ECI Software Solutions has announced it has completed the acquisition of Merchant Systems Group Limited, the UK-based developer of the eCommonSense platform.
The eCommerce and product data management solution is specifically designed for lumber and building materials, hardware / home centre, and related home supply dealers.
eCommonSense will remain a standalone eCommerce solution but will also join ECI’s LBM and Hardlines group, to become part its cloud-based ERP solutions.
The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Trevor Gruenewald, CEO of ECI, comment on the acquisition: “ECI’s vision is to be the world leader in vertically specific cloud software solutions while always delivering new value to our customers and the markets we serve.
“Adding eCommonSense to ECI’s portfolio and investing to grow it into a true global solution will allow us to give our customers—and the LBM industry—the eCommerce capabilities they need to stay competitive in today’s market.”
“When I first entered into a partnership with ECI, I was struck by how similar our missions were: to provide building suppliers and merchants with the technology they need to create the strongest businesses possible,” said Andy Scothern, CEO and founder, eCommonSense. “As I’ve gotten to know ECI better, I’ve grown in my conviction that they are the right partner to help us scale, and I am looking forward to seeing what we accomplish together."
