Irving, Texas — NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a leading provider and integrator of advanced IT, communications, networking, retail and biometric solutions, will be the new exclusive point-of-sale (POS) provider to 8,600 7-Eleven® stores throughout the United States and Canada.
NEC will deliver the TWINPOS G5100 POS to 7-Eleven stores. “We wanted to reach tech-savvy customers with a POS system that would streamline operations and improve customer engagement,” says Raj Kapoor, CIO and senior vice president at 7-Eleven. “Providing an engaging digital in-store experience is something we are investing in for the long term and NEC has the best POS hardware and software to take us there.”
As a part of the solution, NEC will offer full service desk and maintenance support for the next 5 years. Having fully integrated development and support service will help 7-Eleven provide an engaging customer experience while offering an attractive lower total cost of its POS systems and equipment.
“It is exciting to see our longstanding collaboration with 7-Eleven benefit stores in the U.S.,” says Shin Takahashi, chief executive officer at NEC Corporation of America. “Our retail POS systems bring together the best of NEC technology, reliability and durability to support any store environment for retailers of all types.”
NEC Corporation of America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, a global technology leader with a presence in 140 countries and $29.5 billion in revenues. For more information, visit www.necam.com/smartretail.
7-Eleven, Inc. is the largest chain in the convenience-retailing industry. Based in Irving, Texas, 7-Eleven® operates, franchises and/or licenses more than 61,000 stores in 17 countries, including some 10,900 in North America. For more information, visit www.7-Eleven.com.
SOURCE: NEC Corporation