Escher Group agrees contract with unnamed postal organisation

Outsourced point-of-sale software provider Escher Group Holdings announced on Wednesday that it agreed a contract with an unnamed large-scale postal organisation to provide in-store mobile POS.

The AIM-traded company said the solution allowed mPOS equipped clerks to engage with customers on the shop floor, and conduct transactions without customers having to wait in line.

It said the mPOS solution would run on an iOS device with native message server support, an integrated barcode scanner, credit/debit card reader, wireless receipt and label printers.

The group reportedly had the ability to deploy the mPOS solution on iOS, Android or Windows CE and on any appropriate hardware.

“The contract with this postal operator shows that we are building real traction with our mobile point-of-service solution, this comes after an implementation of 15,000 devices for a logistics provider in Europe,” said CEO Liam Church.

“Our partners are finding that our ecommerce-enabled point-of-service solutions add substantially to their capabilities by creating a more streamlined digital experience for their customers.”

Escher said there was a “continuing trend” towards mPOS solutions from global postal operators as they looked to streamline their point-of-sale networks through expanding their network, reducing wait times in-store and facilitating pick up and drop off in third party locations.