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| Company: | 4R Systems, Inc. |
| Booth: | 1745 |
| Media Contact: | Ellen Guinan |
| Phone: | 610-644-1234 x211 |
| E-mail: | eguinan@4rsystems.com |
| Web: | www.4rsystems.com |
| 4R Systems is a leading provider of advanced inventory and supply chain solutions which help retailers significantly increase profits by optimizing their inventory and related supply chain decisions. Founded by supply chain experts from Wharton and Harvard Business School, 4R solutions profit optimize the matching of supply with demand. From initial launch, through replenishment and to end-of-life and for both basic and fashion items, 4R provides retailers such as Family Dollar Stores, Crate and Barrel and The Vitamin Shoppe with solutions that fit their business and drive increases in profitability of hundreds of basis points. For more information, visit www.4rsystems.com. | |
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| Company: | Cegid |
| Booth: | 1858 |
| Media Contact: | Lyndsey Sparnon |
| Phone: | 44 (0) 1908 272 420 |
| E-mail: | lsparnon@cegid.com |
| Web: | www.cegid.com/retail |
| Cegid’s retail management software solutions and services are proven to improve productivity performance and profitability of speciality retailers. The company has offices in USA (New York), Europe, Africa, Asia and an international network of business partners. Solutions include merchandise planning, manufacturing and sourcing, merchandise management, wholesale, advanced replenishment, EPoS, CRM and business intelligence. Cegid’s solutions are also available “on demand” based on a SaaS deployment model and addresses the needs of companies of all sizes. Over 1,000 retailers and 20,000 stores in more than 65 countries are currently using Cegid’s retail management solutions to drive their business forward. | |
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| Company: | Comm-Works |
| Booth: | 2624 |
| Media Contact: | Jacqui Olson |
| Phone: | 763-852-3171 |
| E-mail: | jolson@comm-works.com |
| Web: | www.comm-works.com |
| Comm-Works is a global provider of technology services for the retail industry. Our services’ suite covers a complete lifecycle of services including assessments, design, staging, inventory management, warehousing, integration and deployment as well as ongoing support and managed services. Comm-Works applies its lifecycle services to: network infrastructure and wireless, collaboration, customer interface technology such as point-of-sale, traffic counters, kiosks, and digital signage and network and physical security including IP surveillance and analytics and energy management. Comm-Works can be your single-source provider to fit any of your voice, data and IT infrastructure needs. One call. We take IT from there. Anywhere. | |
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| Company: | Coze Communications |
| Booth: | 1558 |
| Phone: | 412-567-7703 |
| E-mail: | info@cozecom.com |
| Web: | www.cozecom.com |
| Coze Communications (www.cozecom.com) is a provider of wireless headset communication systems for mobile workers in retail stores. Coze features a lightweight, comfortable wireless headset for group conferencing - no bulky walkie talkies, tangled wires or expensive telephones. Press a button on your headset to speak to your entire team of in-store mobile retail associates. The Coze system is easy to setup and deploy in your store. Coze will save time and improve your customer shopping experience with instant in-store communication. | |
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| Company: | Cybera |
| Booth: | 2158 |
| Media Contact: | Misty Mitchell, Marketing Comm. Manager |
| Phone: | 615-301-2340 |
| E-mail: | misty.mitchell@cybera.net |
| Web: | www.cybera.net |
| Cybera is the leading provider of cloud-based security and network solutions to enterprise customers in the retail, restaurant, convenience/petroleum and healthcare industries. Cybera’s hosted security applications greatly reduce the upfront and overall cost of network security by eliminating the need for expensive on-site equipment and software. Cybera’s solutions are sold as a monthly service to companies ranging from small businesses with ten of locations to large, multi-national corporations with locations numbering in the tens of thousands. Cybera has been named to the Inc. 5000 for three consecutive years, the Deloitte Fast 500 and has won numerous industry awards. www.cybera.net (866)4CYBERA | |
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| Company: | DigitalPersona, Inc. |
| Booth: | 2755 |
| Media Contact: | Derek James |
| Phone: | 408-727-0351 x770 |
| E-mail: | DerekJ@mcgrathpower.com |
| Web: | www.digitalpersona.com |
