PCMS, the leading privately-held, independent provider of enterprise and store-level software solutions to the retail industry, today announced that Half Price Books has selected the VISION BeanStore point-of-sale (POS) system for its stores nationwide. PCMS is in the process of rolling out the system at all 117 Half Price Books stores.
Half Price Books selected PCMS over a number of competitive vendors after being impressed by the ability of PCMS to support their unique inventory management requirements around the buying and selling of new and used books and other items.
"We felt strongly that PCMS had the best POS software to meet our needs," said Mike Thomason, Vice President of Information Technology for Half Price Books. "We were also impressed with the partnership approach that PCMS has with their clients. They have been highly responsive."
"As the largest family-owned new and used bookstore chain in the country, Half Price Books is a well-known and trusted brand. We are thrilled to partner with them and to support their continued growth," said Andy Winans, CEO of PCMS.
Specific benefits of the new system include reduced transaction times, ease of training, increased system reliability and improved security. Also important, was the ability for of the PCMS VISION BeanStore solution to flexibly accommodate Half Price Books future growth initiatives.
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