Mayo company crowned Retail Partner of the Year

Claremorris based company CBE has been awarded EMEA Retail Partner of the year from NCR the world’s leading manufacturer of self-service checkouts.

Competing against all of NCR channel partners in Europe, the Middle East and Africa CBE achieved the highest sales of all of the partners.

A delegation from CBE was invited to the NCR Global conference awards in Spain in June to receive the prestigious award.

Sean Kenna CEO of CBE stated: “We are delighted to receive this award and I wish to recognise the dedication and talent of our staff in Ireland and those handling our export markets in other countries for making this possible.”

"It is now accepted that self-checkout is now very much part of the shopping experience and we plan to expand this experience to many other retail markets including convenience and forecourts as well as the usual supermarkets.”

Stefano Dal Chiele, Retail & Hospitality Channel Leader with NCR, said: "CBE with their partnership with NCR has managed to consistently outsell other competitors, and this is a testament to their innovative software, quality of their support and their ambition to be number one in their field.

"CBE’s continuous software development programme adds more functionality and customisation to the self-checkout units for both customers and store owners, and this is illustrated by their high usage from day one of implementation.”

CBE employ 140 skilled personnel at their head office in Claremorris and is one of the largest private retail technology companies in Europe