TORONTO -- Unisys Corp. has announced that its Canadian subsidiary, Unisys Canada, has won a contract from NEC Corp. of America to provide outsourced IT support services for 470 7-Eleven retail convenience stores throughout Canada. The Unisys contract is valued at approximately $6 million (U.S.) over a three-year term. NEC Corp. of America is the prime contractor in the engagement, managing applications development and support for 7-Eleven Inc.
Under the terms of the agreement, Unisys Canada will provide maintenance and support services for IT backoffice equipment, onsite wireless networks, [image-nocss] point-of-sale (POS) and inventory ordering systems for the 470 Canadian 7-Eleven retail stores from Ontario to British Columbia. In addition, Unisys will provide deployment services for new systems that 7-Eleven rolls out to its stores.
"Unisys outsourcing expertise combined with NEC's retail solution integration skills will assist us in growing our 7-Eleven business in Canada," said Sharon Stufflebeme, 7-Eleven's chief information officer. "We'll be able to serve our customers more effectively and efficiently through enhanced in-store technology support."
As part of a global alliance between the two companies, Unisys is the preferred provider of technology support and maintenance services for NEC in markets outside Japan.
Based in Dallas, 7-Eleven operates, franchises or licenses approximately 7,600 7-Eleven stores in North America. It operates, franchises or licenses more than 34,300 stores in 14 countries. During 2007, 7-Eleven stores worldwide generated total sales of more than $46.6 billion.
Santa Clara, Calif.-based NEC is a major provider of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions.
Unisys, Blue Bell, Pa., is an information technology services and solutions company the provides consulting, systems integration, outsourcing and infrastructure services, combined with enterprise server technology.Members help make our journalism possible. Become a CSP member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content. Sign up here.