Super Plus Food Stores Selects ECRS and Epson for Chain-Wide System Rollout
Jamaica's Largest Supermarket Chain to Install New POS System in Over 1,000 Lanes
Washington, DC, February 13, 2005 - Today at the FMI Marketechnics show Epson, a leading supplier of value-added Point of Sale (POS) solutions, announced that Super Plus Food Stores, Jamaica's largest supermarket chain, selected the Epson IM-320 POS terminal and ECRS' CATAPULTT Enterprise automation solution for a chain-wide rollout. The 1,000-terminal rollout began in December 2004, and is expected to be complete by year-end2006. ECRS will use the Epson IM-320 terminal to replace Super Plus Food Store's existing POS hardware components.
"We selected ECRS' CATAPULT retail software platform after our extensive in-store testing resulted in dramatically increased transaction throughput provided by CATAPULT's flexible, reliable design. ECRS recommended the Epson terminal as a compact, all-in-one solution that works seamlessly with the CATAPULT application," said Richard Chen, Co-owner of Super Plus Food Stores. "This complete hardware/software solution is allowing us to provide better customer service, while at the same time lowering our long-term support and maintenance costs. The rollout is going very smoothly."
As Jamaica 's largest retailer, Super Plus Food Stores handles more than 180,000 customer transactions per week. The CATAPULT retail platform is designed to meet the needs of high-volume operation, with options such as centralized pricing and promotions, storewide and centralized reporting, POS, price checker, DSD, and self-checkout. The combined Epson/ECRS POS solution provides SuperPlus with a level of flexibility and simplicity that allows the retailer to scale up quickly while lowering total cost of ownership. Epson's IM-320 is completely integrated with CATAPULT, and includes the cashier and customer display, CPU, credit card swipe and printer, all provided in one small footprint.
According to ECRS President Pete Catoe, "By pairing CATAPULT with the Epson IM-320, we were able to provide Super Plus Food Stores with a turnkey solution that offers excellent functionality and world-class reliability at an affordable price."
About Super Plus Food Stores
Started by Vincent and Gloria Chen four decades ago, Super Plus is now Jamaica 's largest retailer, measured by gross revenues, with 35 stores and 2,500 employees island-wide. The Chen family continues to operate the chain, with eight of their nine children carrying on the family tradition. This chain is a member of the Independent Grocer's Alliance (IGA) - the largest association of supermarkets worldwide which is designed to create economies of scale in procurement for its members. Super Plus has its own distribution center, a fleet of trucks, a line of "Super Plus" branded products, and an online shopping website. The chain is committed to contributing to the communities in which it operates, and has won many awards for its community sponsorships. For more information, please visit www.superplusfoods.com.
About ECRS
Since 1989, a unified vision-to provide commonsense, value-based solutions that allow retailers to compete and expand-has propelled ECRS to its position as a leading provider of integrated retail software, hardware, and services offering. Distributed through a global dealer network and direct sales specialists, ECRS products can be found in more than 10,000 store locations throughout North America.
About Epson
Epson offers an extensive array of POS printers and transaction terminals for the retail, hospitality, supermarket and banking markets. Founded in 1975, Epson America, Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, a global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality technology products that meet customer demands for increased functionality, compactness, systems integration and energy efficiency. Epson America, Inc. is headquartered in Long Beach, California. For more information, please visit www.pos.epson.com.
