Cloud-based business management provider ECI Software Solutions completed the acquisition of Merchant Systems Group Limited, a U.K.-based developer of the eCommonSense platform. eCommonSense is an e-commerce and product data management solution specifically designed for lumber and building materials, hardware and home center, and related home supply dealers. Terms of the deal were not publicly disclosed.
“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,” Trevor Gruenewald, CEO of ECI, said in a prepared statement. “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 e-commerce capabilities they need to stay competitive in today’s market.”
eCommonSense integrates with the most common business management systems so that building materials suppliers can improve efficiency, grow profitability, and increase customer satisfaction, according to a news release. The platform joins ECI’s LBM and Hardlines group, which will leverage eCommonSense as both an integration to its cloud-based ERP solutions as well as a standalone global e-commerce solution.
“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 businesspeople possible,” Andy Scothern, CEO and founder of eCommonSense, said. “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.”