| DigitalPersona fingerprint identity solutions reduce retail costs and risks associated with employee access cards, codes and passwords. Retailers benefit from reduced shrink, employee time tracking, fast terminal log on/off and proper personnel validation. DigitalPersona solutions tie specific transactions to the actual people who perform them – providing strong accountability that’s fast and easy to use. This lets retailers know, FOR SURE, who is doing what, when. DigitalPersona solutions are used in over 90% of the biometric POS terminals on the market today. For more information contact DigitalPersona at +1 650.474.4000 or visit www.digitalpersona.com. | |
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| Company: | Eastern Connection |
| Booth: | 2651 |
| Media Contact: | Christine Fay |
| Phone: | 800-877-4745 |
| E-mail: | ec-sales@easternconnection.com |
| Web: | www.easternconnection.com |
| Eastern Connection is the largest regional transportation & logistics provider on the East Coast. In business since 1983, EC services thousands of zips codes from ME-VA and handles hundreds of thousands of parcels weekly. Our extensive experience in ground spoke-and-hub network systems and advanced technological capabilities allow us to provide services similar in performance to the national carriers, yet with the flexibility, customization and personalized service of regional providers. Services provided include Ground, Priority & Same Day Delivery, Specialized Logistics, Warehousing, Fleet & Staff Leasing, Expedited Postal Mail, and so much more. Visit www.easternconnection.com or call 800-877-4745 for more information. | |
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| Company: | Givex USA Corporation |
| Booth: | 1942 |
| Media Contact: | Bryan Wang |
| Phone: | 416 350 9660 x 309 |
| E-mail: | bryan@givex.com |
| Web: | www.givex.com |
| Givex is known for innovative stored-value technology that has driven customer acquisition and retention programs for clients in 35 countries since 1999. Givex provides a broad range of profit enhancing processes that seamlessly integrate gift cards, loyalty engines, e-couponing and targeted email campaigns. This innovation is also backed up by years of experience and the relentless pursuit of excellence that defines our technology and client support. Find out more at www.givex.com | |
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| Company: | Indyme Solutions, Inc. |
| Booth: | 2170 |
| Media Contact: | Joey L. Leffel |
| Phone: | 800.829.6141 |
| E-mail: | jleffel@indyme.com |
| Web: | www.indyme.com |
| Now your store team can instantly know when a shopper needs assistance, a cashier needs support, or a perimeter door has been opened. Instant notification of “assistance needed” from a shopper or your store team is as easy as a push of a button using our patented, wireless Help Buttons. Indyme serves over 22,000 stores from apparel stores to DIY warehouses, supermarkets to department stores, and drug to discount stores. | |
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| Company: | Kount, Inc. |
| Booth: | 124 |
| Media Contact: | Joanne Taylor |
| Phone: | 208-472-5662 |
| E-mail: | jtaylor@drakecooper.com |
| Web: | www.kount.com |
| Kount – the Elite Fraud Fighting Force | |
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| Kount, Inc. has created a highly sophisticated fraud fighting technology that provides the best possible fraud prevention for e-retailers who are serious about fighting cyber crime. | |
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| Kount deploys multiple technologies to identify, track, and defeat fraudulent users by linking suspect orders in real time, across multiple merchants. Its comprehensive arsenal of tools includes device fingerprinting, multi-merchant order linking, Proxy Piercer geolocation tools, Kount Dynamic Scoring automatic risk updates, predictive modeling and other capabilities that represent the best-in-class fraud detection and prevention technologies. | |
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| For more information, please see www.kount.com | |
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| Company: | Manhattan Associates |
| Booth: | 2002 |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | MANH |
| Media Contact: | Will Haraway |
| Phone: | 404.593.8320 |
| E-mail: | wharaway@manh.com |
| Web: | www.manh.com |
| Manhattan Associates continues to deliver on its 20-year heritage of providing global supply chain excellence to more than 1,200 customers worldwide that consider supply chain optimization core to their strategic market leadership. The company's supply chain innovations include: Manhattan SCOPE® a portfolio of software solutions and technology that leverages a Supply Chain Process Platform to help organizations optimize their supply chains from planning through execution; Manhattan SCALE™, a portfolio of distribution management and transportation management solutions built on Microsoft. NET technology; and Manhattan Carrier™, a suite of supply chain solutions specifically addressing the needs of the motor carrier industry. | |
