ChannelVision Magazine has named National Retail Solutions (NRS) a 2025 Visionary Spotlight Award (VSA) winner for Best Emerging Technology Breakthrough – Overall Excellence. The annual VSA program celebrates products, services, and deployments that advance the communications and channel ecosystem.
Each year, ChannelVision editors and an independent panel of judges evaluate entries based on overall innovation, future industry impact, creativity, feature-set differentiation, ease of use, and interoperability. The judges selected NRS for its aggressive innovation targeting small and mid-size convenience stores and bodegas, helping thousands of merchants compete with national chains through a unified point-of-sale (POS) and payments platform.
“Independent retailers deserve cutting-edge tools that are simple and affordable,” said Elie Y. Katz, President & CEO of NRS. “This award validates our mission to deliver breakthrough technology that drives sales, streamlines operations, and keeps neighborhood stores thriving.”
“This was a very competitive year,” said ChannelVision President and CEO Berge Kaprelian. Despite signs of a tightened economy, organizations continue to value innovation and market distinction greatly. We applaud our 2025 VSA winners on a job well done.”
Readers can find the complete 2025 Visionary Spotlight Award list in the May/June 2025 issue of ChannelVision Magazine, available in print and online at channelvisionmag.com.
About National Retail Solutions (NRS)
National Retail Solutions (NRS), a subsidiary of IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT), operates the leading point-of-sale (POS) system and NRS Pay payment processing services for thousands of independent retailers in the United States and Canada. NRS provides small and mid-sized business owners with robust, revenue-generating store management systems, including EBT/eWIC acceptance, e-commerce solutions, payroll services, business cash advances, and other merchant services. NRS serves diverse retail segments through specialized solutions, such as NRS Petro for gas stations and convenience stores, and offers reseller partnership opportunities. For more information on NRS, visit www.nrsplus.com.
About ChannelVision Magazine
ChannelVision Magazine (www.channelvisionmag.com) is a bi-monthly print and digital publication from Beka Business Media that reaches telecom agents, MSPs, VARs, and other channel partners selling voice, data, cloud, and managed services to SMB and enterprise customers. The company also produces the annual CVxEXPO each November in Scottsdale, Arizona.
