Cumberland Farms Selects NCR for Store Technology Implementation.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 2004 NCR (NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH, www.ncr.com) A technology company specializing in financial terminal transactions, retail systems and data warehousing. Until the late 1990s, NCR was heavily invested in the hardware side of the industry, known worldwide as a major manufacturer of computers Provides POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale Terminals and Bar-Code Scanners, Manages Staging and Installation of Complete Solution Cumberland Farms, the leading New England-based convenience store-petroleum marketer, selected NCR Corporation (company) NCR Corporation - Electronics company mainly active in the midrange server market. NCR was founded 1884 as National Cash Register Company. It joint the computer industry in th 1950s. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NCR) to implement a complete store-automation solution for all of its 650 company-operated stores and stations. The Cumberland Farms solution includes NCR RealPOS(TM) 80c point-of-sale (POS) terminals and NCR RealScan(TM) 92 bar-code scanners. In addition, NCR is providing staging and installation management services for the chainwide deployment, which includes software from NCR solution partner Retalix USA. The rollout began earlier this year and is scheduled for completion in early 2005. NCR and Cumberland Farms also have entered into a three-year hardware support agreement. "As we evaluated options for our new store-automation solution, we looked not only for superior technology but also for an experienced provider who can effectively manage a comprehensive implementation plan," said Cumberland Farms Vice President of Management Information Systems John Carroll John Carroll may be:
Introduced in 2002, the compact, yet powerful, NCR RealPOS 80c terminal has been installed at nearly 100,000 checkout stations worldwide. With the versatile NCR RealScan 92 bar-code scanner, cashiers can choose the scanning mode - presentation or pass-by - that best fits their needs. "Cumberland Farms' success is built on a tradition of operational excellence and superior service," said NCR Vice President for Food Industry Solutions Nelson Gomez. "Their technology investment decision reflects this commitment and will help them maximize store productivity while further enhancing every customer interaction." About Cumberland Farms Cumberland Farms is headquartered in Canton Canton, cities, United States Canton. 1 City (1990 pop. 13,922), Fulton co., W central Ill., in the corn belt; inc. 1849. It is a trade and industrial center for a coal and farm area. 2 Town (1990 pop. 18,530), Norfolk co. , Mass., and today owns more than 1,100 outlets, operating 650 stores and gas stations in 11 eastern seaboard states from Maine to Florida. The company has its own grocery distribution, ice cream and bakery operations. For more information about Cumberland Farms, visit www.cumberlandfarms.com. About NCR Corporation NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) is a leading global technology company helping businesses build stronger relationships with their customers. NCR's ATMs, retail systems, Teradata(R) data warehouses and IT services provide Relationship Technology(TM) solutions that maximize the value of customer interactions and help organizations create a stronger competitive position. Based in Dayton, Ohio Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Montgomery County. As of the 2005 census estimate, the population of Dayton was 158,873. , NCR (www.ncr.com) employs approximately 28,900 people worldwide. NCR, NCR EasyPoint, NCR FastLane NCR FastLane is a self checkout point of sale machine developed by NCR Corporation. It offers an open architecture allowing it to be seamlessly integrated into existing POS systems. It debuted in 2002. Among the businesses using FastLane is Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer. , NCR RealPOS, NCR RealPrice, NCR RealScan, NCR RealSolutions and Teradata are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCR Corporation in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other countries. |
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