LIVERMORE, Calif., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Activant Solutions
Inc., a leading provider of retail and distribution business
management solutions, today announced that Kopp Drug Inc. has
selected the Activant Eagle® software platform to be its
business management and Point-of-Sale (POS) solution. Kopp
executives selected the Activant Eagle solution to help them
improve inventory management and add operational efficiencies.
In business since 1925, Kopp Drug is an independent community
pharmacy chain with 10 locations throughout central Pennsylvania.
Frustrated with their previous system’s inability to effectively
manage inventory and handle flexible spending account (FSA) card
transactions, Kopp executives began evaluating new POS solutions
earlier this year. They were immediately impressed with the
thoroughness and professionalism exhibited by the Activant sales
team.
“At Kopp Drug, we pride ourselves on outstanding personalized
service. In Activant, we have found a technology partner that
clearly shares this focus,” said William Earnest, Chief Operating
Officer of Kopp Drug. “I have had many meetings with software and
hardware vendors, and I have never met an organization that
analyzed my business as thoroughly as Activant. They took the time
to really understand our business and our needs before making their
first recommendations.”
The pharmacy marketplace is undergoing a major shift, and
pharmacy owners are being forced to improve their retail systems
and practices in order to survive. Independent community pharmacies
are looking for ways to expand their retail business and become a
primary shopping destination. For these pharmacies, this translates
into having an extensive mix of merchandise, pricing these products
competitively and having them readily available to customers. Kopp
Drug executives selected the Activant Eagle system to elevate each
of these critical functions.
“We are looking to increase our overall
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