Israeli-Palestinian Partnership

Retalix Ltd. (Ra'Anana, Israel) has been chosen by the Arab Palestinian Shopping Centers, a developer and retailer, to install its point-of-sale system in a supermarket in the Palestinian city of Al-Bireh, on the West Bank.

The Arab-Palestinian developer is aiming to establish five modern shopping centers, each with a full scale supermarket with planned locations in major Palestinian cities, creating the first Palestinian supermarket chain.

The Retalix StoreLine system is an advanced, hardware-independent, grocery and fuel point-of-sale system, offering the ability to integrate and process critical data in real time across multiple sales channels and formats. PLAZA, the subsidiary of Arab Palestinian Shopping Centers, said it decided to implement the p-o-s solution after an extensive evaluation of several international software packages. The company said it was determined to introduce a world-class solution onto the Palestinian retail market and that the Retalix StoreLine system met all of its business requirements.

“We view our business relationship with Retalix as a strategic partnership that will bring best practices in p-o-s solutions to our market,” said PLAZA gm Sam Bahour, “thus allowing us to leapfrog older technologies and provide our customers with the world-class service they deserve. Furthermore, we also realize the inherent value added for us in building equitable Palestinian-Israeli business partnerships with those who sincerely wish for our success.”

“This particular partnership has a special resonance for us,” said Retalix ceo Barry Shaked. “We are hopeful that expanding Palestinian-Israeli business cooperation will contribute to the stability and economic growth within this region.”

Arab Palestinian Shopping Centers P.L.C. (Al-Bireh, Palestine) is a national, publicly traded, Palestinian developer and retailer that establishes and operates modern shopping plazas, full-scale supermarkets, food courts and modern children play areas.

Retalix provides integrated enterprise-wide software solutions for the retail food industry worldwide, including supermarkets, convenience stores and restaurants in more than 20,000 stores and quick service restaurants across 41 countries.