Progressive Grocer Gives Tech Innovation Award to Catapult Grocery Retailer
NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alabama grocery store and pharmacy chain, Star Super Market and Discount Pharmacy, will be presented Progressive Grocer's Technology Innovation Award for In-Store Systems during the upcoming National Retail Federation (NRF) Convention and Expo. The award will be presented at 1:00 PM EST on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 in the ECRS retail automation exhibit, "Elevating the Consumer Experience" located in booth #3121. Expo attendees are encouraged to stop by the ECRS booth for a demonstration of this and other industry-leading technology, including mobile point-of-sale and new, consumer centric self-checkout.
Star Super Market and Discount Pharmacy are being presented the PG Tech award for the integration of its grocery point-of-sale and pharmacy management systems. This was accomplished through joint development by point-of-sale and retail automation provider, ECRS, and pharmacy management system provider, QS/1.
The integration allows for a single POS across all store segments increasing data accuracy and customer convenience. It also allows ECRS's CATAPULT™ POS system to communicate seamlessly and bi-directionally with QS/1's NRx™ pharmacy management system for sold prescription tracking, co-located prescription data, signature prompts, centralized signature storage, and accurate, real-time Will-Call Bin management with available family association -all managed from one terminal and a single signature capture device.
"The team of ECRS and QS1 have broken new ground by tying together two traditionally separate systems – the grocery point of sale and pharmacy management system," said Joseph Tarnowski, editor of Progressive Grocer Tech. "I'm not surprised that Star Super Market and Discount Pharmacy was the site of the pilot program, as Darden Heritage – a grocer and a pharmacist by trade – and his staff are true innovators, not just in matters of technology, but also in strategies and initiatives that incorporate pharmacy and health with the rest of the grocery operation."
Star Super Market and Discount Pharmacy is also partnering with ECRS to pave the way in using retail automation to elevate the customer experience and drive cost down through Catapult's proven auto replenishment system, DemandFill™ and Supplier Gateway™ LogicSync™ technology.
According to Star Super Market and Discount Pharmacy, the Company's return on investment was reached within six months and they estimate continued savings from reduced downtime, increased productivity, fewer stock-outs, and overall inventory cost reductions.
To learn more about ECRS solutions, please visit www.ecrs.com or stop by their "Elevating the Consumer Experience" exhibit located in booth #3121 at NRF 2012 Annual Convention and Expo, Retail's Big Show™.
SOURCE ECR Software Corporation
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