Retailers Select ECRS as the Vity Award Winner for Best Computerized Point of Sale System

BOONE, N.C., June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ECR Software Corporation (ECRS) has again been recognized with the Vity Award for Best Computerized Point of Sale System. Vity Awards are given annually by Vitamin Retailer magazine to the top products and services in the Natural Products/Health industry as selected directly by retailers. ECRS is the leading supplier of retail automation to merchants in this vibrant, growing industry.

With installations across the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, ECRS solutions serve hundreds of natural products retailers ranging from small, single store merchants, to multi-store enterprises, and member-owned cooperatives.  ECRS has partnered with natural products suppliers and respected industry organizations, such as INFRA, to elevate its innovative, proprietary technology and gain an in-depth knowledge of this unique industry.  The combination of advanced, but practical, retail automation technology, industry knowledge, extensive supplier integration, and real-world experience, backed by award-winning customer service has propelled ECRS to the number one place in its Vity Award category for the third year.

"It is an honor to be chosen by our customers to receive this award," said Peter Catoe, ECRS President and CEO. "We receive feedback from our customers and their suppliers daily about things we are doing well and areas that need work. This feedback is what drives us to be better as a company and to provide a class-leading technology suite that enables health and nutrition retailers to catapult ahead of competitors and achieve long-term sustainable success."

About ECRS

ECRS has been developing and deploying award-winning retail automation solutions since 1989. In addition to being recognized with a Vity Award, ECRS also recently finished in the top ten of the nationwide RIS News Software LeaderBoard and placed number one in three categories including: Leaders in Product Reliability by Mid-Size Retailers, Leaders in Recommendation by Mid-Size Retailers, and Leaders in Customer Satisfaction by Grocery Retailers. The ECRS product suite includes: Point-of-sale, self checkout, kiosk, back office reporting, centralized multi-store management, inventory management, replenishment, pricing and promotion management, supply chain, warehousing, electronic supplier communication, customer loyalty, membership management, pharmacy system integration, A/R, payroll deduct, and fresh foods scale integration. For more information please visit www.ecrs.com or email [email protected]

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