Mac’s Convenience Stores Become ‘Pre-Paid’

OTTAWA, Ont. (January 2004)

Retail convenience giant Mac’s Convenience Stores Inc. this month announced an agreement with EziPin Canada – Canada’s premier Electronic Recharge and Prepaid solutions provider.

The Daisy Mart chain of stores - a 175 store National enterprise under the Mac’s banner – will have fully operational EziPin terminals installed over the next few weeks, adding to the rapidly expanding national Ezipin network.

Demand for a pre-paid, non-credit and high convenience product for services including phone cards, pre-paid cell phone and internet recharge, has reached an international high. Mac’s Convenience Stores Inc. has recognized this demand and the necessity to cater for this growing market.

Store owners have,“need(ed) an alternative to stock issues. The EziPin terminal allows us to keep a full range of products that never run out of stock. It’s all electronic with no cards, boxes of stock to store or packaging or display problems. We can just print out a voucher with a PIN at the point of sale.”

CEO of EziPin Canada, Trevor Cook has seen the demand for pre-paid services grow internationally.

"From EziPin’s entry into the high tech Asia Pacific Market in 1996, we have seen a growth of over 400 million pre-paid users internationally. And as credit options and security become less favourable, we are seeing a massive turn in the market to pre-paid alternatives. We can now pre-pay cell phone use, internet, and even bills, with no limit on the expansion of services the EziPin terminal can cater for.”

The Daisy Mart chain prides itself on providing an efficient and cost effective service and the Manager of Franchising, Rick Pasemko, recognizes the EziPin future-proof opportunity.

"EziPin were prepared to commit to working with our Mac’s, Daisy Mart and Becker’s convenience stores when other providers wouldn't customize to our needs."

"There is no doubt that the pre-paid market is a growing interest in our services and it will certainly help our stores provide a more cost effective and efficient service for our clientele.”