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| Company: | Manthan Systems |
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| Manthan Systems produces cutting edge analytic solutions for global Retail and CPG organizations. Manthan's breakthrough analytics products for Merchandise, Finance, Customer and Supplier Collaboration & Analytics, under the ARC product portfolio, span the entire spectrum of decision making for retail and CPG industries. These award winning products provide a significant edge to a retailer’s analytical capability and maturity. The solution, delivered in a failsafe, time-bound, cost-effective manner, encourages enterprise-wide adoption of BI and analytics. Manthan has deployed ARC across a wide range of retail segments and formats, and transformed decision making for some of the biggest names in retail globally. | |
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| Company: | MegaPath, Inc. |
| Booth: | 2155 |
| Media Contact: | Kristine Gager |
| Phone: | 703-218-3555 |
| E-mail: | kristine@w2comm.com |
| Web: | www.megapath.com |
| MegaPath (www.megapath.com) is the leading provider of managed IP communications services in North America. MegaPath leverages its wide selection of broadband connectivity, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Voice over IP (VoIP) and security technologies to enable retailers to lower costs, increase security and enhance productivity. Retailers of all sizes can easily and securely communicate between their headquarters, branch offices, retail locations, mobile workers and business partners. To learn more about why 20,000 companies have chosen MegaPath’s managed IP data, voice and security services to improve their business communications, visit MegaPath at booth 2155 during NRF or call 1-877-MegaPath (634-2728). | |
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| Company: | pcCashdrawer |
| Booth: | 2817 |
| Media Contact: | Ted AveLallemant |
| Phone: | 602-692-6813 |
| E-mail: | ted@pccashdrawer.com |
| Web: | www.pccashdrawer.com |
| pcCashdrawer debuts the POSmicro, pcKeyboard, and the lowest cost, smallest footprint POS system that integrates the Intel Atom processor inside APG or MMF cashdrawers or Cherry SPOS keyboard. | |
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| These smallest, lowest cost, latest Intel Atom technology offerings mean that a GREEN POS PC is available at a cost of $499. and comes with a 3 year warranty. | |
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| Operating under the pcCashdrawer brand, Ave Investments, Inc manufactures, installs, and services innovative POS platforms. We have helped 60 national retailers with innovative hardware, services, and maintenance for 26 years. | |
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| Company: | Predictix |
| Booth: | 1659 |
| Media Contact: | Valerie Kusler |
| Phone: | 512-794-8876 |
| E-mail: | valerie@ketnergroup.com |
| Web: | www.ketnergroup.com |
| Predictix helps Tier 1 retailers and brands make better merchandising decisions with the first and only software-as-a-service suite for planning, allocation, assortment and space optimization, pricing, promotions, forecasting, and replenishment. Building on our executive team’s experience in leading well-known retail technology companies, we’ve developed our software from the ground up so our clients can completely tailor and adapt it as their business needs change. We implement our solutions rapidly – and with no hardware to buy, large up-front investments to make, or long-term commitments to sign, our clients can move quickly and confidently on their merchandising initiatives. For information, visit www.predictix.com. | |
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| Company: | QuantiSense |
| Booth: | 1465 |
| Media Contact: | Valerie Kusler |
| Phone: | 512-794-8876 |
| E-mail: | valerie@ketnergroup.com |
| Web: | www.ketnergroup.com |
| QuantiSense is the leading provider of analytics and business intelligence (BI) applications exclusively for retailers. Implemented in 100 days, the QuantiSense application features a best-practices retail data warehouse and ETL that can layer atop your existing data warehouse in addition to pulling data from source systems. Users conduct analysis using QuantiSense's packaged analytics, reports, and role-based dashboards tailored for executives, buyers, planners, allocators, and additional roles throughout the retail enterprise. QuantiSense Playbooks® empower retailers with role-based scenarios and situational analysis to drive process throughout the enterprise and guide users to the appropriate actions every time. To learn more, visit www.quantisense.com. | |
