and remotes that reduce product count, to EZ Installers that let consumers pair keys to vehicles without special dealership computers, to the world's first car key vending machine, to the world's first mobile app that lets drivers replace keys using a mobile phone, visit www.CarKeysExpress.com/Retail to learn how Car Keys Express is bringing real automotive key replacement back to retail for the first time in 30 years.

For Car Keys Express, these three companies represent the gold standard of retail, each with thousands of locations that are well known, convenient and trusted by their customers, said Mark Lanwehr, Founder and CEO of Car Keys Express. The decision by these retailers to stock the Universal Car Remote in all locations nationwide speaks to their confidence in how it solves a problem for the consumer.