ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2003--NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) today announced that Stewart's Shops has selected the NCR RealPOS(TM) 70 point-of-sale (POS) workstation for its 300-plus convenience stores in upstate New York and Vermont. The rollout is scheduled for completion in June of 2004.
A privately held company, Stewart's is nearly one-third employee-owned and takes pride in offering a comfortable and friendly atmosphere in which to shop and work.
"Our criteria for a new POS system included technology that will serve us well into the future and reduce our POS support costs," said Stewart's Senior Vice President Nancy Trimbur. "The NCR RealPOS 70 offered what we wanted in a rugged, touchscreen workstation that will help us enhance our business operations and customer service with a reduced cost of ownership."
The newest member of NCR's family of POS workstations, the RealPOS 70 provides tool-free serviceability and is built around Intel's EmbeddedATX specification for a stable POS platform and extended lifecycle.
"Stewart's Shops works hard at getting to know its customers and enhancing their shopping experience," said NCR Vice President of Solution Sales Nelson Gomez. "We engineered the NCR RealPOS 70 so companies like Stewart's can focus on their business and improve their associates' productivity, the things that are most important to their success."
Pinnacle Corporation, a member of the NCR RealPartner program, is providing Stewart's POS software, Pinnacle's Palm Point of Sale.
About Stewart's Shops
Stewart's Shops Corp. (www.stewartsshops.com) is a leading dairy and convenience store chain based in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The first Stewart's Shop opened in 1945. There are currently 316 locations within a 150-mile radius of Saratoga Springs. Annual sales for 2002 were almost $730 million and the company contributed $9.5 million to the employee profit sharing program. Stewart's employees own one-third of the company.
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. Based in Dayton, Ohio, NCR (www.ncr.com) employs approximately 29,500 people worldwide.
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