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| Company: | Quantum Retail |
| Booth: | 2359 |
| Media Contact: | Dan Brown |
| Phone: | 415-420-7880 |
| E-mail: | dbrown@mulberrymc.com |
| Web: | www.quantumretail.com |
| Quantum Retail has developed advanced inventory management solutions that quickly optimize forecasting and advanced order planning, replenishment and allocation, and assortment and range planning activities. Quantum enables retailers in verticals from fashion to grocery to improve the performance of every product at every store to drive sales and improve service. All Quantum’s customers to date have achieved significant and measurable ROI within six months or less of installation. | |
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| Quantum knows retail is changing. You can either change with it, or stick with the same solutions everyone else is using. We understand innovation leads to growth and growth leads to success. | |
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| Company: | Raymark |
| Booth: | 2137 |
| Media Contact: | Melanie Tabet |
| Phone: | 514-737-0941 Ext 701 |
| E-mail: | mtabet@raymark.com |
| Web: | www.raymark.com |
| Based in Montreal, Canada with offices worldwide, Raymark is a world-ready retail technology vendor looking to succeed locally or globally. Developed by retail industry specialists, Xpert-Series™ multiple currency, language and tax capabilities make the system configurable on both a local and international level. Raymark’s end-to-end portfolio of applications includes merchandise management, POS, replenishment, planning and open-to-buy, reporting, CRM, mobile retail and BI. Available for deployment in both hosted or on premise environments, Xpert-Series™ offers real-time, centralized information, and is tailored for retailers in both soft and hard goods verticals, including apparel, footwear, health and beauty, jewelry, department stores and specialty. | |
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| Company: | Reflexis Systems, Inc. |
| Booth: | 1345 |
| Media Contact: | David L. Andrews |
| Phone: | 603-494.4151 |
| E-mail: | Dave.Andrews@reflexisinc.com |
| Web: | www.reflexisinc.com |
| Reflexis workforce management/task execution software enables retailers to execute their strategy flawlessly and uncover profit. Many of the best-known retailers in the world have implemented Reflexis labor scheduling, task management/KPI, and Time & Attendance solutions. Reflexis customers have reported dramatic improvements in store-level compliance with corporate strategies; higher productivity of merchandising, field, and store management; and increased sales and profitability. Reflexis solutions have also been implemented on a variety of handheld devices, including rugged mobile computers from Motorola and BlackBerry smartphones from Research in Motion. | |
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| Company: | Revionics, Inc |
| Booth: | 1971 |
| Media Contact: | Susan Boyme |
| Phone: | 916-677-5433 |
| E-mail: | sboyme@revionics.com |
| Web: | www.revionics.com |
| Revionics delivers the most advanced predictive pricing, promotion, markdown, and inventory optimization system available to retailers. Our technology leverages an integrated forecast, enabling a coherent view of customer demand across all decision areas. Our proprietary approach, Revenue Bionics™, applies advanced analytics and science to predict customer behavior, empowering retailers to make faster, informed decisions, improve customer loyalty, and achieve their overall financial objectives. Our solutions are delivered on a modern, fully scalable, pay-as-you-go, software-as-a-service platform. More than 100 clients in retail grocery, automotive, drug, building materials, convenience, general merchandise, and discount stores rely on Revionics. For more information please visit www.revionics.com. | |
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| Company: | RPE - Retail Process Engineering |
| Booth: | 2211 |
| Media Contact: | Jeanette Miller |
| Phone: | 813-786-6977 |
| E-mail: | jmiller@rpesolutions.com |
| Web: | www.rpesolutions.com |
| RPE is a leading strategic consulting services provider exclusively focused on retail providing implementation, integration, modification, business process re-engineering, system upgrades and systems management services for retailers worldwide. Areas of expertise include JDA Software, JDA MMS Software as a Service, Manhattan Associates, Island Pacific and most leading software applications. | |
