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Alfamart Opts for NEC’s Latest POS Terminal and Retail Solution
JAKARTA, 28 June 2011 - Alfamart, one of the Indonesia’s leading retailers in Indonesia, has opted for NEC Corporation’s (“NEC”) latest Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal TWINPOS G5 to be implemented across all its outlets nationwide. Alfamart will be the first company in the world to use NEC’s latest TWINPOS G5 POS terminal.
PT NEC Indonesia (“NEC Indonesia”) will be implementing the new POS terminals at all Alfamart’s 5,000 store outlets in several phases, with the first phase to commence from October 2011.
Built with a compact form factor designed to fit within the limited counter space of a retail store, the TWINPOS G5 POS terminal, a sequel of the NEC’s “TWINPOS Series", is expected to reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) with easier maintenance. NEC’s “TWINPOS G-Series” is a product developed based on its expertise acquired through years of successful deployment at leading global retail and service companies.
Features and benefits of TWINPOS G5 POS terminal are:
1. High Reliability
- TWINPOS G5 is designed with robustness. Environmental durability and fail-safe considered materials enhance product reliability.
2. Easy Maintenance
- TWINPOS G5 can be replaced or repaired key components within 5 minutes. Repairing labor cost and required technical level are minimal, resulting in cost savings for future store expansion.
3. CPU Selection (Intel Celeron® to core-i7®)
- NEC offer high performance CPU, faster against heavy and multitask operation.
4. Compact Footprint
- With built-in dual LCD touch screen POS, counter top space can be saved thanks to the compact footprint.
- Store can utilize saved space as more sales promotion or cashier’s working space.
5. Flexible Configuration
- With 3 peripheral port panels, NEC can offer the best configuration for each prospect.
“By using this system, we strongly believe it will improve our service to customers and create a modern ambiance at our stores. We choose NEC because of their reputation, expertise and experience in supporting retail chain stores worldwide.” says Hans Prawira Anggara, Managing Director of Alfamart.
“NEC is proud to be the preferred provider of retail solutions for Alfamart. With NEC’s vast experience in providing support to our customers in the retail industry, we are confident that Alfamart is able to fully optimize our reliable POS terminals to improve its inventory management to manage consumer demands, and ultimately, resulting in better sales,” said Mr Takeshi Tsukamoto, President Director of PT NEC Indonesia.
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About Alfamart
PT Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk (Alfamart) is one of the Indonesia’s leading retailers providing affordable, high quality daily basic needs in minimarket format. Alfamart commenced operations with its first store in 1999 and grown rapidly via a combination of company-owned and franchise stores. At present, Alfamart serves more than 1.8 million customers per day through more than 5,000 store outlets scattered in Java, Bali, Lampung, Palembang and Makassar.
In order to continuosly providing the rendering of prime services and enhancing competitiveness, Alfamart implements the newest technologies, to render not only prime services but also enhancing innovative and efficient handling.
For more information, visit Alfamart at http://www.alfamartku.com
About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation is a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies that benefit businesses and people around the world. By providing a combination of products and solutions that cross utilize the company’s experience and global resources, NEC’s advanced technologies meet the complex and ever-changing needs of its customers. NEC brings more than 100 years of expertise in technological innovation to empower people, businesses and society. For more information, visit NEC at http://www.nec.com.
About PT NEC Indonesia
PT. NEC Indonesia is a subsidiary of NEC Corporation (HQ in Japan) with history and experience in Indonesia dated back to 1968 when its first Jakarta Representative Office was set up. In April 1992, PT. NEC Nusantara Communications was established in realization to the importance of telecommunication infrastructure of the country and the relevance of NEC technologies and solutions. Subsequently in April 2003, plans for expansion sealed the merger between PT. NEC Nusantara Communications and its Jakarta Representative Office, thus widening its businesses to include information and broadcasting solutions. This leads the merged entity, PT. NEC Indonesia, to achieve the market leader position of total solution provider in the telecommunication industry.
Today, with its headquarters in Jakarta and 20 other offices located in various parts of Indonesia, PT. NEC Indonesia continues to play a significant role in providing total telecommunications and IT business solutions for its customers in the carrier, service provider and enterprise businesses. For more information, please visit http://www.nec.co.id.
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