Case Study: Mountain Equipment Co-op achieves automated barcode label and tag printing on IBM i with CYBRA Corporation's MarkMagic

How MarkMagic Barcoding Software Helps MEC Deploy Dynamic Label Printing on their IBMi System

Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) is a Canadian member-owned retailer serving more than two million members with outdoor gear and clothing. To keep up with growing retail, web and mail-order demand and to support its AS/400/IBMi environment, MEC turned to CYBRA Corporation in 1994 and implemented CYBRA’s MarkMagic barcode label printing software to handle item marking and label printing.

CYBRA’s MarkMagic was integrated with MEC’s JDA International Retail Management System and used with Monarch Marking Systems printers to automatically generate SKU-based garment hang tags, item labels and plastic membership ID cards, streamlining label production and supporting MEC’s multi-channel operations. MEC has relied on MarkMagic for over a decade, and CYBRA’s product also offers add-ons (PDF/Email/Fax) that can reduce the time and expense of faxing purchase orders.

Mountain Equipment Co-op

Paul Goudron

IT Specialist