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| Clients include Anna’s Linens, Cabela’s, Charlotte Russe, Guitar Center, Five Below, Fred Meyer, Forzani Group, lululemon athletica, Michael Kors, Modell’s Sporting Goods, Nautica, Perfumania, Party City, Spencer Gifts, Vitamin Shoppe, VF Corporation and many more. For more information, visit www.rpesolutions.com or stop by NRF booth #2211. | |
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| Company: | Tidel Engineering, L.P. |
| Booth: | 559 |
| Media Contact: | Ed Grondahl, EVP Global Sales |
| Phone: | 972-484-3358 |
| E-mail: | egrondahl@tidel.com |
| Web: | www.tidel.com |
| Tidel, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sentinel Technologies, Inc. (a private holding company), has been a manufacturer of cash security equipment designed for specialty retail marketers since 1978. Tidel designs and manufactures products for cash security and robbery prevention, as well as retail cash management. To date, Tidel has sold more than 200,000 systems in the U.S. and over 40 other countries. Tidel provides a 24-hour, seven-day customer service center and offers customer service and support in over 120 countries worldwide. Information about the company and its products may be found on the company’s website at www.tidel.com or email sales@tidel.com. | |
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| Company: | Torex |
| Booth: | 751 |
| Media Contact: | Leslie Dodwell |
| Phone: | 562-597-9205 |
| E-mail: | leslie.dodwell@torex.com |
| Web: | www.torex.com |
| Torex has more than 25 years working in partnership with the world’s most forward-thinking retail, hospitality, and grocery, petroleum and convenience brands to excite, engage and retain their customers. Over 7,000 customers worldwide depend on our best-in-class business and technology solutions and knowledgeable industry experts to help them identify, define and deliver a more personal and qualitative experience for each customer, and to maximize profitability, increase return on investment and achieve competitive advantage. | |
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| Company: | UPM Raflatac |
| Booth: | 1643 |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | Helsinki Stock Exchange; UPM |
| Media Contact: | Patricia Lahepelto |
| Phone: | 800-992-3882 |
| E-mail: | rfid@upmraflatac.com |
| Web: | http://www.upmrfid.com |
| UPM Raflatac, part of UPM’s Engineered Materials business group, is one of the world’s leading suppliers of self-adhesive label materials and the world’s number one producer of HF and UHF radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and inlays. | |
| UPM Raflatac has a global service network consisting of 14 factories on five continents and a broad network of sales offices and slitting and distribution terminals worldwide. UPM Raflatac employs 2,600 people and made sales of approximately USD 1.4 billion (EUR 1 billion) in 2008. Further information is available at www.upmrfid.com. | |
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| Company: | Vertex, Inc |
| Booth: | 2153 |
| Media Contact: | Brigitte Geiss |
| Phone: | 800-355-3500 |
| E-mail: | nancy.rieti@vertexinc.com |
| Web: | www.vertexinc.com |
| With more than 30 years of experience, Vertex Inc. is the leading provider of enterprise corporate tax solutions and process management services worldwide. | |
| Vertex solutions help companies streamline and integrate tax provision and compliance processes, and leverage information to discover new strategic tax savings across every major line of business tax, including income, sales, consumer use, value added, communications, and payroll. To serve its customers, Vertex works in partnership with the world’s leading providers of ERP software and related services. | |
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| Company: | Zebra Technologies Corporation |
| Booth: | 1737 |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | ZBRA |
| Media Contact: | Tim Dreyer |
| Phone: | 847-793-5677 |
| E-mail: | tdreyer@zebra.com |
| Web: | www.zebra.com |
| Zebra Technologies Corporation improves customers’ business performance through products and solutions that identify, track and manage assets, transactions and people. In more than 100 countries around the world, more than 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies use innovative and reliable Zebra printers, supplies, RFID products and software to increase productivity, improve quality, lower costs, and deliver better customer service. By enabling improvements in sourcing, visibility, security and accuracy, Zebra helps its customers to put the right asset in the right place at the right time. Information about Zebra and Zebra-brand products can be found at www.zebra.com | |
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